Ireland Wolves cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2018–19

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Ireland Wolves cricket team in Sri Lanka in 2018-19
  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Cricket Ireland flag.svg
  Sri Lanka A Ireland Wolves
Dates 1 – 29 January 2019
Captains Ashan Priyanjan Harry Tector
FC series
Result Sri Lanka A won the 2-match series 1–0
Most runs Pathum Nissanka (258) James McCollum (193)
Most wickets Lasith Embuldeniya (14) James Cameron-Dow (13)
LA series
Result Sri Lanka A won the 5-match series 5–0
Most runs Avishka Fernando (523) Lorcan Tucker (223)
Most wickets Isuru Udana (11) Peter Chase (5)

The Ireland A cricket team toured Sri Lanka to play 2 first-class matches and 5 List-A matches against Sri Lanka A cricket team [1] Ahead of the First-class series Ireland Wolves team also played a two-day warm-up match against a Sri Lanka Board Presidents XI.

Contents

Tour Match

Two-day : Sri Lanka Board President XI v/s Ireland Wolves

1–2 January 2019
Scorecard
v
159 (53.3 overs)
Lorcan Tucker 47 (119)
313/7d (68.1 overs)
Hashan Dumindu 74 (121)
Harry Tector 2/58 (11 overs)
60/4 (24 overs)
James McCollum 31 (49)
Match drawn
FTZ Sports Complex, Katunayake
Umpires: Nila de Silva (SL) and Keerthi Bandara (SL)
  • Ireland Wolves won the toss and elected to bat

First-Class series

1st Unofficial Test

5–7 January 2019
Scorecard
v
153 (45.2 overs)
James McCollum 76 (108)
Lasith Embuldeniya 4/46 (13.2 overs)
308 (77.1 overs)
Milinda Siriwardana 104 (126)
James Cameron-Dow 7/77 (26.1 overs)
196 (54.3 overs)
James Shannon 32 (47)
Lasith Embuldeniya 5/73 (21 overs)
44/0 (6.5 overs)
Pathum Nissanka 26* (23)
Sri Lanka A won by 10 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Hemantha Boteju (SL) and Deepal Gunawardene (SL)
  • Ireland Wolves won the toss and elected to bat
  • Jonathan Garth (Ire A) made his first-class debut.

2nd Unofficial Test

13–16 January 2019
Scorecard
v
508/8d (138 overs)
Neil Rock 85 (198)
Chamika Karunaratne 3/99 (25 overs)
303 (73.2 overs)
Angelo Perera 127 (161)
James Cameron-Dow 5/99 (25.2 overs)
89/3 (24 overs)
James McCollum 45* (65)
Lasith Embuldeniya 2/37 (10 overs)
468/7d (105.1 overs) (f/o)
Pathum Nissanka 217 (274)
Jonathan Garth 3/140 (33.1 overs)

List A Series

1st Unofficial ODI

19 January 2019
Scorecard
Sri Lanka A  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
365/5 (50 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland Wolves
305 (48.2 overs)
Avishka Fernando 128 (120)
Stuart Thompson 2/36 (6 overs)
Lorcan Tucker 109 (86)
Ishan Jayaratne 3/39 (7.2 overs)
Sri Lanka A won by 60 runs
MRIC Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Hemantha Boteju (SL) and Deepal Gunawardene (SL)
  • Ireland Wolves won the toss and elected to field.

2nd Unofficial ODI

21 January 2019
Scorecard
Sri Lanka A  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
337/5 (50 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland Wolves
162 (35.5 overs)
Upul Tharanga 103 (112)
James Cameron-Dow 1/32 (10 overs)
Shane Getkate 56 (55)
Milinda Siriwardana 4/26 (4.5 overs)
Sri Lanka A won by 175 runs
MRIC Stadium, Hambantota
Umpires: Ravindra Kottahachchi (SL) and Deepal Gunawardene (SL)
  • Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to bat.

3rd Unofficial ODI

24 January 2019
Scorecard
Ireland Wolves Cricket Ireland flag.svg
268/6 (50 overs)
v
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka A
272/2 (31.1 overs)
Harry Tector 103 (111)
Isuru Udana 3/45 (10 overs)
Minod Bhanuka 113* (87)
James Cameron-Dow 2/77 (10 overs)
Sri Lanka A won by 8 wickets
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Gamini Dissanayake (SL) and Prageeth Rambukwella (SL)
  • Ireland Wolves won the toss and elected to bat.

4th Unofficial ODI

26 January 2019
Scorecard
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka A
353/6 (50 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland Wolves
151 (30.4 overs)
Avishka Fernando 139 (118)
Simi Singh 2/39 (10 overs)
Simi Singh 31 (29)
Isuru Udana 3/33 (6 overs)
Sri Lanka A won by 202 runs
Sinhalese Sports Club Ground, Colombo
Umpires: Pradeep Udawatta (SL) and Nilan De Silva (SL)
  • Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to bat.

5th Unofficial ODI

29 January 2019
Scorecard
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka A
403/7 (50 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg Ireland Wolves
302 (50 overs)
Upul Tharanga 120 (108)
Gareth Delany 3/58 (8 overs)
Neil Rock 78 (56)
Asela Gunaratne 4/51 (9 overs)
Sri Lanka A won by 101 runs
R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Umpires: Rohitha Kottahachchi (SL) and Asanga Jayasooriya (SL)
  • Sri Lanka A won the toss and elected to bat.

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References

  1. "Ireland A tour of Sri Lanka - Itenairy". ESPN Cricinfo. Retrieved 3 January 2019.