Match Coverage

Shanaka five-for and Chandimal hundred too much for Ireland
Dasun Shanaka took five wickets on his ODI debut and Dinesh Chandimal struck his first ODI hundred for five years as Sri Lanka proved too strong for Ireland in Malahide
Ireland's new guard to tackle changing times
Ireland embark on their biggest summer of cricket with their golden generation on the wane but the next generation on the rise
Ireland aiming to upset wounded Sri Lanka
The hosts begin a busy period of ODI cricket by welcoming a somewhat battered opposition for a pair of matches in Malahide
Busy season good chance to improve ODI ranking - McCollum
With 11 ODIs slated before the end of September, Ireland have a good chance to climb up the ODI table and strengthen their bid to qualify for the 2019 World Cup

Sri Lanka BOWLING	O	R	W	Econ
RMS Eranga	7.0	34	1	4.85	(1nb)
AD Mathews	9.0	37	2	4.11	(1w)
N Pradeep	8.0	45	1	5.62	(1w)
S Prasanna	6.4	44	1	6.60
MD Shanaka	9.0	43	5	4.77
DM de Silva	1.0	7	0	7.00

Ireland 2nd innings Partnerships

Team	M	W	L	PT
ENG	9	6	0	20
SL	9	0	6	4