23/10Result
15th Match, Group 1 (D/N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Hobart, Oct 23 2022
Sri Lanka won by 9 wkts (30b rem)
Player of the Match
Kusal Mendis
Kusal MendisSri Lanka
23/10Result
15th Match, Group 1 (D/N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Hobart, Oct 23 2022
Sri Lanka won by 9 wkts (30b rem)
Player of the Match
Kusal Mendis
Kusal MendisSri Lanka

END OF OVER:
20 | 8 Runs | IRE: 128/8 | RR: 6.40

  • Simi Singh7 (8b)
  • Barry McCarthy2 (2b)
  • Binura Fernando4-0-27-1
  • Wanindu Hasaranga4-0-25-2

Sreshth will come in to shepherd you through to the finish.

Harry Tector: They bowled well, don't think the wicket was as good as in the previous game. You'd want to change things to get 20 more. But these things happen and we have to go with it. It's a bit tacky and the slower balls are effective, their spinners bowled nicely, hopefully we can replicate that too.

4:36pm: Sri Lanka have restricted Ireland to 128, thanks to wily and skillful bowling particularly from the spinners. Both Theekshana and Hasaranga were held back into the back half, before speculations of them not bowling out hotted up they were on, kept giving the ball air and Ireland's batters could not get them away. For Ireland, Tector made 45 but was reined in, Stirling was starting to find fluency but fell to a catch where the fielder, Rajapaksa, seemed to have grassed it while turning. Thanks to the commenters for mentioning it here. Ireland seem to be well under par, can they fightback or will Sri Lanka take this home? Find out in the chase.

19.6
2b
Fernando to Simi Singh, 2 byes, They sneak a bye and an overthrow too. Simi went across, looked to pull it fine and missed. Keeper threw it to the bowler's end and Fernando couldn't rein it in. McCarthy ran around wide for his second - almost outside the square on the RHB's off side - and made it.
19.5
4
Fernando to Simi Singh, FOUR, Scooped over short fine, Simi went across early. Fernando bowled a low full toss following him, Simi was almost at the tramline and managed to ramp it over
19.4
1
Fernando to McCarthy, 1 run, Drives it wide of mid-off for a single
19.3
1
Fernando to Simi Singh, 1 run, High full toss is pulled to long-on. No ball not called as the batter was crouching a bit
19.2
0
Fernando to Simi Singh, no run, Done him again with a yorker around sixth, Simi's on the move in front and jams the bat into the ground. But the attempted drive is beaten
19.1
0
Fernando to Simi Singh, no run, Wide yorker goes under Simi's swing. He was trying to steer it through point

Final over

END OF OVER:
19 | 3 Runs 2 Wkts | IRE: 120/8 | RR: 6.31

  • Simi Singh2 (3b)
  • Barry McCarthy1 (1b)
  • Wanindu Hasaranga4-0-25-2
  • Binura Fernando3-0-21-1
18.6
1
PW Hasaranga to Simi Singh, 1 run, Full on leg, swept to deep square

Hasaranga pulls out of his action, noticing something awry. Non striker's bat is well in for those wondering

18.5
1
PW Hasaranga to McCarthy, 1 run, Half volley just outside off, tossed up and it's driven to deep cover.
18.4
W
PW Hasaranga to Adair, OUT, Down the track, swiped. Decent connection but it's the long boundary and Chamika Karunaratne takes it at deep midwicket. It was a shortish, very slow ball outside off. Adair dragged it across and fell short by a few metres.

MR Adair c Karunaratne b PW Hasaranga 0 (5m 1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0.00

18.3
1
PW Hasaranga to Simi Singh, 1 run, Low fully on leg, swept just behind square to the deep
18.2
0
PW Hasaranga to Simi Singh, no run, Full outside off, tries to swipe it across but is beaten
18.1
W
PW Hasaranga to Delany, OUT, And the star Sri-Lankan spinner in among the wickets. Flighted googly outside off. Delany tries to slog sweep but does not account for the longer boundary. Chamika Karunaratne seemed to have lost it but managed to grab it on the second attempt.

GJ Delany c Karunaratne b PW Hasaranga 9 (10m 6b 1x4 0x6) SR: 150.00

Hasaranga will get his final over

END OF OVER:
18 | 9 Runs 1 Wkt | IRE: 117/6 | RR: 6.50

  • Gareth Delany9 (5b)
  • Binura Fernando3-0-21-1
  • Maheesh Theekshana4-0-19-2

Nik: "Need at least 140 to be somewhat competitive " Arguably but yeah, Sri Lanka would be happy to with that

17.6
W
Fernando to Tector, OUT, Toe-ends a full toss and it's taken at mid-off! Tector was charging down, so Fernando went wide. Tried to slash it over extra but ballooned it.

HT Tector c Shanaka b Fernando 45 (59m 42b 2x4 1x6) SR: 107.14

17.5
1
Fernando to Delany, 1 run, Full toss on middle, clipped to long-on.
17.4
4
Fernando to Delany, FOUR, Thick edge takes it to the deep-third fence. It was full and slow on leg, Tector looked to go over long-on but spliced it.
17.3
2
Fernando to Delany, 2 runs, Thick outside edge off the back-foot drive, goes wide to the right of the keeper. Half-volleys him and goes under but it's slow and short third runs to his left and keeps it to one.
17.2
1
Fernando to Tector, 1 run, Yorker at the stumps, jams an off drive. Mid-off runs to the right and keeps it to one.
17.1
1
Fernando to Delany, 1 run, Slower length ball over middle and off, pushed with an open face to point

Binura Fernando returns. Sri Lanka have 11 minutes to bowl the next two overs to avoid the fielding restriction

END OF OVER:
17 | 4 Runs 1 Wkt | IRE: 108/5 | RR: 6.35

  • Gareth Delany1 (1b)
  • Harry Tector44 (40b)
  • Maheesh Theekshana4-0-19-2
  • Wanindu Hasaranga3-0-22-0

Shanaka's ploy to go with spinners in the teen overs is going well. Variations are working well for now.

16.6
1
Theekshana to Delany, 1 run, Length outside off, punched to deep point
16.5
W
Theekshana to Dockrell, OUT, Off bail dislodged. Dockrell's struggle is voer and Theekshana's arrows are firing again! It was a flicker (carrom) informs Thilak, our scorer, that landed on a length. Dockrell stayed leg side and looked to go inside out but missed it.

GH Dockrell b Theekshana 14 (25m 16b 0x4 0x6) SR: 87.50

16.4
1
Theekshana to Tector, 1 run, Length outside off, reversed to short fine

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