Summary

  • Sri Lanka set Ireland target of 164 with Kusal Mendis unbeaten on 56

  • Sri Lanka go 57 deliveries between boundaries but Ireland drop five catches

  • George Dockrell leads Irish bowlers with figures of 2-17

  • Ireland captain Paul Stirling falls for just six in chase

  • Lorcan Tucker and Harry Tector fall as Ireland chase co-hosts, Ben Caltiz and Gareth Delany go in consecutive balls

  • Sri Lanka win by 20 runs as Ireland lose seven wickets in final five overs

  • T20 World Cup, Group B

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Alvin McCaig

  1. Ire 52-1

    Simple runs for Ireland as they take seven from that Dunith Wellalage over.

  2. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Ross AdairGetty Images

    Real purpose and intent from Ross Adair. He's charging at the bowlers while the field is up. A little dance, a little shimmy, he slices it but it's up and over the in-field for four.

  3. Ire 45-1

    Ross Adair is in good touch as he hits Dushmantha Chameera for two more boundaries.

    Ireland going along nicely.

  4. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Ireland have got off to a decent start. This is something we've seen throughout this tournament - the underdog in each game has given a fright to the favourite.

  5. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Ireland are not far behind where Sri Lanka were at this stage but you do feel like there's been more dot balls in this Ireland innings. They've not been able to get the ball away and to the fielders in the deep. It's been all or nothing.

  6. Ire 34-1

    Just under seven an over so far for the Irish.

  7. Aatif Nawaz
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Ross Adair has sent this ball sailing. That's a monster hit over mid-wicket. What a shot.

  8. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Lovely slow-sweep from Ross Adair. He's good against spin. He needed that to release a bit of pressure.

  9. 6 runs

    Ire 34-1

    Ross Adair gets down on one knee and belts it long for a maximum.

  10. Aatif Nawaz
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Top edge and put down! It's the bowler Theekshana who is trying to console the fielder at short third. It went quite sharply but he should have taken it. He got his hands in the wrong position. He didn't hold onto it.

  11. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Absolutely should have been taken.

  12. dropped catch

    Dropped catch

    Sri Lanka should have another but Ross Adair escapes as Kusal Mendis hosts drop a relatively simple catch.

  13. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Paul StirlingGetty Images

    He couldn't time the ball this evening, Paul Stirling. Theekshana pushes the ball off his middle finger and Stirling comes down and almost yorks himself.

  14. Aatif Nawaz
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Bowled him! He's been threatening for a while to pull that off. Theekshana is down on one knee doing his bow and arrow celebration. Paul Stirling fails to read another one.

  15. wicket

    WICKET

    Stirling b Theekshana 6 (Ire 24-1)

    Paul Stirling tries to dig out a straight delivery from Maheesh Theekshana but gets it all wrong and the ball smacks the stumps.

    A big, big blow for Ireland to lose their skipper and talisman so early.

  16. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    It's amazing that Pathirana had such a good over and he's still gone for 12 runs. That's bowling in the powerplay.

  17. Ire 24-0

    Paul Stirling and Ross Adair both pick up boundaries from Matheesha Pathirana's opening over.

    So far, so good for the Irish openers.

  18. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Pathirana found himself out of the team for a while. He delivers the ball from so low, that slingy action, think of Malinga. Pathirana is very similar, releasing the ball from about a foot above the stumps.

    He's so hard to pick when he bowls that shorter ball into the pitch. It skids on and gets to you faster than you're expecting.

  19. Ire 12-0

    A reprieve for Paul Stirling as Ireland make a steady start.

  20. Aatif Nawaz
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Nearly bowled him, nearly stumped him. Really untidy work there behind the stumps from the keeper trying to get the bails off. The bowler was already celebrating.