Irish cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2022–23
International cricket tour
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The Ireland cricket team toured Sri Lanka in April 2023 to play two Test matches.[1][2][3] This was Ireland's first ever Test series consisting of more than a single match.[4]
Dates
16 – 28 April 2023
Captains
Dimuth Karunaratne
Result
Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2–0
Most runs
Kusal Mendis (385)
| Irish cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2022–23 | |||
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| Sri Lanka | Ireland | ||
| Dates | 16 – 28 April 2023 | ||
| Captains | Dimuth Karunaratne | Andrew Balbirnie | |
| Test series | |||
| Result | Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 2–0 | ||
| Most runs | Kusal Mendis (385) | Harry Tector (179) | |
| Most wickets | Prabath Jayasuriya (17) | Curtis Campher (3) | |
| Player of the series | Kusal Mendis (SL) | ||
Initially, Ireland were scheduled to play a Test match along with two One Day International (ODI) matches.[5][6] In March 2023, following a request from Sri Lanka Cricket,[7] the schedule was changed to include a second Test instead of the two ODI matches.[8][9]
Sri Lanka defeated Ireland in a one-sided contest in the first Test match.[10] Sri Lanka also won the second test and claimed the series 2–0.[11]
Squads
Test series
1st Test
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- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Sadeera Samarawickrama (SL) scored his first century in Tests.[15]
- Sadeera Samarawickrama also achieved the highest score by a Sri Lankan player while batting at number 8 or lower in Tests.[16]
- This was Sri Lanka's biggest win by an innings in terms of runs.[17]
2nd Test
24–28 April 2023 Scorecard |
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- Ireland won the toss and elected to bat.
- 13.5 overs of play was lost on day 2 due to bad light.
- 31.1 overs of play was lost on day 3 due to rain.
- Matthew Humphreys (Ire) made his Test debut.
- The 115-run stand between Andy Balbirnie and Paul Stirling in the first innings of the match was the highest partnership for Ireland in Tests, in terms of runs.[18]
- Paul Stirling, Curtis Campher (Ire) and Nishan Madushka (SL) all scored their first centuries in Tests.[19][20][21]
- Paul Stirling also became the second Irish cricketer to score a century in all three international formats.[22]
- Ireland's total in the first innings of the match was their highest innings total in Tests (492).[23]
- Nishan Madushka and Kusal Mendis (SL) both scored their maiden double century in Tests.[24]
- Prabath Jayasuriya (SL) became the quickest spinner to take 50 wickets, in terms of number of tests played (7).[25]
- This was Sri Lanka's 100th Test win in their history.[26]
Notes
- While five days of play were scheduled for each Test, the first test reached a result in three days.