SL vs IRE Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For 2nd Test

Sri Lanka won the first Test by an innings and 280 runs.

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Updated - 24 Apr 2023, 18:32 IST

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Preview

Sri Lanka (SL) will be hosting Ireland (IRE) in the second Test match at Galle International Stadium starting on April 24. Sri Lanka won the first match to take a 1-0 lead in the two-match Test series at home. Four Sri Lankan batters recorded centuries, including 179 runs from skipper Dimuth Karunaratne, to post a big total of 591/6 in the first innings while batting first. Curtis Campher took two wickets for Ireland as the hosts clearly dominated the match with both bat and ball.

Spinner Prabath Jayasuriya then picked up seven wickets to bowl out Ireland on just 143 runs in their first innings. Wicketkeeper batter Lorcan Tucker top-scored with 45 off 73, while Harry Tector added 34 runs. Ireland's second innings collapsed on just 168 runs to suffer a heavy defeat by an inning and 280 runs. Tector top-scored with 42 runs for Ireland, while Ramesh Mendis took four wickets for Sri Lanka. 

Match Information

Sri Lanka vs Ireland, 2nd Test

Ireland tour of Sri Lanka, 24 Apr 2023, Mon, 10:00 AM IST ,Galle International Stadium

Weather Report

Galle International Stadium

Clouds

27.8Ā°C

83% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Sri Lanka

W
L
L
W
L

Ireland

L
L
W
L
L

Players Stats in current Series

1

385 Runs

2Ā Matches

294 Runs

2Ā Matches

234 Runs

2Ā Matches

4

Harry Tector

IRE - bat

179 Runs

2Ā Matches

5

153 Runs

2Ā Matches

6

151 Runs

2Ā Matches

91.23

2Ā Matches

85.47

2Ā Matches

79.89

2Ā Matches

4

79.55

2Ā Matches

5

Mark Adair

IRE - bowl

74.19

1Ā Match

72.73

2Ā Matches

17 Wkts

2Ā Matches

2

11 Wkts

2Ā Matches

3

6 Wkts

2Ā Matches

4

5 Wkts

2Ā Matches

5

3 Wkts

2Ā Matches

6

Andy McBrine

IRE - bowl

2 Wkts

2Ā Matches

2.69

2Ā Matches

2

3.18

2Ā Matches

3

3.25

2Ā Matches

4

3.44

2Ā Matches

5

Andy McBrine

IRE - bowl

3.64

2Ā Matches

6

Mark Adair

IRE - bowl

3.88

1Ā Match

Probable Playing XI

Sri Lanka

D Chandimal (wk), KNM Fernando, K Mendis, D Karunaratne (C), A Mathews, D de Silva, RTM Mendis, MVT Fernando, NGRP Jayasuriya, AM Fernando, M Priyanath

Bench : N Dickwella, O Fernando, PHKD Mendis, C Karunaratne, K Rajitha, L Kumara

Ireland

L Tucker (wk), A Balbirnie (C), M Commins, JA McCollum, H Tector, GH Dockrell, Curtis Campher, AR McBrine, Fionn Hand, B White, MR Adair

Bench : PJ Moor, Matthew Humphreys, GI Hume, Tom Mayes

Injury and availability news

Paul Stirling is available for this fixture for Ireland.

Pitch Report

The pitch at Galle International Stadium has a batting-friendly surface in red-ball cricket. The average first-innings score here is 289, but Sri Lanka quickly posted 591 in the first match and are likely to replicate it in the upcoming match.

289

Average Score

Player Picks

8
C

Prabath Jayasuriya SL | BOWL

Prabath took seven wickets in the first innings and four more in the second innings as he dominated the Galle's pitch in the first match. He has taken 43 wickets from just six Tests at an average of 21.46 so far.

9
C

Dimuth Karunaratne SL | BAT

The Sri Lankan skipper top-scored with 179 off 245 in the first match with 15 fours in the first innings. He recorded three fifties from four innings in the recent Tests against New Zealand.

8.5
C

Kusal Mendis SL | WK

The star wicketkeeper-batter was excellent in the first match as he smashed 140 runs from just 193 runs to end his poor run of form in red-ball cricket.

8

Harry Tector IRE | BAT

The star Irish middle order batter was excellent across both innings in the first match with 34 and 42 runs. Tector also recorded two fifties in a Test against Bangladesh earlier this month.

7.5

Lorcan Tucker IRE | WK

The 26-year-old wicketkeeper-batter top-scored with 45 off 73 in the first innings of the last match after recording a maiden Test century on his debut against Bangladesh earlier this month.

8.5

Dinesh Chandimal SL | WK

The experienced wicketkeeper-batter recorded a crucial century by smashing quick 102* runs in the first innings to ensure a big total for Sri Lanka.

7.5

Vishwa Fernando SL | BOWL

The Sri Lankan pacer took two wickets in each inning in the first Test match. Vishwa has been in excellent form lately, with 15 wickets from his last five overall matches.

7.5

Curtis Campher IRE | ALL

The young pace all-rounder was the best bowler for Ireland in the first innings of the last match with two wickets and then shone with the bat in the second innings by scoring 30 off 73.

7

Ramesh Mendis SL | ALL

The 27-year-old off-spinner took just one wicket in the first innings but made a big impact with four wickets in the second innings to bowl out Ireland on 168 runs.

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5.5

Nishan Madushka

SL | WK

The Sri Lankan top-order batter scored 29 runs in the first innings as he failed to convert a good start into a big knock.

10

Murray Commins

IRE | BAT

The Irish opener was dismissed on a duck in both innings of the first match and scored just six across two innings against Bangladesh earlier this month.

Last Updated On - Apr 24 2023 6:32 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

SL

7 : 4

IRE

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12/100

Head To Head
Kusal Mendis

8.5

Lorcan Tucker

7.5

Dimuth Karunaratne

9

Angelo Mathews

9

Harry Tector

8

Dhananjaya de Silva

8.5

Ramesh Mendis
VC

7

Curtis Campher

7.5

Vishwa Fernando

7.5

Prabath Jayasuriya
C

8

Mark Adair

7.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

SL

6 : 5

IRE

Credits Left
10/100

Grand League
Kusal Mendis

8.5

Lorcan Tucker
VC

7.5

Dinesh Chandimal

8.5

Dimuth Karunaratne
C

9

Angelo Mathews

9

Andy Balbirnie

8.5

Harry Tector

8

Ramesh Mendis

7

Andy McBrine

8.5

Prabath Jayasuriya

8

Mark Adair

7.5

Players
11/11

Team 1

SL

6 : 5

IRE

Credits Left
14.5/100

Mega League
Kusal Mendis
C

8.5

Lorcan Tucker

7.5

Dinesh Chandimal

8.5

Dimuth Karunaratne

9

Andy Balbirnie

8.5

Harry Tector
VC

8

George Dockrell

7

Ramesh Mendis

7

Vishwa Fernando

7.5

Prabath Jayasuriya

8

Ben White

6

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Players
11/11

Team 1

SL

6 : 5

IRE

Credits Left
14.5/100

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Kusal Mendis
C

8.5

Lorcan Tucker

7.5

Dinesh Chandimal

8.5

Dimuth Karunaratne

9

Andy Balbirnie

8.5

Harry Tector
VC

8

George Dockrell

7

Ramesh Mendis

7

Vishwa Fernando

7.5

Prabath Jayasuriya

8

Ben White

6

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