20/10Result

8th Match, First Round Group A (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Abu Dhabi, Oct 20 2021

Sri LankaSri LankaSL
171/7
IrelandIrelandIRE
101 (18.3/20 ov)

Sri Lanka won by 70 runs

Player of the Match

Wanindu HasarangaSri Lanka

20/10Result

8th Match, First Round Group A (N), ICC Men's T20 World Cup at Abu Dhabi, Oct 20 2021

Sri LankaSri LankaSL
171/7
IrelandIrelandIRE
101 (18.3/20 ov)

Sri Lanka won by 70 runs

Player of the Match

Wanindu HasarangaSri Lanka

Match Day

1117dDanyal Rasool

Hasaranga, Nissanka, Theekshana down Ireland to seal Sri Lanka's Super 12s spot

Ireland now face Namibia, and the winner will progress to the next round of the World Cup

1117dESPNcricinfo stats team

Stats - From 8 for 3 to 171 for 7, the Sri Lanka recovery in numbers

Pathum Nissanka and Wanindu Hasaranga were the milestone men, as Sri Lanka scripted a remarkable comeback

1117dAndrew Fidel Fernando

Balbirnie backs Ireland's batters to adjust with World Cup dream on knife edge

The captain admitted conditions were a challenge for Ireland as they fell for 101

1118dAndrew Fidel Fernando

Mickey Arthur: Sri Lanka's bowling attack is 'almost ideal' for T20 World Cup challenge

Coach also keen to persist with top three of Nissanka, Perera and Chandimal

Preview

1118dAndrew Fidel Fernando

Sri Lanka have much to be worried about as Ireland look to flex their muscles again

Tricky challenge awaits the 2014 T20 World Cup champions against a side high on confidence

Videos

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Borren: This is a once-in-a-generation team for Namibia
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Ireland INNINGS		R	B
PR Stirling	caught	7	7
KJ O'Brien	caught	5	3
A Balbirnie	caught	41	39
GJ Delany	bowled	2	4
C Campher	bowled	24	28
HT Tector	caught wk	3	6
NA Rock	stumped	1	3
MR Adair	run out	2	3
Simi Singh	not out	5	9
CA Young	bowled	1	6
JB Little	bowled	1	3
EXTRAS	(b 4, lb 3, w 2)
TOTAL	101 (all out; 18.3 ovs)

Sri Lanka BOWLING	O	M	R	W	Econ
C Karunaratne	3.3	0	27	2	7.71	(2w)
PVD Chameera	3.0	0	16	1	5.33
M Theekshana	4.0	0	17	3	4.25
CBRLS Kumara	4.0	0	22	2	5.50
PW Hasaranga	4.0	0	12	1	3.00

Ireland 2nd innings Partnerships

Wkt	Runs	Players
1st	8	KJ O'Brien	PR Stirling
2nd	10	A Balbirnie	PR Stirling
3rd	14	A Balbirnie	GJ Delany
4th	53	A Balbirnie	C Campher
5th	3	A Balbirnie	HT Tector
6th	1	A Balbirnie	NA Rock
7th	3	A Balbirnie	MR Adair
8th	2	A Balbirnie	Simi Singh
9th	4	CA Young	Simi Singh
10th	3	JB Little	Simi Singh

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

First Round Group A
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SL	3	3	0	6	3.754
NAM	3	2	1	4	-0.523
IRE	3	1	2	2	-0.853
NED	3	0	3	0	-2.46
First Round Group B
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
SCOT	3	3	0	6	0.775
BAN	3	2	1	4	1.733
OMA	3	1	2	2	-0.025
PNG	3	0	3	0	-2.655
Group 1
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
ENG	5	4	1	8	2.464
AUS	5	4	1	8	1.216
SA	5	4	1	8	0.739
SL	5	2	3	4	-0.269
WI	5	1	4	2	-1.641
BAN	5	0	5	0	-2.383
Group 2
Team	M	W	L	PT	NRR
PAK	5	5	0	10	1.583
NZ	5	4	1	8	1.162
IND	5	3	2	6	1.747
AFG	5	2	3	4	1.053
NAM	5	1	4	2	-1.89
SCOT	5	0	5	0	-3.543