Ireland face a battle to keep away from defeat of their first-ever Test in opposition to Sri Lanka, who tightened their stranglehold on the second day of the collection opener in Galle.
Sri Lanka ran up 6-591declared with Dinesh Chandimal (102 not out) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (104no) following opening-day centurions Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis in going to a few figures.
Spinner Prabath Jayasuriya then took 5-42 because the vacationers limped to 7-117 at Monday’s shut.
That left them a mammoth 474 behind nonetheless requiring one other 275 to keep away from the opportunity of following-on.
Vishwa Fernando did the preliminary injury with the ball, discovering a touch of motion to knock again Murray Commins’ off-stump along with his first supply and the left-arm seamer had two for the over when Ireland captain Andy Balbirnie was snaffled on the second try by Nishan Madushka at brief leg.
Ireland rebuilt with James McCollum and Harry Tector placing on 70 however they have been left in a heap thereafter, troubled by Jayasuriya’s dip and drift on a turning pitch.
Tector and Curtis Campher have been undone within the flight and dismissed in the identical over and McCollum was bowled by a magnificence on 35 which pitched on center and straightened to brush the highest of off-stump.
Peter Moor nicked off, with wicketkeeper Samarawickrama finishing the catch on a day he registered his maiden Test century, whereas Jayasuriya had his five-for after pinning George Dockrell plumb in entrance.
Lorcan Tucker, a centurion earlier this month in a shedding trigger in opposition to Bangladesh, resisted and was unbeaten on 21 at stumps however Ireland have all of it to do to remain degree within the two-match collection.
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