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Ireland Vs Sri Lanka 45Th Match Super Eights

ICC World Cup in West Indies - 2007 (2006/07) · National Cricket Stadium, St George's · 18 April 2007

Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 240 balls remaining)

Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 240 balls remaining). Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 39* for Sri Lanka. Muthiah Muralidaran took 4/19.

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MATCH FACTS

Series
ICC World Cup in West Indies - 2007 (2006/07)
Ground
National Cricket Stadium, St George's
Date
18 April 2007
Toss
Sri Lanka, chose to field
Result
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 240 balls remaining)
Player of the match
Farveez Maharoof
Captains
Trent Johnston (Ireland), Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)
Umpires
BR Doctrove and MR Benson
Match referee
BC Broad

HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field.

Ireland batted first and made 77 all out. Jeremy Bray top-scored with 20 off 29 balls. Muthiah Muralidaran took 4 for 19 for Sri Lanka. From 28 for 1 they lost 7 wickets for 21 runs, to 49 for 8. That was well below the 2000s average first-innings total at National Cricket Stadium, 227 across 15 ODIs.

Chasing 78, Sri Lanka made 81 for 2. Mahela Jayawardene top-scored with 39 not out off 27 balls.

Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 240 balls remaining).

IRELAND: 77 ALL OUT
BatterHow outRB
Jeremy Brayc Russel Arnold b Farveez Maharoof2029
William Porterfieldc Sanath Jayasuriya b Farveez Maharoof1751
Andre Bothac Kumar Sangakkara b Farveez Maharoof02
Eoin Morganc Kumar Sangakkara b Farveez Maharoof01
Niall O'Brienc Kumar Sangakkara b Muthiah Muralidaran428
Kevin O'Brienc Sanath Jayasuriya b Muthiah Muralidaran24
Kenny Carrollb Muthiah Muralidaran02
Trent Johnstonrun out (Farveez Maharoof)04
Kyle McCallanlbw b Muthiah Muralidaran09
Dave Langford-Smithlbw b Chaminda Vaas1821
Boyd Rankinnot out717

Extras 9 · Total 77 all out

Bowler (Sri Lanka)OMRW
Chaminda Vaas5.41181
Nuwan Kulasekara73100
Farveez Maharoof103254
Muthiah Muralidaran50194

FALL OF WICKETS

1-28 (Jeremy Bray, 7.3 ov), 2-28 (Andre Botha, 7.5 ov), 3-28 (Eoin Morgan, 7.6 ov), 4-46 (William Porterfield, 17.6 ov), 5-48 (Niall O'Brien, 18.2 ov), 6-48 (Kenny Carroll, 18.4 ov), 7-49 (Trent Johnston, 19.4 ov), 8-49 (Kevin O'Brien, 20.1 ov), 9-54 (Kyle McCallan, 22.4 ov), 10-77 (Dave Langford-Smith, 27.4 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstJeremy Bray (20) and William Porterfield (5)2846
secondAndre Botha (0) and William Porterfield (0)02
thirdEoin Morgan (0) and William Porterfield (0)01
fourthNiall O'Brien (4) and William Porterfield (12)1861
fifthNiall O'Brien (0) and Kevin O'Brien (1)22
sixthKevin O'Brien (0) and Kenny Carroll (0)02
seventhTrent Johnston (0) and Kevin O'Brien (1)15
eighthKyle McCallan (0) and Kevin O'Brien (0)03
ninthKyle McCallan (0) and Dave Langford-Smith (5)515
tenthBoyd Rankin (7) and Dave Langford-Smith (13)2330
SRI LANKA: 81 FOR 2
BatterHow outRB
Sanath Jayasuriyanot out2420
Upul Tharangac William Porterfield b Boyd Rankin07
Kumar Sangakkarac Kenny Carroll b Dave Langford-Smith109
Mahela Jayawardenenot out3927

Did not bat: Chamara Silva, Tillakaratne Dilshan, Russel Arnold, Farveez Maharoof, Chaminda Vaas, Nuwan Kulasekara, Muthiah Muralidaran

Extras 8 · Total 81 for 2

Bowler (Ireland)OMRW
Boyd Rankin40361
Dave Langford-Smith30291
Andre Botha1040
Kevin O'Brien1040
Kenny Carroll1080

FALL OF WICKETS

1-1 (Upul Tharanga, 0.6 ov), 2-25 (Kumar Sangakkara, 3.2 ov)

PARTNERSHIPS
WktBattersRunsBalls
firstSanath Jayasuriya (0) and Upul Tharanga (0)16
secondSanath Jayasuriya (9) and Kumar Sangakkara (10)2415
thirdSanath Jayasuriya (15) and Mahela Jayawardene (39)5641
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