Slow left-armer Prabath Jayasuriya led the charge with a 10-wicket haul as Sri Lanka defeated Ireland by an innings and 280 runs inside three days of the first test and recorded its biggest victory margin on Tuesday. Ireland lost 13 wickets on the day to be all out for 143 and 168 in reply to Sri Lanka's 591-6 declared.

Jayasuriya took the last wicket of the match when he trapped Ben White for 1 soon after tea. He scalped 3-56 in the second innings after a career-best 7-52 in the first. Spin bowling partner Ramesh Mendis had the best figures in the second innings of 4-76 and a match haul of five wickets. Mendis equalled Dilruwan Perera in becoming the fastest Sri Lankan to 50 test wickets in 11 matches. Seamer Vishwa Fernando took the other four Irish wickets, including opener Murray Commins for a pair.