Wanindu Hasaranga’s 71-urge knock backed up by an all-round bowling efficiency seen Sri Lanka defeat Eire by 70 runs in Community A of the ongoing ICC Males’s T20 World Cup here on the Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium on Wednesday (October 20).
With this take, Sri Lanka possess progressed to the Large 12s from Community A. The match between Eire and Namibia on Friday is now a shootout, and the winner will growth to the Large 12s stage of the ongoing T20 World Cup.
Chasing 172, Eire lost its opener Kevin O’Brien (5) within the very first over to Chamika Karunaratne and the innings received off to a hideous commence. Maheesh Theekshana then received among the act as he despatched Paul Stirling (7) wait on to the hut. Eire went additional correct into a dawdle as Hasaranga bowled Gareth Delany (2) and the side lost three wickets with precise 32 runs on the board.
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— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) October 20, 2021
Curtis Campher and Andrew Balbirnie then received together on the crease and the duo stitched together a partnership for the fourth wicket. Both batters build together a stand of 53 runs, but this at final came to an result within the 13th over as Theekshana brushed off Campher (24), lowering Eire to 85/4.
In the quit, the duty proved too noteworthy for Eire and Sri Lanka registered a 70-urge take.
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— ICC (@ICC) October 20, 2021
Earlier, Wanindu Hasaranga and Pathum Nissanka registered knocks of 71 and 61 as Sri Lanka posted a ranking of 171/7. Keep into bat, Sri Lanka received off to the worst commence that it is probably you’ll maybe mediate of as the side lost its first three wickets with precise eight runs on the board. Paul Stirling brushed off Kusal Perera (0) whereas Joshua Exiguous despatched Dinesh Chandimal (6) and Avishka Fernando (0) wait on to the pavilion. Hasaranga then joined Nissanka within the guts and the duo retrieved the innings for the Islanders, with Hasaranga taking part within the characteristic of the aggressor.
Hasaranga and Nissanka went big weapons within the guts and on the 15-over designate, Sri Lanka’s ranking read 130/3 with the side poised to ranking large runs. Eire at final received the noteworthy-wanted breakthrough within the 16th over as Mark Adair brushed off Hasaranga (71), ending the 123-urge stand for the fourth wicket. In the final four overs, Sri Lanka managed to add 34 more runs, taking the ranking previous the 170-urge designate.
Rapid Scores: Sri Lanka 171/7 (Wanindu Hasaranga 71, Pathum Nissanka 61; Joshua Exiguous 4-23) vs Eire 101 all out (Andrew Balbirnie 41, Curtis Campher 24; Maheesh Theekshana 3-17).
