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Preview: Sri Lanka vs Ireland coincides with the biggest day of the T20 World Cup, as India vs Pakistan takes place later in the day. While that match is all about glamour and personal glory, Sri Lanka vs Ireland happens to be between two teams that have toiled hard to reach this stage. Sri Lanka had a serious hiccup and were their elimination was on the cards after their surprise defeat to Namibia. However, similar to the Asia Cup in September, they pulled their socks after losing the first match. Sri Lanka have lost multiple players to injury and will be interesting to see their team combination. Ireland, on the other hand, have been excellent. More than being excellent, what they have achieved in eliminating West Indies is rare. Ireland were undone by Zimbabwe in the first match. But they managed to come back strongly against Scotland and West Indies. This is going to be one exciting encounter as both teams are going to fight till the very end to grab these crucial two points. Head-to-head: Sri Lanka 2 - Ireland 1 Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis(wk), Dhananjaya de Silva, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Dasun Shanaka(c), Wanindu Hasaranga, Chamika Karunaratne, Binura Fernando, Maheesh Theekshana, Lahiru Kumara, Pramod Madushan, Ashen Bandara, Kasun Rajitha, Jeffrey Vandersay Ireland: Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie(c), Lorcan Tucker(wk), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Simi Singh, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Graham Hume, Fionn Hand, Conor Olphert, Stephen Doheny Read all the Latest News , Trending News , Cricket News , Bollywood News , India News and Entertainment News here. Follow us on Facebook , Twitter and Instagram .
Sri Lanka vs Ireland T20 World Cup Highlights: SL chase 128 in 15 overs, register first points in Super 12
Sri Lanka vs Ireland T20 World Cup Highlights: Sri Lanka chased down the 128-run target in 15 overs with nine wickets to spare.
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The Papare band is loud, but the fans cheering at the MCG for India vs Pakistan is way louder. That’s all from the Sri Lanka vs Ireland and it has been enough wait for the mega event – the clash of the titans between India and Pakistan. Switch tabs to the other match where toss will take place in a while. Goodbye from here.
Kusal Mendis is the player of the match for his excellent innings of 68 runs.
Sri Lanka have won the match by nine wickets, in fact, have thumped Ireland in their first super 12 stage match. A commanding chase by Sri Lanka and they are looking strong and a reckoning force going into the tournament as of now. They are establishing why they were crowned the Asia Cup champions. The Papare band is loud to the highest possible decibles!
14.6 Huge six to finish things off! Sri Lanka have won and registered their first win in the Super 12 stage! That was a floating off break by Simi Singh and Mendis sweeps it very well over the deep square leg fielder! Excellent win for Sri Lanka and they have won it in 15 overs! A big boost to their NRR as well!
Six! A poor delivery in the arc, just outside off stump and Kusal Mendis sits on his knees to smash that over mid-wicket. A leg-break attempted by Simi Singh pays the price!
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Back-to-back boundaries for Charith Asalanka against Joshua Little!
13.5 – Full and outside off, Asalanka lofts over cover to the boundary
13.6 – Full outside off, and Asalanka thumps a drive square of the wicket on the off-side. A beautiful cricketing shot by Asalanka!
Sri Lanka: 117/1 after 14 overs
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12.6 Kusal Mendis Fifty! A cheeky edge that goes past the wicketkeeper and races away towards the fence. Back-to-back boundaries for Mendis and consecutive half centuries! Sri Lanka on track to chase down the total.
Sri Lanka: 100/1 after 13 overs
12.4 Four towards backward point! A short of length delivery and Mendis cuts it hard as the ball races away to the fence. Mendis moves to 49.
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11.3 Excellent shot by Kusal Mendis and equally excellent fielding by Harry Tector! Mendis played a lofted drive over the extra cover and the ball was running away to the boundary. Tector fielding at extra-cover chases the ball till the boundary line and dives to stop it just a feet or two ahead of the cushion. Batters run three though.
Ireland: 89/1 after 12 overs
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10.4 George Dockrell has dropped a dolly! Delany could have had his second but his compatriot has not allowed it. Asalanka tried to heave it on the leg side, but couldn’t get the elevation. Three fielders were running towards the ball, Dockrell from mid-wicket. He charges on to the ball earlier and lets the ball out of his fingers as the ball hits his chest. Ireland could have created some trouble with that wicket.
Sri Lanka 82/1 after 11 overs
The players have taken a drinks break as Kusal Mendis was hit below the elbow and he didn’t feel comfortable after that hit. The physios treating him.
WICKET! Ireland have the breakthrough FINALLY! Delany bowls that length ball, way outside off as Dhananjaya tries to cut that but ends up edging it back to the wicket-keeper who takes a good catch behind the stumps. He goes for 31 off 25
Another boundary. The Lankan openers are unstoppable at the moment. Campher bowls that full and Mendis just goes over mid off and gets a boundary
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3.6 Brilliant shot by Dhananjaya to finish the fourth over! A beautiful six over deep mid-wicket. A short delivery by McCarthy and the batter pulls it sharply from outside the off stump.
Sri Lanka: 36/0 after 4 overs
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Any Sri Lanka match is incomplete without the band and it is loud at Bellerive Oval in Hobart!
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2.3 A beautiful shot by Kusal Mendis! A short delivery banged by Joshua Little and Mendis hooks it well over the fine leg for six runs! The fine leg was short and inside the circle.
After 2 overs,Sri Lanka 13/0 ( Kusal Mendis (W) 8 , Dhananjaya de Silva 5)
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Sri Lanka are off to a decent start in this run chase. They would look to wrap this quickly, take crucial points and also improve on the NRR
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Just 28 runs in last five overs. Sri Lanka have been excellent with the ball and as a result, they need to chase only at 6.45 runs per over. The chase should be very easy for Sri Lanka unless Ireland bowlers can create some early trouble.
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19.6 An overthrow has Helped Ireland with an extra run to end their innings. The runs were byes in fact. Simi Singh misses the ball as he tries to shuffle and play through leg side, but anyways set off for a single. Kusal Mendis has a shy at the stumps but doesn’t hit and the bowler fumbles giving an additional run to Ireland. However, Sri Lanka won’t bother that. Ireland have been restricted for just 128 after 20 overs!
Ireland: 128/8 end of the innings
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19.5 Simi Singh plays the lap with perfection after multiple misses from Irish batters. A low full toss directed cheekily toward the fine leg delivery and valuable four runs for Ireland.
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One wicket brings another for Hasaranga and he has two in the final over. Mark Adair is out for a golden duck – a similar dismissal to the previous one. Hasaranga slowed the pace on this one and Adair was lured to go big on the leg side. Karunaratne once again under the ball and he doesn’t juggle this time. Ireland are eight down, losing track in the death overs. Mark Adair c Karunaratne b Wanindu Hasaranga 0(1)
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18.1 Hasaranga has a wicket to his name finally! Gareth Delany goes for a slog sweep, the ball flies high in the air, but the boundary is too big and far. Karunaratne in the outfield grabs the catch after a bit of juggle. Ireland lose seventh. Gareth Delany c Chamika Karunaratne b Wanindu Hasaranga 9(6)
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Harry Tector is gone! A fine innings, but he has fall short of a half-century by 5 runs. Ran down the pitch to a juicy full-toss and could only find the mid-off fielder, trying to go over his head. That came of the toe-end. Harry Tector c DasunShanaka b Binura Fernando 45(42)
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17.4 Good length delivery from Binura Fernando, Delany tries to flick it on the leg side, but the ball finds an outside edge and runs away towards the third man boundary. The edge ensured the ball went over the third man fielder inside the circle, and then race away.
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16.5 Maheesh Theekshana gets another wicket! Ireland losing their way. George Dockrell is the man to be dismissed this time. A tossed up delivery on the middle-off stump line, the batter tried to play a lofted drive but misses it completely. The ball clips the off-side bail. George Dockrell b Maheesh Theekshana 14(16)
Just four runs in the 17th over, Ireland 108/5 after 17 overs
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Wanindu Hasaranga is bowling lower flat-arm deliveries, similar to India’s Kedar Jadhav! Footages show he has been trying it in the nets as well!
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Sri Lanka have been excellent with the ball, especially after the way Ireland batted in last game against West Indies.
Ireland: 100/4 after 15 overs
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14.2 A fine reverse sweep by Tector and he will bag four runs! A bit too full from Theekshana, Tector gets onto his knees, converts it into a low full toss and reverse sweeps well. The ball runs away to the third man boundary.
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13.1 Harry Tector breaks the shackles with a maximum! A short and slow delivery from Hasaranga and Tector pulls after going on his back foot over the deep mid-wicket and deep square leg region. The ball lands in the grass banks.
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Runs have started to dry. Ireland trying to stabilise the innings here against Sri Lanka. 19 runs from the three overs after the drinks break and just one boundary.
Ireland: 79/4 after 13 overs
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9.6 Curtis Campher is gone just at the stroke of drinks break. A short delivery outside off stump by Karunaratane and Campher cuts it hard. The ball goes straight to the hands of the point fielder and he doesn’t make any mistake there. Good catch by Asalanka and Karunaratane is ecstatic with that wicket. Curtis Campher c Asalanka b Chamika Karunaratne 2(4)
Ireland 60/4 after 10 overs
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8.3 Paul Stirling is surviving dangerously but living aggressively on the crease. This time pulls a short delivery in spite of two fielders in the deep. Bisects both deep square leg and deep mid-wicket as the ball bounces once ahead of the ropes and jumps over the boundary line.
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7.3 Paul Stirling is dropped. Another shot that is mistimed by the Ireland’s highest T20I run scorer. Tries to go big straight, but the ball only manages to cross the 30-yard circle. Lahiru Kumara runs from long on to grab the catch but drops it at the last moment. That should have been taken especially after running in and reaching to the ball quite easily. He signals blaming the sunlight!
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7.2 A big LBW appeal from Karunaratane as Stirling tries to heave on the leg side but misses it. The ball was definitely going over the stumps there.
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Ireland have failed to get going as they did against West Indies. It’s not that they have not tried, but they have not been equally successful. A few mistimed shots have not allowed them to race away and the two wickets have fallen trying to play ramp shot! Sri Lanka will be happy so far.
Ireland: 46/2 after 7 overs
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5.3 That’s the shot of the day so far! Paul Stirling is making count the last powerplay over. Karunaratne bowls short and outside off, Stirling creates a bit of room and upper cuts it toward the point boundary for a maximum!
Ireland 40/2 after 6 overs
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5.2 Paul Stirling continues to get runs and is looking quite settled after a few mistimed shots earlier. This one was a half volley from Karunaratane and Stirling slams it straight over his head for four runs.
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4.4 Maheesh Theekshana has sent back Lorcan Tucker. Tucker was continously trying to move to the off-side and play towards the fine leg but had failed on all the attempts so far. This off-spinner is the final nail in the coffin as Tucker misses it and the ball disturbs the furniture. Ireland have lost second wicket. Lorcan Tucker b Mahesh Theekshana 10(11)
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3.6 That’s a good, very good shot by Stirling straight down the ground! It was a decent over from Lahiru for the first five balls, but the last ball has given away four runs. A fuller delivery by Kumara and Stirling slaps it straight down the ground. It wasn’t a drive but just slapped it hard. The ball ran away to the straight boundary past mid-off.
Ireland: 24/1 after 4 overs