Australian batter Steve Smith with his unbeaten knock of 85(149)* took him past many records on the first day of the second Test match of the Ashes 2023 series against England.
Former England cricketer Kevin Pietereon berated the England team for their performance on the first day of the second Test match of the Ashes 2023 series on Wednesday.
England head coach Brendon McCullum feels the first Ashes Test "validated" his team's aggressive strategy and expects his side to "go a little harder" in the second Test at Lord's next week.
England Test skipper Ben Stokes believes that the seven-day break will be sufficient for his bowling attack to recover ahead of back-to-back fixtures at Lord's and Headingley in the Ashes 2023 series
The host team won all two games of the series at Galle 2-0, winning its 100th Test match and leaving the visitor still searching for their first triumph in cricket's longest format.
Sri Lanka spinner Prabath Jayasuriya broke a 71-year-old record when he dismissed Ireland's Paul Stirling to claim his 50th Test wicket on the final day of the second Test in Galle on Friday.
Karunaratne, who had made 179 in the first Test at the same venue last week, stitched a 228-run opening stand with Nishan Madushka and made his 16th Test hundred in the process
Ireland opener Paul Stirling had to participate in Ireland's tour of Bangladesh for the white-ball leg, but after changes to the schedule, he has made himself available for the Sri Lankan tour, which originally had a one-off Test and two ODIs, but giving preference to the longer format, an a