Super 12 Match 3 : Kusal Mendis' 68* runs & Theekshana-Hasaranga's 2 wkts each led Sri Lanka to win over Ireland by 9 wkts

ICC T20 worldcup 2022 Ireland vs Sri Lanka match played on Sunday, October 23, 2022 at Bellerive Oval, Hobart.

Opting to bat first, Ireland with poor batting performances managed to set small target of 129 runs for Sri Lanka to get. Harry Tector with 45 runs were top scorer for Ireland.

Following small target of 129 runs, Sri Lanka with top orders superb batting performances made given chase in 15 overs and win the match comprehensively by 9 wickets. Kusal Mendis with 68 unbeaten runs were top scorer for Sri Lanka. He declared man of the match.

Man of the match :- Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka)
Points : Sri Lanka 2, Ireland 0
Sri Lanka vs Ireland Full scorecard Toss : Ireland won and bat first Result : Sri Lanka won by 9 wkts Man of The Match : Kusal Mendis (Sri Lanka) Points - Sri Lanka 2, Ireland 0   Ireland 1st Inning     Batting   R B 4s 6s SR   Paul Stirling c Rajapaksa b DM de Silva 34 25 4 1 136.00   Andy Balbirnie (c) b Kumara 1 5 0 0 20.00   Lorcan Tucker (w) b Theekshana 10 11 1 0 90.90   Harry Tector c Shanaka b Fernando 45 42 2 1 107.14   Curtis Campher c Asalanka b Karunaratne 2 4 0 0 50.00   George Dockrell b Theekshana 14 16 0 0 87.50   Gareth Delany c Karunaratne b PWH de Silva 9 6 1 0 150.00   Mark Adair c Karunaratne b PWH de Silva 0 1 0 0 0.00   Simi Singh not out 7 8 1 0 87.50   Barry McCarthy not out 2 2 0 0 100.00   Josh Little                               Extras (b 3, w 1) 4           Total (20.0 overs) 128/8 RR: 6.40   Sri Lanka       Bowling O M R W NB WB Eco   Binura Fernando 4 0 27 1 0 1 6.75   Lahiru Kumara 2 0 12 1 0 0 6.00   Maheesh Theekshana 4 0 19 2 0 0 4.75   Chamika Karunaratne 4 0 29 1 0 0 7.25   Hasaranga de Silva 4 0 25 2 0 0 6.25   Dhananjaya de Silva 2 0 13 1 0 0 6.50   Sri Lanka 2nd Inning     Batting   R B 4s 6s SR   Kusal Mendis (w) not out 68 43 5 3 158.13   Dhananjaya de Silva c Tucker b Delany 31 25 2 1 124.00   Charith Asalanka not out 31 22 2 0 140.90   Ashen Bandara               Bhanuka Rajapaksa               Dasun Shanaka (c)               Hasaranga de Silva               Chamika Karunaratne               Maheesh Theekshana               Lahiru Kumara               Binura Fernando                               Extras (w 3) 3           Total (15.0 overs) 133/1 RR: 8.86   Ireland       Bowling O M R W NB WB Eco   Josh Little 4 0 45 0 0 1 11.25   Mark Adair 2 0 16 0 0 0 8.00   Barry McCarthy 2 0 16 0 0 0 8.00   Gareth Delany 4 0 28 1 0 2 7.00   Curtis Campher 1 0 8 0 0 0 8.00   Simi Singh 2 0 20 0 0 0 10.00 ICC T20 Worldcup Points Table 2022