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 9 September, 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.
