Ireland lose first test to Sri Lanka by an innings and 280 runs

STRUGGLE: Ireland's Mark Adair (L) plays a shot during the third day of the first cricket Test match against Sri Lanka at the Galle International Cricket Stadium. Pic: Ishara S Kodikara/AFP via Getty Images

Left-arm spinner Prabath Jayasuriya finished with a match haul of 10 wickets as Sri Lanka crushed Ireland by an innings and 280 runs inside three days of the opening test in Galle on Tuesday.

This was Sri Lanka's biggest victory margin in test cricket, while Ireland slumped to their fifth consecutive defeat since becoming a test nation in 2018.