Sri Lanka offspinner Ramesh Mendis has claimed 5 second innings wickets as his group thumped Ireland by an innings and 10 runs within the second Test for a 2-0 sequence sweep in Galle.
It was Ireland’s sixth successive Test defeat since changing into a full member of the International Cricket Council in 2018, whereas Sri Lanka registered their a centesimal Test victory after dominating the competition.
Beaten by a report innings and 280 runs within the opening Test, additionally at Galle, Ireland put up their highest complete of 492 on a batting-friendly observe with Paul Stirling making 103 and Curtis Campher smashing 111.
Skipper Andy Balbirnie (95) and stumper Lorcan Tucker (80) additionally made important contributions although each missed out on 100.
Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya was decide of the Sri Lankan spinners claiming 5-174 within the first innings.
Sri Lanka racked up a mammoth 3-704 earlier than declaring the primary innings with opener Nishan Madushka (205) and top-order batsman Kusal Mendis (245) smashing double centuries.
Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne (115) and former captain Angelo Mathews, who made 100 not out, additionally helped themselves to straightforward tons of.
Heading into the ultimate day’s play at 2-54, Ireland couldn’t drive a draw regardless of Harry Tector’s defiant 85 and had been all out for 202.
Jayasuriya, who reached 50 Test wickets in solely his seventh Test, was participant of the match for his haul of seven wickets.
Mendis bagged the participant of the sequence award for making 385 runs throughout two innings.
“We have to take the positives. To take it to day five was excellent. We know how good a team Sri Lanka are,” Balbirnie stated.
His counterpart Karunaratne was relieved to wrap up victory earlier than rain might interrupt play.
“We knew it could rain anytime, so I asked the bowlers to put in a good session and the bowlers put their hands up,” he stated.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
