Ireland in Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka 704 for 3 dec beat Ireland 202 (Tector 85, Balbirnie 46, Mendis 5-64, Fernando 3-30) and 492 by an innings and 10 runsOnly Harry Tector had mounted any serious resistance, batting out 189 balls for his 85, though Andy Balbirnie…

Ireland 492 and 54 for 2 (Moor 19, Balbirnie 18*, Ramesh 1-17) trail Sri Lanka 704 for 3 dec (Kusal 245, Madushka 205, Mathews 100*, Hume 1-87) by 158 runsDay four was the day in which Sri Lanka put themselves in a position to push hard for…

Sri Lanka gathered 276 brisk runs for the loss of just the wicket of Dimuth Karunaratne, as they eased into control of the second Test, on a rain-curtailed day. Nishan Madushka's maiden Test century was a highlight, as he added 108 to his…

Sri Lanka 81 for 0 (Madushka 41*, Karunaratne 39*) trail Ireland 492 (Campher 111, Stirling 103, Jayasuriya 5-174) by 411 runsPaul Stirling and allrounder Curtis Campher struck their nation's third and fourth Test hundreds respectively, as…

Ireland 319 for 4 (Balbirnie 95, Tucker 78*, Stirling 74) vs Sri LankaLed by Andy Balbirnie's 95, Ireland's batters put together their best day yet on their tour of South Asia, finishing on 319 for four, though they'd been 89 for 3 in the…

Big picture: Ireland bank on toss to bat longAside from a brief period at the end of day one, when Sri Lanka lost three top-order wickets for 28 runs, and a couple of half-century stands in their own innings, Ireland were outplayed in…

Sri Lanka 591 for 6 (Karunaratne 179, K Mendis 140, Samarawickrama 104*, Chandimal 102*) beat Ireland 143 (Tucker 45, Jayasuriya 7-52) and 168 (Tector 42, R Mendis 4-76, 3-56) by an innings and 280 runsIreland's collapse rolled into day…

The hosts' dominance was more-or-less unceasing through the course of the day, leaving Ireland in a woeful situation at stumps - they are still 474 runs behind, with three first-innings wickets in hand. The pitch has begun to take…

Sri Lanka 386 for 4 (Karunaratne 179, K Mendis 140, Campher 1-44) vs IrelandDimuth Karunaratne struck an assured 179, Kusal Mendis amassed 140, and Sri Lanka took firm grip of the Test, as that pair's 281-run partnership for the second…

Big picture: Mirpur Test has prepared Ireland for SL tourIf you're Ireland, Test matches are quite like buses, you wait ages for one and then suddenly here come three to take you on a tour of the subcontinent. Okay, maybe that's not quite…