Sri Lanka vs Ireland 1st Test Day 3 Live Cricket Score: SL In Driver's Seat Against IRE In Galle

Sri Lanka vs Ireland 1st Test Day 3 Live Cricket Score:Sri Lanka look to cement their position on Day 3 of the first Test encounter against Ireland on Tuesday. Earlier. Sadeera Samarawickrama and Dinesh Chandimal hit unbeaten centuries before Prabath Jayasuriya claimed a five-for as Sri Lanka put visitors Ireland to the sword on the second day of the first Test in Galle on Monday. Sri Lanka declared their first innings on a mammoth 591-6 before reducing Ireland to 117-7, still needing another 274 to avoid the follow-on. (LIVE SCORECARD)

Four!

On middle, eased to mid on for one.

Full and on middle, flicked through mid-wicket for a couple.

On off, kept out.

Outside off, punched to cover.

Tossed up, around off, spins slightly away. James McCollum gets on his knee to sweep but misses and gets hit on the pads. An appeal but nothing from the umpire. Sri Lanka takes the reviews. Ultra Edge shows no bat. Ball Tracking shows it is umpire's call on wickets hitting. Sri Lanka retain the review.

Length and on off, knocked to cover.

Outside off, left alone.

Length and on middle. Tector makes a solid block.

Length and on off, left alone.

Full and on middle, tucked to square leg.

OUT! EDGED AND GONE! Vishwa Fernando has the skipper! Short of a length and outside off. Balbirnie stays back to defend but the ball shoots off the deck, takes the outside edge and goes to first slip where Dhananjaya de Silva takes a sharp catch to his left. Sri Lanka making early inroads.

On the pads, Balbirnie whips it to square leg for one more.

On middle, blocked.

Fuller and on off. Balbirnie defends.

Slanting on middle. Balbirnie watchfully blocks.

Angling on off. Balbirnie makes a solid block.

Tossed up on middle. Balbirnie lunges forward to defend.

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