Day 03 of the second Test match between Sri Lanka and Ireland was called off today (26 April) due to heavy rain.
Albeit openers Dimuth Karunaratne and Nishan Madushka having hit centuries in a record opening stand as the hosts amassed a 357-1 in the first innings, Sri Lanka trail by 135 runs at the end of Day 3.
Karunaratne fell on the stroke of lunch after miscuing a pull shot for 115 off seamer Curtis Campher, but Madushka and Kusal Mendis continued the onslaught as Sri Lanka replied soundly to Ireland’s 492 before a heavy downpour halted play shortly before the tea break.
The Irish bowling attack looked hapless for much of the Sri Lankan innings on an unusually hard wicket in Galle. With two days of play left, Sri Lanka now has the daunting task of pushing for what would be their 100th Test win since making the country’s first appearance in 1982.
The next two days are scheduled to be played from 09:45 a.m. to 05:15 p.m., with 98 overs per day.
