Ireland Vs Sri Lanka 15Th Match Group B
ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Zimbabwe - 2023 (2023) · Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo · 25 June 2023
Sri Lanka won by 133 runs
Sri Lanka won by 133 runs. Dimuth Karunaratne top-scored with 103 for Sri Lanka. Wanindu Hasaranga took 5/79.
MATCH FACTS
- Ground
- Queens Sports Club, Bulawayo
- Date
- 25 June 2023
- Toss
- Ireland, chose to field
- Result
- Sri Lanka won by 133 runs
- Player of the match
- Dimuth Karunaratne
- Captains
- Dasun Shanaka (Sri Lanka), Andy Balbirnie (Ireland)
- Umpires
- GO Brathwaite and WR Knights
- Match referee
- S Wadvalla
HOW THE MATCH UNFOLDED
Ireland won the toss and chose to field.
Sri Lanka batted first and made 325 all out. Dimuth Karunaratne top-scored with 103 off 103 balls, and Sadeera Samarawickrama made 82. Mark Adair took 4 for 46 for Ireland. The innings was built on a 168-run stand for the third wicket between Dimuth Karunaratne and Sadeera Samarawickrama, 52% of the total. That was well above the 2020s average first-innings total at Queens Sports Club, 245 across 13 ODIs.
Chasing 326, Ireland made 192 all out. Curtis Campher top-scored with 39 off 31 balls, and Harry Tector made 33. Wanindu Hasaranga took 5 for 79 for Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka won by 133 runs.
SRI LANKA: 325 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimuth Karunaratne | b Mark Adair | 103 | 103 |
| Pathum Nissanka | c Gareth Delany b Barry McCarthy | 20 | 26 |
| Kusal Mendis | lbw b Barry McCarthy | 0 | 1 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | c Harry Tector b Gareth Delany | 82 | 86 |
| Charith Asalanka | c Curtis Campher b Gareth Delany | 38 | 30 |
| Dhananjaya de Silva | not out | 42 | 35 |
| Dasun Shanaka | c George Dockrell b Barry McCarthy | 5 | 7 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | c Josh Little b Mark Adair | 4 | 5 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | c Lorcan Tucker b Mark Adair | 0 | 2 |
| Lahiru Kumara | c & b Mark Adair | 4 | 4 |
| Kasun Rajitha | run out (Paul Stirling, Curtis Campher) | 0 | 1 |
Extras 27 · Total 325 all out
| Bowler (Ireland) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Josh Little | 8 | 0 | 78 | 0 |
| Mark Adair | 9.5 | 1 | 46 | 4 |
| Barry McCarthy | 9 | 1 | 56 | 3 |
| Andy McBrine | 6 | 0 | 36 | 0 |
| Curtis Campher | 3 | 0 | 19 | 0 |
| George Dockrell | 4 | 0 | 33 | 0 |
| Gareth Delany | 10 | 0 | 52 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-48 (Pathum Nissanka, 8.3 ov), 2-48 (Kusal Mendis, 8.4 ov), 3-216 (Sadeera Samarawickrama, 35.1 ov), 4-235 (Dimuth Karunaratne, 37.3 ov), 5-281 (Charith Asalanka, 44.1 ov), 6-299 (Dasun Shanaka, 46.1 ov), 7-304 (Wanindu Hasaranga, 47.1 ov), 8-304 (Maheesh Theekshana, 47.3 ov), 9-325 (Lahiru Kumara, 49.4 ov), 10-325 (Kasun Rajitha, 49.5 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Dimuth Karunaratne (17) and Pathum Nissanka (20) | 48 | 51 |
| second | Dimuth Karunaratne (0) and Kusal Mendis (0) | 0 | 1 |
| third | Dimuth Karunaratne (81) and Sadeera Samarawickrama (82) | 168 | 159 |
| fourth | Dimuth Karunaratne (5) and Charith Asalanka (14) | 19 | 14 |
| fifth | Dhananjaya de Silva (18) and Charith Asalanka (24) | 46 | 41 |
| sixth | Dasun Shanaka (5) and Dhananjaya de Silva (11) | 18 | 12 |
| seventh | Dhananjaya de Silva (1) and Wanindu Hasaranga (4) | 5 | 6 |
| eighth | Dhananjaya de Silva (0) and Maheesh Theekshana (0) | 0 | 2 |
| ninth | Dhananjaya de Silva (12) and Lahiru Kumara (4) | 21 | 13 |
| tenth | Dhananjaya de Silva (0) and Kasun Rajitha (0) | 0 | 1 |
IRELAND: 192 ALL OUT
| Batter | How out | R | B |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirling | c Kusal Mendis b Lahiru Kumara | 6 | 11 |
| Andy McBrine | c Lahiru Kumara b Kasun Rajitha | 17 | 21 |
| Andy Balbirnie | lbw b Wanindu Hasaranga | 12 | 13 |
| Harry Tector | lbw b Wanindu Hasaranga | 33 | 35 |
| Lorcan Tucker | b Dasun Shanaka | 0 | 5 |
| Curtis Campher | c Kusal Mendis b Maheesh Theekshana | 39 | 31 |
| George Dockrell | not out | 26 | 34 |
| Gareth Delany | b Wanindu Hasaranga | 19 | 8 |
| Mark Adair | c Dasun Shanaka b Wanindu Hasaranga | 4 | 2 |
| Barry McCarthy | c Lahiru Kumara b Maheesh Theekshana | 5 | 12 |
| Josh Little | c & b Wanindu Hasaranga | 20 | 14 |
Extras 11 · Total 192 all out
| Bowler (Sri Lanka) | O | M | R | W |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kasun Rajitha | 5 | 1 | 22 | 1 |
| Lahiru Kumara | 5 | 0 | 33 | 1 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 5 | 0 | 21 | 1 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 10 | 0 | 79 | 5 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 6 | 0 | 29 | 2 |
FALL OF WICKETS
1-21 (Paul Stirling, 3.4 ov), 2-39 (Andy McBrine, 6.2 ov), 3-57 (Andy Balbirnie, 10.3 ov), 4-58 (Lorcan Tucker, 11.3 ov), 5-86 (Harry Tector, 16.1 ov), 6-116 (Curtis Campher, 19.6 ov), 7-141 (Gareth Delany, 22.3 ov), 8-145 (Mark Adair, 22.5 ov), 9-162 (Barry McCarthy, 27.4 ov), 10-192 (Josh Little, 30.6 ov)
| Wkt | Batters | Runs | Balls |
|---|---|---|---|
| first | Paul Stirling (6) and Andy McBrine (10) | 21 | 22 |
| second | Andy Balbirnie (11) and Andy McBrine (7) | 18 | 16 |
| third | Andy Balbirnie (1) and Harry Tector (16) | 18 | 25 |
| fourth | Lorcan Tucker (0) and Harry Tector (1) | 1 | 6 |
| fifth | Curtis Campher (12) and Harry Tector (16) | 28 | 28 |
| sixth | George Dockrell (3) and Curtis Campher (27) | 30 | 23 |
| seventh | George Dockrell (6) and Gareth Delany (19) | 25 | 15 |
| eighth | George Dockrell (0) and Mark Adair (4) | 4 | 2 |
| ninth | George Dockrell (12) and Barry McCarthy (5) | 17 | 29 |
| tenth | George Dockrell (5) and Josh Little (20) | 30 | 20 |
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