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Irish cricketers’ charity visit “brought joy and great excitement” to children in South Sri Lanka
HIKKADUWA, Sri Lanka – Members of the Ireland Men’s cricket team spent an afternoon at The Manacare Foundation’s ‘Hopes and Dreams Village’ to meet, talk to and play cricket with children and families under the care of the charity facility.The ‘Hopes and Dreams Village’ was set up in 2004 immediately after the Tsunami. Using funds…
MATCH HIGHLIGHTS: First Test – Ireland Men v Sri Lanka Men
GALLE, Sri Lanka – The first Test match between Sri Lanka and Ireland is over, but you can enjoy highlights from the match below.Sri Lanka won this historic first Test between the two sides – see the scorecard here. Match Highlights Craig EasdownHarry Tector in full flightNoConnaught
Ireland slides to defeat to Sri Lanka in First Test
GALLE, Sri Lanka – Sri Lanka completed victory by an innings and 280 runs on day three in Galle, as Ireland were outplayed by their hosts in spin-friendly conditions.Lorcan Tucker and Andy McBrine gave Ireland a positive start to the day, adding 26 runs in the first six overs. Tucker in particular looked to get…
Sri Lanka dominates Day Two of First Test
GALLE, Sri Lanka – Centuries from Sadeera Samarawickrama and Dinesh Chanidmal continued Sri Lanka’s dominance with the bat on day two before Ireland lost five wickets in the final session to finish the day on 117-7, trailing by 474 runs.After starting the day on 381-4, Sri Lanka continued to pile on the runs, despite threatening…
Late wickets fall after Sri Lankan top-order take charge on Day One
GALLE, Sri Lanka – Two late wickets gave Ireland hope on an otherwise dominant day one for Sri Lanka in Galle. Dimuth Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis both scored centuries as the home side piled on 386 runs for the loss of four wickets.Karunaratne won the toss and unsurprisingly elected to bat first on a placid…
Charity visit in Sri Lanka
Members of the Irish squad visited the Hopes and Dreams Village.
Broadcast details: Ireland v Sri Lanka
Find out where the Test series will be broadcast in Ireland and the UK.
Interview with Ben White: “We’re hoping to create a few more special days for Irish cricket”
GALLE, Sri Lanka – After making his Test debut against Bangladesh last week, Dublin-born spinner Ben White is looking forward to hopefully creating a few more special days for Irish cricket during the two Test matches against Sri Lanka over the coming fortnight.White, 24, made his international debut in a T20I against South Africa in…
Time change for second ODI against Bangladesh
DUBLIN – The second one-day international between Ireland Men and Bangladesh Men in May – part of the World Cup Super League series – will now start at 10.45am (local time).The match, to be played in Chelmsford, was initially scheduled to begin at 2pm, however, to ensure the match timings were conducive to viewers in…