Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets
Match Details
Sri Lanka vs Ireland
Venue - Bellerive Oval, Hobart
Toss Winner - Ireland won the toss and opt to bat first
Series - Super 12, T20 World Cup 2022
Date of the Match - Sunday, 23 October, 2022
Time - 9:30 AM (IST)
Season - 2022
Umpires - Ahsan Raza (PAK), Chris Gaffaney (NZ)
Third Umpire - Nitin Menon (IND)
Match Referee - David Boon (AUS)
Player of the Match - Kusal Mendis
Match Review
On Sunday, October 23, at the Bellerive Oval, Hobart. Sri Lanka and Ireland played in the 15th match of the Super 12, T20 World Cup, 2022.
In their opening match at Hobart, Sri Lanka defeated Ireland by nine wickets with 30 balls remaining. Kusal Mendis leads Sri Lanka in scoring with 68. (43).
In the second innings, Sri Lanka totally dominated the Irish bowling. With the exception of the first six overs of both their batting and bowling innings, the Irish never appeared to be in the game.
Kushal Mendis performed admirably, batting 68 (43), including three enormous sixes. Dhanajaya 31(25) and Asalanka 31 support (22). With five overs remaining, they won the game. Tector had the most points in the earlier Ireland innings with 45. (41) Theekshana and Hasaranga, two spinners from Sri Lanka, both took two wickets, shattering the backbone of their batting.
Brief Score
Sri Lanka have scored 133 for 1 in 15 overs (Kusal Mendis (wk) 68, Dhananjaya de Silva 31, Charith Asalanka 31, Extras 3)
Ireland have scored 128 for 8 in 20 overs (Paul Stirling 34, Andrew Balbirnie 1, Lorcan Tucker (wk) 10, Harry Tector 45, Curtis Campher 2, George Dockrell 14, Gareth Delany 9, Mark Adair 0, Simi Singh 7, Barry McCarthy 2, Extras 4)
Who is the Winner?
Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets with a score of 133.
