<p>Sri Lanka thrashed Ireland by an innings and 280 runs on Tuesday, in one of the biggest winning margins in Test history and the largest by the South Asian nation.</p>.<p>In what was also Ireland's biggest defeat to date, the visitors were all out for 168 on day three in a hot and humid Galle International Stadium.</p>.<p>It was the 12th-largest innings victory in Test history, behind England's win over the West Indies in 2007 by an innings and 283 runs.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka's previous biggest win was when they hammered Zimbabwe by an innings and 254 runs in 2004 in Bulawayo.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka in their first innings declared on a mammoth 591 for 6.</p>.<p>Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne top scored with 179 runs while Kusal Mendis posted 140. Dinesh Chandimal and Sadeera Samarawickrama then hit unbeaten hundreds.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka then bowled out Ireland for 143 and enforced the follow-on, finishing the job just after tea on day three.</p>.<p>Prabath Jayasuriya took three wickets in Ireland's second innings, adding to his seven in the first innings.</p>.<p>Ireland's Harry Tector top-scored for the visitors in the second innings with 42.</p>.<p>Ireland has now lost all five of their matches since securing Test status in 2017.</p>
<p>Sri Lanka thrashed Ireland by an innings and 280 runs on Tuesday, in one of the biggest winning margins in Test history and the largest by the South Asian nation.</p>.<p>In what was also Ireland's biggest defeat to date, the visitors were all out for 168 on day three in a hot and humid Galle International Stadium.</p>.<p>It was the 12th-largest innings victory in Test history, behind England's win over the West Indies in 2007 by an innings and 283 runs.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka's previous biggest win was when they hammered Zimbabwe by an innings and 254 runs in 2004 in Bulawayo.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka in their first innings declared on a mammoth 591 for 6.</p>.<p>Skipper Dimuth Karunaratne top scored with 179 runs while Kusal Mendis posted 140. Dinesh Chandimal and Sadeera Samarawickrama then hit unbeaten hundreds.</p>.<p>Sri Lanka then bowled out Ireland for 143 and enforced the follow-on, finishing the job just after tea on day three.</p>.<p>Prabath Jayasuriya took three wickets in Ireland's second innings, adding to his seven in the first innings.</p>.<p>Ireland's Harry Tector top-scored for the visitors in the second innings with 42.</p>.<p>Ireland has now lost all five of their matches since securing Test status in 2017.</p>