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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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
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Players Stats in current Series
Kusal Mendis
SL - wk
385 Runs
2Ā Matches
Dimuth Karunaratne
SL - bat
294 Runs
2Ā Matches
Nishan Madushka
SL - wk
234 Runs
2Ā Matches
Harry Tector
IRE - bat
179 Runs
2Ā Matches
Curtis Campher
IRE - all
153 Runs
2Ā Matches
Andy Balbirnie
IRE - bat
151 Runs
2Ā Matches
Sadeera Samarawickrama
SL - wk
91.23
2Ā Matches
Angelo Mathews
SL - all
85.47
2Ā Matches
Dimuth Karunaratne
SL - bat
79.89
2Ā Matches
Kusal Mendis
SL - wk
79.55
2Ā Matches
Mark Adair
IRE - bowl
74.19
1Ā Match
Dhananjaya de Silva
SL - all
72.73
2Ā Matches
Prabath Jayasuriya
SL - bowl
17 Wkts
2Ā Matches
Ramesh Mendis
SL - all
11 Wkts
2Ā Matches
Vishwa Fernando
SL - bowl
6 Wkts
2Ā Matches
Asitha Fernando
SL - bowl
5 Wkts
2Ā Matches
Curtis Campher
IRE - all
3 Wkts
2Ā Matches
Andy McBrine
IRE - bowl
2 Wkts
2Ā Matches
Prabath Jayasuriya
SL - bowl
2.69
2Ā Matches
Asitha Fernando
SL - bowl
3.18
2Ā Matches
Ramesh Mendis
SL - all
3.25
2Ā Matches
Vishwa Fernando
SL - bowl
3.44
2Ā Matches
Andy McBrine
IRE - bowl
3.64
2Ā Matches
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
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
289
Average Score
Player Picks
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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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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.
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
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