EvdEn eVE nAkLiyAt<\/a> scored 18 and looked confident before giving away his wicket to Jayasuriya, caught at mid-on by a leaping Dinesh Chandimal just minutes before the lunch break.Tector had shared 46 runs for the third wicket with Balbirnie.<\/p>\nThe Balbirnie-Stirling partnership topped the previous best of 114 by Kevin O\u00b4Brien and Stuart Thompson against Pakistan in 2018, when Ireland had its highest test score of 339 all out.<\/p>\n
Ireland made three changes to its starting lineup after a heavy defeat in the series-opening test last week.<\/p>\n
Stirling was flown in for the match to bat in the top order, and left-arm spinner Matthew Humphreys was picked to make his test debut at the expense of George Dockrell.Mark Adair was replaced by right-arm paceman Graham Hume.<\/p>\n
Sri Lanka retained the same lineup that beat the Irish by an innings and 280 runs in the first test.<\/p>\n
The Sri Lankans are chasing another victory in Galle to reach a milestone of 100 test wins.The home team’s record so far is 99 wins, 92 draws and 119 losses.<\/p>\n
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