Ireland Vs Sri Lanka 1St Odi
Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland - 2014 (2014) · Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin · 6 May 2014
Sri Lanka won by 79 runs
Sri Lanka won by 79 runs. Nuwan Kulasekara top-scored with 42* for Sri Lanka.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
- Date
- 6 May 2014
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 79 runs
- Player of the match
- Ajantha Mendis
- Captains
- Angelo Mathews (Sri Lanka), William Porterfield (Ireland)
- Umpires
- RA Kettleborough and RP Smith
- Match referee
- BC Broad
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 219 for 8. Nuwan Kulasekara top-scored with 42 not out off 34 balls, and Dinesh Chandimal made 39.
Chasing 220, Ireland made 140 all out. William Porterfield top-scored with 37 off 87 balls, and Niall O'Brien made 33. Ajantha Mendis took 3 for 27 for Sri Lanka. From 63 for 3 they lost 4 wickets for 23 runs, to 86 for 7.
Sri Lanka won by 79 runs.
SRI LANKA: 219 FOR 8
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Upul Tharanga | c Gary Wilson b Stuart Thompson | 24 | 52 |
| Kusal Perera | c Kevin O'Brien b Tim Murtagh | 0 | 4 |
| Lahiru Thirimanne | c Gary Wilson b Alex Cusack | 8 | 24 |
| Dinesh Chandimal | c & b Kevin O'Brien | 39 | 61 |
| Angelo Mathews | run out (Niall O'Brien) | 30 | 53 |
| Kithuruwan Vithanage | c Ed Joyce b Paul Stirling | 5 | 5 |
| Ashan Priyanjan | c Ed Joyce b George Dockrell | 31 | 44 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | not out | 42 | 34 |
| Sachithra Senanayake | c George Dockrell b Tim Murtagh | 3 | 14 |
| Ajantha Mendis | not out | 18 | 9 |
Did not bat: Suranga Lakmal
Extras 19 · Total 219 for 8
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tim Murtagh | 10 | 1 | 21 | 2 |
| Max Sorensen | 8 | 1 | 31 | 0 |
| Alex Cusack | 8 | 1 | 53 | 1 |
| Stuart Thompson | 4 | 0 | 19 | 1 |
| George Dockrell | 10 | 0 | 45 | 1 |
| Kevin O'Brien | 2 | 0 | 10 | 1 |
| Paul Stirling | 8 | 1 | 39 | 1 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-0 (Kusal Perera, 0.4 ov), 2-25 (Lahiru Thirimanne, 8.4 ov), 3-57 (Upul Tharanga, 17.6 ov), 4-90 (Dinesh Chandimal, 28.2 ov), 5-95 (Kithuruwan Vithanage, 29.2 ov), 6-135 (Angelo Mathews, 38.2 ov), 7-160 (Ashan Priyanjan, 42.3 ov), 8-176 (Sachithra Senanayake, 46.2 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Upul Tharanga (0) and Kusal Perera (0) | 0 | 4 |
| second | Upul Tharanga (16) and Lahiru Thirimanne (8) | 25 | 48 |
| third | Upul Tharanga (8) and Dinesh Chandimal (22) | 32 | 56 |
| fourth | Angelo Mathews (15) and Dinesh Chandimal (17) | 33 | 62 |
| fifth | Angelo Mathews (0) and Kithuruwan Vithanage (5) | 5 | 6 |
| sixth | Angelo Mathews (15) and Ashan Priyanjan (20) | 40 | 53 |
| seventh | Nuwan Kulasekara (13) and Ashan Priyanjan (11) | 25 | 25 |
| eighth | Nuwan Kulasekara (11) and Sachithra Senanayake (3) | 16 | 23 |
| ninth | Nuwan Kulasekara (18) and Ajantha Mendis (18) | 43 | 22 |
IRELAND: 140 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Porterfield | c Kusal Perera b Ajantha Mendis | 37 | 87 |
| Paul Stirling | b Nuwan Kulasekara | 4 | 6 |
| Ed Joyce | c Dinesh Chandimal b Suranga Lakmal | 0 | 6 |
| Niall O'Brien | lbw b Ajantha Mendis | 33 | 39 |
| Gary Wilson | run out (Sachithra Senanayake, Dinesh Chandimal) | 3 | 2 |
| Kevin O'Brien | c Sachithra Senanayake b Suranga Lakmal | 0 | 1 |
| Stuart Thompson | lbw b Ajantha Mendis | 1 | 7 |
| Alex Cusack | b Suranga Lakmal | 10 | 16 |
| Max Sorensen | lbw b Nuwan Kulasekara | 17 | 35 |
| George Dockrell | not out | 18 | 27 |
| Tim Murtagh | lbw b Sachithra Senanayake | 10 | 13 |
Extras 7 · Total 140 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Suranga Lakmal | 8 | 1 | 29 | 3 |
| Nuwan Kulasekara | 8 | 3 | 30 | 2 |
| Angelo Mathews | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Sachithra Senanayake | 7.5 | 1 | 27 | 1 |
| Ajantha Mendis | 10 | 1 | 27 | 3 |
| Ashan Priyanjan | 3 | 0 | 11 | 0 |
| Kithuruwan Vithanage | 1 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-4 (Paul Stirling, 1.6 ov), 2-5 (Ed Joyce, 4.3 ov), 3-63 (Niall O'Brien, 18.2 ov), 4-67 (Gary Wilson, 19.6 ov), 5-70 (Kevin O'Brien, 21.2 ov), 6-74 (Stuart Thompson, 22.6 ov), 7-86 (William Porterfield, 26.3 ov), 8-97 (Alex Cusack, 29.4 ov), 9-125 (Max Sorensen, 36.1 ov), 10-140 (Tim Murtagh, 39.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | William Porterfield (0) and Paul Stirling (4) | 4 | 12 |
| second | Ed Joyce (0) and William Porterfield (1) | 1 | 15 |
| third | Niall O'Brien (33) and William Porterfield (25) | 58 | 83 |
| fourth | Gary Wilson (3) and William Porterfield (1) | 4 | 10 |
| fifth | Kevin O'Brien (0) and William Porterfield (2) | 3 | 8 |
| sixth | William Porterfield (2) and Stuart Thompson (1) | 4 | 10 |
| seventh | William Porterfield (6) and Alex Cusack (4) | 12 | 21 |
| eighth | Alex Cusack (6) and Max Sorensen (3) | 11 | 19 |
| ninth | George Dockrell (13) and Max Sorensen (14) | 28 | 39 |
| tenth | Tim Murtagh (10) and George Dockrell (5) | 15 | 22 |
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