Sri Lanka vs Ireland 1st Test, Day 2 Highlights: Dinesh Chandimal and Sadeera Samarawickrama's century and a five-wicket haul from Prabhat Jayasuriya guided Sri Lanka to a comfortable position over Ireland on Day 2 of the first Test against Ireland at Galle. At stumps, Ireland's score read at 117/7 with the visitors trailing 474 runs. Sri Lanka declared their innings at 591/6 after Chandimal and Samarawickrama played knocks of 102 and 104*. Later, Ireland kept on losing wickets at regular intervals as Prabhat took a five-wicket haul. Apart from him, Vishwa Fernando also took two wickets. Currently, Lorcan Tucker (21*) and Andy McBrine (5*) are standing unbeaten at the crease for Ireland.
Here are the Highlights of Sri Lanka vs Ireland 1st Test, Day 2 From Galle:
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We are back. Ireland need 448 runs to win. Take two for them. Can they show a much better performance this time? Time will tell.
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...THE CHASE...
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Lorcan Tucker showed some promising signs as he started Day 3 by hitting a flurry of boundaries. However, not for long as Sri Lanka took the last three remaining wickets quickly and now Ireland have to follow-on with 448 runs to win. A big task for them as the ball has started to turn dearly. Stay tuned.
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A sensational performance by Sri Lanka. Everything is going as per planned for them. Firstly, they have notched a humongous total for Ireland to work it out but Sri Lanka have blossomed with the ball now, putting Ireland in serious trouble. There is nothing to talk about for Irish Team. They were trapped in Prabath Jayasuriya's spin web who took seven wickets alone.
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52.3WRamesh Mendis to Andy McBrine
OUT! LBW! THREE REDS! Tossed up, around off, McBrine defends with his bat and pad together. An appeal for LBW but the finger stays down. Sri Lanka thinks it is pad first and they take it upstairs. Yes, it is the pad first. Ball Tracking shows three reds and that will do for the Lanka team. IRELAND ARE BOWLED OUT FOR 143.
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52.20Ramesh Mendis to Andy McBrine
Flighted on off. McBrine defends it out.
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52.10Ramesh Mendis to Andy McBrine
Tossed up on off. McBrine makes a solid block.
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51.60to
This one lands outside off and spins away. White looks to defend again but misses.
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51.50to
On off, blocked.
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51.40to
Fuller and outside off. White prods to defend but misses.
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51.3Wto Mark Adair
OUT! STUMPED! Two quick wickets for the home team. Excellent! Tossed up, outside off, spins away. Adair dances down the track to go big but misses and Sadeera Samarawickrama has a simple job behind the stumps.
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51.20to Mark Adair
On middle, blocked.
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51.1Wto Lorcan Tucker
OUT! LBW! Prabath Jayasuriya gets his man! Lorcan Tucker has reviewed though. Impact looks slightly outside the line. No bat there. Ball Tracking shows the impact is umpire's call and so is the ball hitting on umpire's call. Unfortunately, Tucker has to go. A much needed breakthrough for Sri Lanka as Lorcan Tucker was playing very freely. This is full and around off. Tucker looks to sweep but gets hit on the back thigh pad. An appeal and up goes the finger. Prabath Jayasuriya gets his sixth.
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50.60to Andy McBrine
Full and on off, pushed to cover. A maiden for Vishwa Fernando.
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50.50to Andy McBrine
On middle, kept out.
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50.40to Andy McBrine
Outside off again. McBrine cuts but the fielder at gully dives to his left and makes a solid block.
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50.30to Andy McBrine
Length and on off, McBrine dabs but finds the man at backward point.
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50.20to Andy McBrine
Length ball, outside off, McBrine defends the wrong line.
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50.10to Andy McBrine
Outside off, guided to point.
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49.64to Lorcan Tucker
FOUR! What a shot! Loopy ball on middle. Tucker lofts it high over the bowler's head for another boundary.