Player of the Match
Player of the Match
  • BATSMEN
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    6s
    SR
    18.5 very wide, Nissanka chases the ball, and toe-ends it to the keeper! Had he left it, he'd have got that one again. But instead it's the end of a fantastic innings, and a fourth scalp for Ireland's main man! 157/6
    0.2 he's claiming it, is he? No, he wants the umpires top consult, but Perera might be on his way!. A bit of a nothing shot, he spooned it just short of cover, but Dockerell puts in a brilliant dive in front of him - but has he cupped his fingers underneath it? The soft signal is out. I think it's going to be given, there's no clear pictures of the ball bouncing in front of him. Yep, it's given, Perera goes for a first-ball duck! 1/1
    1.3 comeback from Little, Chandimal's dragged it back onto his stumps!. Too close to cut, and shaped in slightly, taking the other edge and rattling back onto the stumps. Ireland are flying! 8/2
    1.4 two in two, what's happening here?Avishka's cleaned up for a first ball duck, what an absolute beauty of a delivery that was. Talk about Test match batsmen, that was a glorious Test match delivery. Lands on off-stump, shaping in, seams back in too and goes right through the gate, clipping the top of off. 8/3
    15.2 that's the end of that! Sliced to backward point, plucked with relief above the head in both hands. A well-directed slower ball, into the blockhole, no pace on the scything drive, and Ireland have a reprieve 131/4
    16.4 picked up off the toes, and straight to deep square leg! Lots of hang time, as it plunges out of the floodlights, looked like a clean strike, but there's a lot of acreage out there. Ireland bite back again 143/5
    not out
    21
    11
    18
    2
    1
    190.90
    19.3 yorker, timber! Dips into the blockhole, all around an expansive leg-side waft, and back goes the off stump 160/7
    not out
    1
    1
    3
    0
    0
    100.00
    Extras
    8 (b 1, lb 5, w 2)
    TOTAL
    171/7 (20 Overs, RR: 8.55)
    Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Kusal Perera, 0.2 ov), 2-8 (Dinesh Chandimal, 1.3 ov), 3-8 (Avishka Fernando, 1.4 ov), 4-131 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 15.2 ov), 5-143 (Bhanuka Rajapaksa, 16.4 ov), 6-157 (Pathum Nissanka, 18.5 ov), 7-160 (Chamika Karunaratne, 19.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    PR Stirling10414.0020000
    JB Little402345.75154020
    CA Young402406.0070100
    MR Adair403528.75105100
    Simi Singh3041013.6617000
    C Campher403809.5053100
  • BATSMEN
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    2.3 and that's the end of Stirling! Fine leg nearly put down the easiest of chances but hangs on at the second attempt. Tried to sweep it past fine leg, but only sent it down his throat 18/2
    0.6 top-edged, and this time it's taken by short fine! Karunaratne has his wicket!. Top edge from O'Brien, it flew up high in the air, and the fielder makes no mistake 8/1
    15.4 sliced drive, and a stunning reflex take at backward point! The final roadblock is gone, Balbirnie flung his hands through the full length, and Avishka reached high to his left, cupped in both hands 94/8
    4.2 bowled him The googly keeps low and clatters into Delany's stumps. he tried to cut it but the ball zooted underneath the blade. Ireland in trouble, and so, remember are the Netherlands 32/3
    12.5 huge swipe across the line! And Campher is done! That one was pushed through a touch quicker, a touch fuller, lured the wide-eyed slog, then burst off the deck into the stumps 85/4
    13.5 gloves the bouncer, and another one bites the dust! A sharp short ball, Tector falls to the off-side as the ball passes at arm-pit height, technically a leg-side strangle as the bat swings by, but it was better than that, good reward for hostile pace and smart variation 88/5
    14.2 huge swish across the line, Perera is excited about this one, as he gathers and flicks off the bails in a fluid motion! It's gone upstairs, and that looks very out... but the umpire is checking for the edge first, as caught trumps stumped in the dismissals hierarchy... nope, no edge, so this will go down as a stumping. The toe clearly dragged out of the crease 89/6
    15.1 full and straight, punched back down the line, grabbed at mid-off by Chameera, and that's a direct hit! Out by a good two metres. This one is cooked! 92/7
    not out
    5
    9
    15
    0
    0
    55.55
    17.1 yorker, clean through him! Outstanding bowling, wicket-to-wicket, sharp pace, full length, right in the blockhole and Young has no answer. The writing is on the wall now, and even the po-faced Lion on Sri Lanka's shirt is starting to look cheerful 98/9
    18.3 turns inside out for a flick to leg, and misses! Back goes the middle stump, and that is a thumping win 101/10
    Extras
    9 (b 4, lb 3, w 2)
    TOTAL
    101 all out (18.3 Overs, RR: 5.45)
    Fall of wickets: 1-8 (Kevin O'Brien, 0.6 ov), 2-18 (Paul Stirling, 2.3 ov), 3-32 (Gareth Delany, 4.2 ov), 4-85 (Curtis Campher, 12.5 ov), 5-88 (Harry Tector, 13.5 ov), 6-89 (Neil Rock, 14.2 ov), 7-92 (Mark Adair, 15.1 ov), 8-94 (Andy Balbirnie, 15.4 ov), 9-98 (Craig Young, 17.1 ov), 10-101 (Josh Little, 18.3 ov)
    BowlingOMRWEcon0s4s6sWDNB
    C Karunaratne3.302727.7182120
    PVD Chameera301615.33113000
    M Theekshana401734.25121000
    CBRLS Kumara402225.50120100
    PW Hasaranga401213.00140000

Match Notes

Ireland 2nd innings Partnerships

WktRunsPlayers
1st8KJ O'BrienPR Stirling
2nd10A BalbirniePR Stirling
3rd14A BalbirnieGJ Delany
4th53A BalbirnieC Campher
5th3A BalbirnieHT Tector
6th1A BalbirnieNA Rock
7th3A BalbirnieMR Adair
8th2A BalbirnieSimi Singh
9th4CA YoungSimi Singh
10th3JB LittleSimi Singh

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

First Round Group A
TeamMWLPTNRR
SL33063.754
NAM3214-0.523
IRE3122-0.853
NED3030-2.46
First Round Group B
TeamMWLPTNRR
SCOT33060.775
BAN32141.733
OMA3122-0.025
PNG3030-2.655
Group 1
TeamMWLPTNRR
ENG54182.464
AUS54181.216
SA54180.739
SL5234-0.269
WI5142-1.641
BAN5050-2.383
Group 2
TeamMWLPTNRR
PAK550101.583
NZ54181.162
IND53261.747
AFG52341.053
NAM5142-1.89
SCOT5050-3.543