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Sri Lanka vs Ireland weather update: Sri Lanka will resume Day 4 of the second Test against Ireland on 357/1 with opener Nisan Madushka one run away from reaching 150 with Kusal Mendis at the other end at 83 at the Galle International Stadium in Galle on Thursday (April 27).
Resuming their innings on 81/0 on Day 2 earlier, Madushka had an opening stand of 228 runs with Dimuth Karunaratne. This was the third-highest opening stand for the Island nation in Test cricket while Madhushka scored his maiden Test ton. Skipper Karunaratne, on the other hand, scored his 16th Test ton before being dismissed at 115 by last-innings centurion Curtis Campher.
Ireland earlier scored 492 all out on Day 2 with Paul Stirling and Campher registering their first Test tons. Andrew Balbirnie (95) and Lorcan Tucker (80) played crucial knocks as well while Prabath Jayasuriya picked a fifer. It's worth noting that the final two sessions of the third day were affected by rain and bad light following the rain forecast on the day.
Sri Lanka vs Ireland 2nd Test match details
Match: SL vs IRE 2nd Test, Ireland tour of Sri Lanka, 2023
Date: April 24-28, 2023 (Monday-Friday)
Toss: Ireland won the toss and opt to bat
Time: 9:45 AM IST on Day 4
Venue: Galle International Stadium, Galle
Umpires: Kumar Dharmasena, Paul Reiffel
Third Umpire: Adrian Holdstock
Match Referee: Javagal Srinath
Hours of play (local time): 10:00 start, Lunch 12:00-12:40, Tea 14:40-15:00, Close 17:00
Galle weather on Thursday, April 27
As per the weather forecast, it will be another sultry day in Galle (humidity 79%) with the temperature fluctuating between 32 to 26 degree Celsius. There will be dense cloud cover (94%) by the time the fourth-day play starts in the morning with a 25% chance of rain forecasted before lunch.
Post lunch, the temperature will be at its peak at 32 degree Celsius with 100% cloud cover. The possibility of rain is the highest at 88% during the final two sessions of the day's play. The wind will blow at 13 km/h from the south-southwest direction. The sun sets at 6:16 PM local time but the dense cloud cover may force early stop of play due to bad light.
Match progress on Day 3
1st session drinks: Sri Lanka - 160/0 in 35.0 overs (Madushka 67, Karunaratne 86)
Lunch: Sri Lanka - 228/1 in 48.4 overs (Madushka 104)
2nd session drinks: Sri Lanka - 292/1 in 65.0 overs (Madushka 132, Mendis 36)
Bad Light: Sri Lanka - 357/1 in 77.0 overs (Madushka 149, Mendis 83)
Tea: Sri Lanka - 357/1 in 77.0 overs (Madushka 149, Mendis 83)
Rain: Sri Lanka - 357/1 in 77.0 overs (Madushka 149, Mendis 83)
End Of Day: Sri Lanka - 357/1 in 77.0 overs (Maduskha 149, Mendis 83)
