Sri Lanka tour of Ireland 2016

Scorecard - 1st ODI, Ireland vs Sri Lanka at The Village, Dublin, Ireland (16 Jun 2016)

Sri Lanka

303/7 (50) RR:6.06

Sri Lanka won by 76 runs (D/L method)

Ireland

216/10 (40.4) RR:5.31

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49.1 - Murtagh to Tharanga, FOUR, crunched! Poor stuff from Murtagh, keeps it on a length, Tharanga backs away and heaves it over mid-wicket, clears the ropes

45.3 - Barry McCarthy to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, brilliant batting from Shanaka. Carves this fullish delivery to sweeper cover. Couple of bounces and into the fence

45.2 - Barry McCarthy to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, this is brutal hitting from Shanaka. Picks this fullish delivery early and dispatches towards the long-on fence

44.2 - Kevin O'Brien to Chandimal, FOUR, slips this one down leg, Chandimal gets across and tickles it fine.

43.5 - Sorensen to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, shortish and offers width on that occasion, Shanaka waits for it and slaps it over extra cover. Couple of bounces and into the fence

43.4 - Sorensen to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, superb shot! Gets underneath this fullish delivery and whacks it towards the cow corner fence

43.3 - Sorensen to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, fullish on the stumps, Shanaka swung across the line, the ball flies off the outside edge to the third man fence

40.5 - Kevin O'Brien to Mathews, FOUR, edged and four! Mathews wanted to force it on the off-side, gets a thick outside edge and purrs away to the third man fence

38.4 - Murtagh to Chandimal, FOUR, off-cutter from Murtagh, bowls it short and sits up well for Chandimal to find the gap with a pull, fielder dives full length but can't stop it from hitting the fence

38.1 - Murtagh to Chandimal, FOUR, length delivery on the stumps, Chandimal picks the line and length early and pulls it well in front of square, the ball bounces a couple of times before hitting the ad boards

34.1 - Rankin to Chandimal, FOUR, fullish length delivery on the pads, Chandimal gets across and flicks it past deep square leg, the fielder dives to his right but for no avail

31.5 - Barry McCarthy to Mathews, FOUR, Mathews puts pressure right back on the debutant, McCarthy shortens his length and bowls it at the right height for Mathews to pull this well in front of square

31.2 - Barry McCarthy to Mathews, FOUR, full delivery outside off, Mathews gets forward and drills the drive between the mid-off and cover fielder

30.3 - Kevin O'Brien to Chandimal, FOUR, fuller length delivery on the stumps, Chandimal gets right across and whips this well wide of the deep mid-wicket fielder who dives to his left, the ball still manages to beat him

28.1 - Kevin O'Brien to Mathews, FOUR, leg-cutter that goes wrong, bowls this very full outside off, Mathews leans forward and drills the drive past the mid-off fielder who has no chance to cut it off

23.5 - Stirling to Chandimal, FOUR, short bowl going down leg, pulled to deep square leg for a boundary. Powerfully struck

22.0 - Sorensen to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, pitched up and in the slot for Kusal Mendis to punish. Punched hard straight down the ground past the bowler. No need to run for these

21.2 - Sorensen to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, too straight from Sorensen and Kusal Mendis capitalizes big time. Clips it on the up to deep mid-wicket. One bounce into the fence

17.5 - Sorensen to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, wristily done! Sorensen gets it very straight on the middle-stump and Kusal Mendis was waiting for it to plonk his front foot across and whip it between mid-wicket and mid-on for another boundary

16.1 - Rankin to Chandimal, FOUR, short and providing a heap of width, Chandimal obliges slashing it through sweeper cover for a boundary

13.1 - Barry McCarthy to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, full and outside off, Kusal Mendis presses onto the front foot and pushes it elegantly straight past the bowler down the ground for a boundary

12.0 - Barry McCarthy to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, and make it three in a row, drifts onto the pads on this occasion and Kusal Mendis clips it to fine leg for another boundary.

11.5 - Barry McCarthy to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, back to back boundaries for Kusal Mendis. Barry McCarthy digs it in short and Kusal Mendis does well to spot the length early, rocks back onto his back foot and pulls it to the deep square leg fence

11.4 - Barry McCarthy to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, well played! Elegantly done. Gets too straight with his line again and this time Kusal Mendis doesn't miss out, flicking this one stylishly through the deep mid-wicket area

5.4 - Rankin to K Perera, FOUR, shortish delivery on the leg-stump, Perera hops on one leg and helps it fine. The ball races away to the fence

5.0 - Murtagh to Gunathilaka, FOUR, lovely shot! Picks this fullsh delivery and lofts it over mid-on. Couple of bounces and into the fence

4.2 - Murtagh to K Perera, FOUR, overpitched and Perera takes full toll of it. Gets underneath of it and whacks it towards cow corner fence. Back to back boundaries for Perera

4.1 - Murtagh to K Perera, FOUR, poor delivery short of length angling in on the pads, Perera rolls his wrists and pulls it to mid-wicket fence

3.3 - Rankin to K Perera, FOUR, nice shot! Shortish again, Perera gets into a good position and pulls it towards square leg fence. First boundary of the innings

45.1 - Barry McCarthy to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, massive hit! Gets hold of this length delivery and muscles it over the mid-wicket fence. Went a long way into the stands

44.0 - Sorensen to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, Shanaka is feasting on some poor bowling. Again short at Shanaka who swivels and pulls it over fine leg. 26 runs off the over

43.2 - Sorensen to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, Shanaka's heart would've been in his mouth for a minute. He completely mistimes this swipe, the ball goes high in the air towards deep mid-wicket and the fielder snaffles it over the ropes. Maximum for Shanaka

33.3 - Stirling to Mathews, SIX, flatter and bowled down leg, Mathews gets down on the right knee and slogs the sweep up and over backward square leg fence for a maximum

31.1 - Barry McCarthy to Mathews, SIX, back of a length delivery well outside off, Mathews uses his feet and clubs this up and over mid-off, picked the length early which made it easy for Mathews

49.2 - Murtagh to Tharanga, out Caught by John Anderson!! Tharanga's brief cameo comes to an end. Slashes at a short and wide delivery outside off, gets a thickish edge to short third man who leaps a touch and clings onto it. Tharanga c John Anderson b Murtagh 7(6) [4s-1]

46.5 - Rankin to S Prasanna, out Caught by John Anderson!! Two wickets in the over and Ireland are pegging away with wickets. Prasanna swings this fullish delivery across the line, gets a top-edge which goes high in the air to mid-wicket where the fielder nicely settles under it. S Prasanna c John Anderson b Rankin 0(4)

46.1 - Rankin to Dasun Shanaka, out Bowled!! Shanaka's assualt comes to an end. Full and on the stumps, it was in the slot for Shanaka, but he doesn't get hold of it. He misses and the stumps are shattered. Dasun Shanaka b Rankin 42(19) [4s-5 6s-3]

41.2 - Sorensen to Mathews, out Bowled!! Finally the partnership has been broken. Sorensen provides the much needed wicket for Ireland. This was on a length and came back in a touch, Mathews was caught in the crease trying to flick, is late to bring his bat down and the ball clips the top of off-stump. Mathews b Sorensen 49(52) [4s-4 6s-2]

26.2 - Kevin O'Brien to Kusal Mendis, out Caught&Bowled!! Another soft dismissal for Sri Lanka. Mendis closes the bat face early to this good length delivery on the stumps, the ball held on the wicket for a little longer and took the leading edge straight back to the bowler, O'Brien takes an easy catch with his right hand. Kusal Mendis c and b Kevin O'Brien 51(59) [4s-7]

9.1 - Barry McCarthy to K Perera, out Caught&Bowled!! One more wicket for the debutant. Back of a length delivery on middle and leg, Perera closes the bat face early on the flick, ekes out a leading edge back to the bowler who accepts it gleefully after moving to his left. Soft dismissal from Perera. K Perera c and b Barry McCarthy 32(38) [4s-4]

7.2 - Barry McCarthy to Gunathilaka, out Caught by Stirling!! Great start to his international career for Barry McCarthy, picks up his maiden wicket of his second delivery. Bowls it short and gets some extra zip, Gunathilaka pokes at it tamely without any feet, the ball flies off the edge to first slip who takes a good catch. Gunathilaka c Stirling b Barry McCarthy 9(11) [4s-1]

22.3 - Kevin O'Brien to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, dropped! Big moment in this game. Just when this partnership was looking to take the game away from the Irish, Kusal Mendis gets an edge to a short and wide delivery to Striling at slip who goes for it one-handed to his right. Put down

49.4 - Murtagh to Chandimal, 3 runs, Chandimal brings up his 3rd ODI hundered. A fine knock from the Sri Lankan vice-captain. Raises his bat to the crowd, his teammates stand up and applaud. Flicked this short of length delivery wide of short fine, the deep square leg fielder puts in the dive and hauls the ball back in play.

35.1 - Stirling to Chandimal, 1 run, 16th ODI fifty for Chandimal, Chandimal gets forward and eases the drive to long-on and raises his bat towards the dressing room

25.4 - Stirling to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, Maiden ODI fifty for Mendis. Short and wide outside off, Mendis backs and cuts it wide of point and reaches the landmark

39.3 - Dasun Shanaka to Sorensen, FOUR, half-volley outside off, Sorensen drills the drive through extra cover. The ball races away to the fence

37.1 - Pradeep to Kevin O'Brien, FOUR, short delivery on the stumps, O'Brien gets inside the line and pulls this wide of fine leg and the ball bounces just once before hitting the fence

36.4 - Mathews to Kevin O'Brien, FOUR, poor delivery from Mathews, short and at his pace, O'Brien had all the time in the world to swivel and pull it to the deep square leg fence

35.2 - Dasun Shanaka to Stuart Poynter, FOUR, in the airr and over the mid-off fielder. Poynter mistimes this loft to a fulish delivery, slices it over Mathews and it runs away to the fence

34.4 - Mathews to Kevin O'Brien, leg byes, FOUR, poor lines from Mathews, again sprays it down the leg, O'Brien misses with his flick and wears it on the pads. Chandimal makes a mess of it too.

34.1 - Mathews to Kevin O'Brien, FOUR, Sri Lanka have been sloppy in the field. One more chance has gone a begging. Shanaka is the culprit this time. Mathews hurls it on the pads, O'Brien whips it towards short fine leg, Shanaka moves to his left, gets both hands but lets it burst through. The ball races away to the fence.

34.0 - Dasun Shanaka to Stuart Poynter, FOUR, streaky but Poynter won't mind. Shortish and offers width, Poynter throws his hands at that, gets a thickish edge which flies to the third man fence

32.4 - Eranga to Stuart Poynter, FOUR, Poynter takes full toll of the free-hit. Backs away to the leg-side, Eranga follows him with a back of a length delivery, Poynter clears his front leg and smacks it over mid-on. Couple of bounces and into the fence

30.1 - Eranga to Kevin O'Brien, FOUR, drifting onto the pads, O'Brien glances it fine and towards fine leg fence, poor start to his second spell for Eranga

28.5 - S Prasanna to Porterfield, FOUR, Porterfield dances down the wicket and gets to the pitch of the ball, drills the drive hard towards the cover region and the ball races away into the fence in no time

27.2 - Pradeep to Kevin O'Brien, FOUR, Dropped! Good length delivery on the stumps, O'Brien lofts it high and over the mid-off fielder, Mathews runs backwards and makes a mess of it, gets both hands and shells it. To make it worse the ball rolls away for a boundary

25.0 - S Prasanna to Kevin O'Brien, FOUR, fuller length delivery on the pads, O'Brien gets on one knee and sweeps it fine and into the fence towards the fine leg boundary

23.4 - Pradeep to Porterfield, FOUR, fuller in length delivery well outside off, Porterfield gets forward and drills the drive square of the wicket and the ball races off the turf in no time, no chance for the man who is sweeping on the off-side

16.0 - Dasun Shanaka to Porterfield, FOUR, masterfully done. Pitched up delivery outside off and Porterfield leans forward on one knee to slap it to deep extra cover to neutrailize the effect of a wicket in the first delivery

15.0 - Mathews to Porterfield, FOUR, just that tad of width and Porterfield is all over it in a flash. Was the pitched up delivery and Porterfield gets forward to slap it through deep extra cover for a boundary

12.2 - Dhan de Silva to Ed Joyce, FOUR, waits for this one to come into him from round the wicket angle and plays it nicely to square third man to pick up his first boundary

10.1 - S Prasanna to Stirling, FOUR, quickish delivery, plays it very late powerfully past the man at short third man to the fence

9.3 - Pradeep to Porterfield, FOUR, dabs it to to third man, Eranga, the culprit runs to his right and slips enabling the ball to go through to the fence. Sloppy

9.0 - Eranga to Porterfield, FOUR, wrong line again from Eranga and gets the deserved treatment. Porterfield stands tall and jabs it over the infield to the fine leg fence

7.2 - Pradeep to Stirling, FOUR, stand and deliver, brute force on display from Stirling, fetches a good length delivery and slaps it through mid-off all along the ground

5.5 - Mathews to Stirling, FOUR, finally gets it right, this was what he was looking for all along. Gets down the track and slaps this one through the covers for a boundary. A pressure release shot for sure

2.2 - Eranga to Stirling, FOUR, flays it to sweeper cover for a boundary, bowls it a touch shorter with a hint of width and Stirling capitalizes

0.3 - Eranga to Porterfield, FOUR, well that's not a bad way to get off the mark. Sees some width and slaps this fuller length delivery through to the deep extra cover fence

28.3 - S Prasanna to Kevin O'Brien, SIX, O'Brien clears his front leg and slogs the sweep well in front of square and gets full toll of it. Went a long way into the stands

25.3 - Pradeep to Kevin O'Brien, SIX, short delivery on the stumps, O'Brien goes for it and pulls it behind square and just about manage to evade the man at fine leg, in the end gets a maximum. Eranga jumped up, but it was well over him

24.4 - S Prasanna to Kevin O'Brien, SIX, tossed up delivery on the stumps, O'Brien chips it over the bowler and times it well enough for the ball to carry all the way, Perera at long-on runs to his left and takes a catch, but doesn't manage to keep it inside the boundary line, juggles and drops it. His foot touched the rope, hence he lost control of the ball

40.4 - S Prasanna to Murtagh, out Stumped!! It's all over. Sri Lanka register a facile victory. The googly again, completely foxes Murtagh who comes charging down the track aiming to swing it across the line, misses and Chandimal does the rest. Smiles all round. Murtagh st Chandimal b S Prasanna 0(5)

39.4 - Dasun Shanaka to Sorensen, out Bowled!! Five-fer for Dasun Shanaka on debut. What a day he is having! First with the bat and now showing his mettle with the ball. Again keeps it full and targets the stumps, Sorensen swings across the line, misses and is castled. Sorensen b Dasun Shanaka 6(6) [4s-1]

38.5 - Mathews to Barry McCarthy, out Caught by Chandimal!! One more gone. Mathews picks up his second. A typical tail-enders shot. Slashes at a short and wide delivery with laden feet, gets a faint edge which carries to Chandimal at good height. Barry McCarthy c Chandimal b Mathews 0(5)

37.5 - Pradeep to Kevin O'Brien, out Lbw!! Ireland are throwing it away. Is this the death kneel? Sri Lanka can sense victory here. Kevin O'Brien walks across his sticks aiming to flick it on the on-side, misses and is struck plumb in front. Kevin O'Brien lbw b Pradeep 64(49) [4s-6 6s-3]

37.0 - Mathews to Wilson, out Lbw!! Mathews gets his first wicket. Full and nipping back in sharply, Wilson went for a tentative push, plays down the wrong line and is rapped below the knee roll, the umpire raises his finger in a flash. This is a big blow for Ireland, they need someone to stick it out with O'Brien. Wilson lbw b Mathews 1(2)

36.0 - Dasun Shanaka to Stuart Poynter, out Bowled!! Dasun Shanaka strikes. He gets his fourth wicket. Oh wait! The umpires have gone for a no-ball check and he seems to be fine. So Poynter has to trudge back to the hut. It was full and zooming in on the stumps, Poynter wanted to work it on the leg-side, misses and his stumps are clattered. Stuart Poynter b Dasun Shanaka 20(21) [4s-3]

30.5 - Eranga to Porterfield, out Caught by K Perera!! Sri Lanka are chipping away with vital wickets at the right time. This time its the big wicket of the captain, who throws his wicket away after getting set for a big knock. Eranga bowls this back of a length outside off, Porterfield looks to loft it over the inner circle. Gets it off the bottom half of the bat and the ball lobs to the man stationed at mid-off. Porterfield c K Perera b Eranga 73(88) [4s-7]

19.3 - Dasun Shanaka to John Anderson, out Caught by Chandimal!! That's a jaffa! Can't keep Chandimal out of the game as well, Shanaka bowls this in the channel outside off, gets it to shape away a touch. Enough for the batsman to nick it to the keeper. Anderson was stuck in the crease with not much feet movement and pokes at it away from the body, easy take for Chandimal who moves to his right and pouches it comfortably. John Anderson c Chandimal b Dasun Shanaka 7(19)

15.1 - Dasun Shanaka to Ed Joyce, out Caught by Chandimal!! And finally the nagging line pays off. Ed Joyce perishes to this delivery angling away outside off. He pushes at it with hard hands, enough for the ball to kiss the edge en route to Chandimal for the simplest of catches. Shanaka's day only keeps getting better Ed Joyce c Chandimal b Dasun Shanaka 9(14) [4s-1]

11.4 - Dasun Shanaka to Stirling, out Bowled!! And the man with a dream Test debut starts off with a wicket in his first over in ODIs as well. Gets this delivery to nip in sharply from a good length and Stirling, like he has been doing for the last few balls, pushes at it away from the body. Beaten on the inside edge and the off-bail is dislodged. Stirling b Dasun Shanaka 27(34) [4s-4]

40.1 - S Prasanna to Murtagh, no run, oh just eludes Prasanna. Tossed up delivery from Prasanna, Murtagh drills the drive on the up back the bowler who leaps and can't hung onto it

34.3 - Mathews to Kevin O'Brien, 2 runs, fullish on the stumps, O'Brien whips it wide of long-on and gets a brace. It also brings up his fifty. He has made use of all the opportunities Sri Lanka have given him

22.0 - Dasun Shanaka to Porterfield, 2 runs, 12th ODI fifty for the Irish captain, full delivery outside off, Porterfield gets forward and drives it wide of sweeper cover and gets a brace, reaches the milestone and waves his bat to the crowd