SL vs IRE Dream11 Prediction, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Pitch Report & Injury Updates For 1st Test
Angelo Mathews has scored two centuries and one fifty in his last five red-ball matches.
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Sri Lanka (SL) will be hosting Ireland (IRE) in the first Test match at Galle International Stadium starting on April 16. Sri Lanka lost against New Zealand 2-0 in their last Test series, ending their hopes for the Worst Test Championship 2023 Final. This is the first time Ireland are playing a Test against Sri Lanka and will be playing more than one match in the Test series. Legspinner Dushan Hemantha is included in the team for the first time and might make his debut at Galle's spin-friendly pitch. Ireland faced Bangladesh in a one-off Test earlier this month, where they suffered a seven-wicket defeat. Lorcan Tucker scored a century in the second innings while Harry Tector and Andy McBrine scored the fifties, but the bowlers struggled in the second innings as Bangladesh easily chased the 138-run target.
Match Information
Sri Lanka vs Ireland, 1st Test
Ireland tour of Sri Lanka, 16 Apr 2023, Sun, 10:00 AM IST ,Galle International Stadium
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Players Stats in current Series
Kusal Mendis
SL - wk
385 Runs
2 Matches
Dimuth Karunaratne
SL - bat
294 Runs
2 Matches
Nishan Madushka
SL - wk
234 Runs
2 Matches
Harry Tector
IRE - bat
179 Runs
2 Matches
Curtis Campher
IRE - all
153 Runs
2 Matches
Andy Balbirnie
IRE - bat
151 Runs
2 Matches
Sadeera Samarawickrama
SL - wk
91.23
2 Matches
Angelo Mathews
SL - all
85.47
2 Matches
Dimuth Karunaratne
SL - bat
79.89
2 Matches
Kusal Mendis
SL - wk
79.55
2 Matches
Mark Adair
IRE - bowl
74.19
1 Match
Dhananjaya de Silva
SL - all
72.73
2 Matches
Prabath Jayasuriya
SL - bowl
17 Wkts
2 Matches
Ramesh Mendis
SL - all
11 Wkts
2 Matches
Vishwa Fernando
SL - bowl
6 Wkts
2 Matches
Asitha Fernando
SL - bowl
5 Wkts
2 Matches
Curtis Campher
IRE - all
3 Wkts
2 Matches
Andy McBrine
IRE - bowl
2 Wkts
2 Matches
Prabath Jayasuriya
SL - bowl
2.69
2 Matches
Asitha Fernando
SL - bowl
3.18
2 Matches
Ramesh Mendis
SL - all
3.25
2 Matches
Vishwa Fernando
SL - bowl
3.44
2 Matches
Andy McBrine
IRE - bowl
3.64
2 Matches
Mark Adair
IRE - bowl
3.88
1 Match
Probable Playing XI
Sri Lanka
D Chandimal, KNM Fernando (wk), K Mendis, D Karunaratne (C), A Mathews, O Fernando, D de Silva, RTM Mendis, K Rajitha, NGRP Jayasuriya, AM Fernando
Bench : N Dickwella, PHKD Mendis, C Karunaratne, MVT Fernando, L Kumara, M Priyanath
Ireland
PJ Moor, L Tucker (wk), A Balbirnie (C), JA McCollum, H Tector, GH Dockrell, Curtis Campher, AR McBrine, GI Hume, B White, MR Adair
Bench : M Commins, Matthew Humphreys, Fionn Hand, Tom Mayes
Injury and availability news
Pitch Report
310
Average Score
Player Picks
Angelo Mathews SL | ALL
The veteran batting all-rounder scored 162 across two innings in the first Test against New Zealand last month and will be a key batter for his team in the upcoming series, with over 7000 runs in Tests.
Dimuth Karunaratne SL | BAT
The Sri Lankan skipper scored two fifties across two innings in the last Test match against New Zealand. Dimuth was the leading run-getter on the New Zealand tour with 207 runs from four innings with three fifties.
Prabath Jayasuriya SL | BOWL
The Sri Lankan spinner took four wickets from two Tests against New Zealand and has amazing numbers at Galle's pitch. He has taken 29 wickets from just three matches and will be a safe captaincy choice for the Dream11 Team.
Dhananjaya de Silva SL | ALL
The experienced batting all-rounder was excellent against New Zealand as he scored 191 runs from four innings at an impressive average of 63.66 with one fifty but took just one wicket.
Harry Tector IRE | BAT
The Irish star batter was excellent against Bangladesh in the last Test match as he scored two half-centuries across two innings to display his batting skills in the longest format.
Andy McBrine IRE | BOWL
The Ireland off-spinner took six wickets in the first innings against Bangladesh and is likely to make a further better impact at Galle's spin-friendly pitch. McBrine scored fifty in the second innings against Bangladesh and should be in the Dream11 Team at any cost.
Lorcan Tucker IRE | WK
The Irish wicketkeeper-batter scored 37 runs in the first innings and made history by scoring a century in the second innings against Bangladesh in the last Test match.
Asitha Fernando SL | BOWL
The 25-year-old pacer was the leading wicket-taker for Sri Lanka in the recent Tests against New Zealand with seven wickets and is available for just 7.0 credits on the Dream11 Team.
Ramesh Mendis SL | ALL
The Sri Lankan spin all-rounder didn't get a chance to bowl on the New Zealand tour but is likely to be impactful at Galle's spin-friendly surface. He has taken seven wickets and has scored 208 runs from his last five overall matches.
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Graham Hume
IRE | BOWL
The 32-year-old pacer failed to get any wickets in a Test against Bangladesh and has managed to take just four wickets in his last five overall matches.
Nishan Madushka
SL | WK
The Sri Lankan wicketkeeper batter is expected to feature in both matches with Niroshan Dickwella missing out. But he has struggled for consistency lately and should be avoided for the Dream11 Team selection.
Last Updated On - May 15 2025 8:30 PM
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