Ireland vs Sri Lanka Head to Head Stats & Records in Test Cricket
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| # | Team 1 | Team 2 | Winner | Margin | Date | Venue | Scorecard |
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| 1 | Sri Lanka | Ireland | SL | an inning and 10 runs. | 24 Apr 2023 | Galle | SL won by an inning and 10 runs. |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | Ireland | SL | an inning and 280 runs. | 16 Apr 2023 | Galle | SL won by an inning and 280 runs. |
Ireland vs Sri Lanka Head to Head in Test Cricket
Ireland and Sri Lanka have played 2 Tests, both in 2023. Sri Lanka won both. Ireland's highest innings total in the fixture is 492, Sri Lanka's 704. Ireland's lowest completed innings is 143. Both matches appear above. Updated 25 October, 2026.
Two Tests at Galle in April 2023, and between them they produced some remarkable numbers. Sri Lanka made 591 for 6 declared in the first and 704 for 3 declared in the second - Kusal Mendis 245, Nishan Madushka 205, Dimuth Karunaratne 179, all in the same innings.
Ireland's reply in that second Test was the best batting of their short Test history: 492 all out, their highest total in the format. It was still an innings and 10 runs short. Prabath Jayasuriya took 7 for 52 in the first Test and finished the series with sixteen wickets.
