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Sri Lanka vs Ireland Weather Update, 2nd Test: Galle Weather on Tuesday, April 25

Sri Lanka vs Ireland weather update: The opening day of the second Test match saw Ireland put themselves in a strong position by finishing it on 319/4 with Andrew Balbirnie (95), Lorcan Tucker (78*), and Paul Stirling (74) making valuable contributions.

This sets up the second Test well for an even contest after the first Test ended in just three days with the visitors suffering an innings and 280 runs defeat. However, with overnight rain in Galle, the washout on Day 2 looms at large. Mykhel brings you all the details but before that let's take a look at the match details.

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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: 10:00 AM IST
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 Wednesday, April 25

As per the weather forecast, the temperature will fluctuate between 32 to 26 degree Celsius with a good amount of cloud cover by the start of the play in the morning. The possibility of rain during the period is predicted at 25% while the humidity will be as high as 82%.

By the afternoon session, the cloud cover is expected to grow thick with a high possibility of rain. The wind will blow at 13km/h from the southwest while there's the possibility of a thunderstorm as well. The sun will set at 6:16 PM local time.

Match progress on Day 1

1st session Drinks: Ireland - 47/2 in 12.0 overs (A Balbirnie 30, HT Tector 0)
Lunch: Ireland - 106/3 in 28.0 overs (A Balbirnie 57, PR Stirling 14)
2nd session Drinks: Ireland - 164/3 in 42.0 overs (A Balbirnie 74, PR Stirling 55)
Tea: Ireland - 199/3 in 58.0 overs (A Balbirnie 90, PR Stirling 74)
3rd session Drinks: Ireland - 246/4 in 71.0 overs (LJ Tucker 26, C Campher 7)
End Of Day: Ireland - 319/4 in 90.0 overs (LJ Tucker 78, C Campher 27)

Story first published: Tuesday, April 25, 2023, 7:05 [IST]
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