Sri Lanka beats Ireland again, wins Test series 2-0

Prabath Jayasuriya became the fastest spinner to reach 50 Test wickets and Ramesh Mendis claimed his fourth five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka cruised to an innings and 10-run win over Ireland

Prabath Jayasuriya became the fastest spinner to reach 50 Test wickets and Ramesh Mendis claimed his fourth five-wicket haul as Sri Lanka cruised to an innings and 10-run win over Ireland on Friday (April 28) to seal the series 2-0.

Resuming on 2/54, the Irish batters crumbled to 202 all out in extremely hot and humid conditions.

"The way the bowlers bowled, it was really amazing," Sri Lanka captain Dumuth Karunaratne said.

"The fast bowler, spinners and Ramesh came back very well. The way Asitha (Fernando) bowled was really amazing. If we want to win away series, this is the kind of bowling we need. Ramesh could not do well in the first innings, but he bounced back well."

Sri Lanka, which made its first Test appearance in 1982 against England, won the first Test by an innings and 280 runs. Friday's victory was the country's 100th Test win.

Ireland has now lost all six matches since making its Test debut in 2018 against Pakistan in Dublin.

The Irish fought hard against the strong bowling effort from the Sri Lankans, who worked to a concerted plan with Fernando generating seam and bounce on the fifth-day wicket and spinners getting some turn.