- BATSMENRB4s6sSR25 he goes for another reverse sweep and doesnt hit the ball. There is a huge appeal from Ireland. The Umpire raises his finger. 104/128 its a faster ball from Young and Udawatte looks to cut the ball. He gets a top edge and Anderson goes back from point to catch the ball 124/245.5 its another smash down the ground. This time it pitchs out McBrine at long-off. What a great innings that was from Priyanjana. 304/439.3 its outside offstump and hit high into the air. Balbirnie is the cover sweeper and he gets under the ball and takes a good catch 218/348.3 its hit towards mid-wicket and straight to McBrine. de Silva had set off from the non-strikers end, he turned back but McBrine hits the stumps and de Silva is gone. 324/646.3 looks to pull the ball. Doesnt time it and goes to McBrine at short mid-wicket. He hits the non-strikers stumps with the ball and Prasanna is gone 311/549.5 He is hit in front of the stumps and the Umpire raises the finger. Young is on a hatrick. 328/849.4 hit in the air to McBrine at long-off 328/7Extras6 (nb 2, w 4)TOTAL329/8 (50 Overs, RR: 6.58)Did not bat: PVD ChameeraFall of wickets: 1-104 (Danushka Gunathilaka, 24.6 ov), 2-124 (Mahela Udawatte, 27.6 ov), 3-218 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 39.3 ov), 4-304 (Ashan Priyanjan, 45.5 ov), 5-311 (Seekkuge Prasanna, 46.3 ov), 6-324 (Chaturanga de Silva, 48.3 ov), 7-328 (Ramith Rambukwella, 49.4 ov), 8-328 (Sachith Pathirana, 49.5 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB CA Young 10 1 44 4 4.40 1 0 PKD Chase 7 0 71 0 10.14 0 2 EJ Richardson 10 0 83 0 8.30 1 0 AR White 10 1 29 1 2.90 1 0 AR McBrine 9 0 54 0 6.00 0 0 J Anderson 2 0 29 0 14.50 1 0 AD Poynter 2 0 19 1 9.50 0 0
- BATSMENRB4s6sSR0.1 Ireland moved Stuart Poynter up the order after the last game and he gets a leading edge back to the bowler first ball. What a start for Prasanna 0/12.4 gets hit on the pad trying to sweep the ball. Plumb LBW 7/217.3 anderson looks to pull the ball and ends up getting an underedge onto the stumps. Ireland are in big trouble here. 77/58 he is fishing at the ball outside offstump and it gets the edge through to the keeper 37/311.5 he has bowled him. It was another good length ball which got through Poynters defences. 49/429.4 he comes down the pitch and misses the ball. Thompson is stumped by about 3 yards. 143/635 White tries another sweep shot and gets bowled through the gate. 171/740.3 McBrine comes down the pitch and tries to hit the ball over the top. Jayartne gets under the ball and takes a good catch at long-on 221/841.3 its the end. Richardson comes down the wicket and hits the ball high in the air. Its an easy catch by the cover sweeper. 222/1040.5 goes back in the crease and Young gets hit in front of the stumps. There is a big appeal and the Umpire raises the finger. 222/9Extras17 (b 4, lb 1, nb 1, w 11)TOTAL222 all out (41.3 Overs, RR: 5.34)Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Stuart Poynter, 0.1 ov), 2-7 (Andy Balbirnie, 2.4 ov), 3-37 (Nick Larkin, 7.6 ov), 4-49 (Andrew Poynter, 11.5 ov), 5-77 (John Anderson, 17.3 ov), 6-143 (Stuart Thompson, 29.4 ov), 7-171 (Andrew White, 34.6 ov), 8-221 (Andy McBrine, 40.3 ov), 9-222 (Craig Young, 40.5 ov), 10-222 (Eddie Richardson, 41.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ WD NB S Prasanna 10 1 50 5 5.00 3 0 PLS Gamage 5 1 14 1 2.80 0 0 HIA Jayaratne 4 0 18 0 4.50 0 0 PVD Chameera 6.3 1 34 3 5.23 2 1 RLB Rambukwella 6 0 40 0 6.66 0 0 SS Pathirana 7 0 34 1 4.85 0 0 PC de Silva 1 0 13 0 13.00 0 0 SMA Priyanjan 2 0 14 0 7.00 0 0
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- MD Gunathilaka: 50 of 61 balls (7x4 6x1)
- ML Udawatte: 50 off 79 balls (5x4)
- SMA Priyanjan: 50 off 40 balls (7x4 6x1)
- SMA Priyanjan: 100 off 64 balls (13x4 3x6)
- PC de Silva: 50 off 20 balls (9x4 1x6)
- <b>Ireland Innings</b>
- SR Thompson: 50 off 49 balls (2x4 3x6)
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