
Sri Lanka pile on runs
Dimuth Karunaratne and Nishan Madushka both hit centuries as they amassed a record Sri Lankan opening stand in Galle of 228 in the second Test against Ireland on Wednesday.
Dimuth Karunaratne and Nishan Madushka both hit centuries as they amassed a record Sri Lankan opening stand in Galle of 228 in the second Test against Ireland on Wednesday.
Ireland posted their highest Test score on Tuesday as Paul Stirling and Curtis Campher became only the third and fourth Irishmen to hit centuries in cricket’s longest format.
A career-best 95 by Andy Balbirnie helped Ireland reach 319-4 at stumps on day one of the second Test against Sri Lanka in Galle.
Ten wickets from Prabath Jayasuriya helped Sri Lanka thrash Ireland by an innings and 280 runs on Tuesday.
Sri Lanka put Ireland to the sword on the second day of the first Test in Galle.
Centurions Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis put Sri Lanka in a commanding position on day one of the first Test against Ireland in Galle.
Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie believes his team can go the distance in their maiden Test series in Sri Lanka.
Mushfiqur Rahim shrugged off Bangladesh’s mid-innings jitters to hit a quickfire half-century on Friday and seal a seven-wicket victory over Ireland in their one-off Dhaka Test.
Debutant Lorcan Tucker became only the second Irishman to hit a Test century to lead a tenacious fightback against Bangladesh in Dhaka.
Bangladeshi left-arm spin duo Shakib Al Hasan and Taijul Islam made quick work of Ireland’s top order on Wednesday.
Left-arm spinner Taijul Islam claimed 5-58 for Bangladesh on Tuesday to help bowl out Ireland for 214 but two early strikes left the one-off Dhaka Test in the balance.
Captain Andrew Balbirnie says Ireland are excited but aware of the challenges ahead of their fourth-ever Test match beginning in Bangladesh this week.
Paul Stirling hit an aggressive 77 off 41 balls to lift Ireland to their first win against Bangladesh on Bangladeshi soil in Friday’s third T20I.
Bangladesh hammered Ireland by 77 runs in the second T20I to seal the three-match series in Chittagong on Wednesday.
Taskin Ahmed claimed three wickets in an over as Bangladesh kept their cool to beat Ireland by 22 runs in a rain-affected first T20I in Chittagong on Monday.