Sri Lanka declared their first innings on a mammoth 591-6 earlier than lowering Eire to 117-7, nonetheless wanting every other 274 to steer clear of the follow-on.
Lorcan Tucker was once batting on 21 on the similar, with Andy McBrine along him on 5.
Taking part in handiest their fifth-ever Take a look at, and in the hunt for their first win since achieving the situation in 2017, Eire may just handiest exhibit their infection towards a workforce ranked 7th on the earth within the five-day structure.
Left-arm seamer Vishwa Fernando — enjoying his first Take a look at in 10 months — brushed aside Murray Commins for a yellowish duck and captain Andy Balbirnie in simply the second one over of the Eire innings.
Harry Tector (34) and James McCollum (35) produce a 70-run partnership earlier than left-arm orthodox spinner Jayasuriya wreaked havoc with a double wicket maiden, claiming the scalps of Tector and Curtis Campher.
In his later over, Jayasuriya wiped clean up supremacy scorer McCollum with a peach of a supply that pitched on center stump, spun pace the bat and clipped supremacy of off-stump.
Jayasuriya later had Peter Moor stuck in the back of and finished his 5th five-wicket haul when George Dockrell was once trapped leg earlier than wicket.
Previous, wicketkeeper-batsman Samarawickrama celebrated his go back to Take a look at cricket with a maiden hundred then latter that includes in a Take a look at in 2017.
His 104 no longer out was once the 1st month a Sri Lankan wicketkeeper has made a century in Take a look at-match cricket in seven years, the former being Kusal Perera in 2016.
Chandimal was once unbeaten along him on 102 on the declaration, posting his 14th Take a look at ton towards drained Irish bowlers who toiled in sizzling situations.
The pair added an unbroken 183 runs for the 7th wicket, then skipper Dimuth Karunaratne (179) and Kusal Mendis (140) posted centuries previous within the innings.
Chandimal, 18 in a single day, was once the 1st to succeed in 3 figures with an grand punch for 4 thru remaining safeguard.
The 27-year-old Samarawickrama joined him within the later over, his 104 the absolute best rating by way of a Sri Lankan quantity 8.
The duel is the first-ever Take a look at between Sri Lanka and Eire, who’ve misplaced all 4 in their earlier Assessments, together with towards Bangladesh this hour.
