Qualifier 8 : Hasaranga de Silva with 47 balls 71 runs and 1 wkt powered Sri Lanka to knees down Ireland by 70 runs

8th Qualifier match of ICC T20 worldcup 2021 played between Sri Lanka vs Ireland on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 at Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi.

Putting into bat first by Ireland, Sri Lanka lost 3 wkts of just 8 runs. Hasaranga 47 balls 71 runs and Pathum Nissanka's 61 runs led Sri Lanka to set good target of 172 runs. Josh Little bowled well and took 4 wickets for Ireland. Following huge target of 172 runs, Ireland managed to score 101 runs and lost the match by huge margins of 70 runs. Maheesh Theekshana took 3 wickets for Sri Lanka. Hasaranga declared man of the match for his 71 runs and 1 wicket.

Man of the match :- Hasaranga de Silva (SL)
Points : Sri Lanka 2, Ireland 0
ICC T20 Worldcup Sri Lanka vs Ireland live scorecard Toss : Ireland, elected to field first Result : Sri Lanka won by 70 runs Man of The Match : Hasaranga de Silva (SL) Points - Sri Lakna 2, Ireland 0   Sri Lanka 1st Inning     Batting   R B 4s 6s SR   Pathum Nissanka c Rock b Little 61 47 6 1 129.78   Kusal Perera (w) c Delany b Stirling 0 1 0 0 0.00   Dinesh Chandimal b Little 6 6 1 0 100.00   Avishka Fernando b Little 0 1 0 0 0.00   Hasaranga de Silva c Young b Adair 71 47 10 1 151.06   Bhanuka Rajapaksa c Tector b Little 1 3 0 0 33.33   Dasun Shanaka (c) not out 21 11 2 1 190.90   Chamika Karunaratne b Adair 2 3 0 0 66.66   Dushmantha Chameera not out 1 1 0 0 100.00   Maheesh Theekshana               Lahiru Kumara                               Extras (b 1, lb 5, w 2) 8           Total (20.0 overs) 171/7 RR: 8.55   Ireland       Bowling O M R W NB WB Eco   Paul Stirling 1 0 4 1 0 0 4.00   Josh Little 4 0 23 4 0 2 5.75   Craig Young 4 0 24 0 0 0 6.00   Mark Adair 4 0 35 2 0 0 8.75   Simi Singh 3 0 41 0 0 0 13.66   Curtis Campher 4 0 38 0 0 0 9..50   Ireland 2nd Inning     Batting   R B 4s 6s SR   Paul Stirling c Kumara b Theekshana 7 7 1 0 100.00   Kevin O'Brien c Theekshana b Karunaratne 5 3 1 0 166.66   Andy Balbirnie (c) c Fernando b Kumara 41 39 2 2 105.12   Gareth Delany b de Silva 2 4 0 0 50.00   Curtis Campher b Theekshana 24 28 2 0 85.71   Harry Tector c Perera b Kumara 3 6 0 0 50.00   Neil Rock (w) st Perera b Theekshana 1 3 0 0 33.33   Mark Adair run out (Chameera) 2 3 0 0 66.66   Simi Singh not out 5 9 0 0 55.55   Craig Young b Chameera 1 6 0 0 16.66   Josh Little b Karunaratne 1 3 0 0 33.33                   Extras (b 4, lb 3, w 2) 9           Total (18.3 overs) 101 RR: 5.45   Sri Lanka       Bowling O M R W NB WB Eco   Chamika Karunaratne 3.3 0 27 2 0 2 7.71   Dushmantha Chameera 3 0 16 1 0 0 5.33   Maheesh Theekshana 4 0 17 3 0 0 4.25   Lahiru Kumara 4 0 22 2 0 0 5.50   Hasaranga de Silva 4 0 12 1 0 0 3.00 ICC T20 Worldcup Points Tally 2021