Dimuth Karunaratne led Sri Lanka holds the aces in the historic first ever test match against minnows Ireland in the historic first ever test match between the two countries that gets underway at the Galle International Cricket Stadium on Sunday.

Sri Lanka likely XI

1. Dimuth Karunaratne
2. Nishan Madushka
3. Kusal Mendis
4. Angelo Mathews
5. Dinesh Chandimal
6. Dhananjaya de Silva
7. Sadeera Samarawickrama (WK)
8. Ramesh Mendis
9. Prabath Jayasuriya
10. Asitha Fernando
11. Vishva Fernando