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

    It seems like no time at all I was talking about the 100 coming up for Sri Lanka. The last 30 balls, 65 runs have been scored.

  2. 6 runs

    SL 148-4

    It's a free hit for Kamindu Mendis and he cashes in by hitting a maximum.

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

    It's alive now here at the Premadasa.

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

    Sri Lanka in action against IrelandGetty Images

    The Irish are under the pump. This crowd is a very passionate one and an atmosphere which had been slightly torpid has become imposing.

  5. SL 135-4

    The game is swinging back to Sri Lanka and Ireland have only themselves to blame.

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

    It's been horrific for Ireland in the last 10 minutes. Before that, they'd been really, really good. This has been hard to watch.

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

    Dropped again! Oh my goodness. I think it's Ross Adair at deep backward square. It wasn't that hard. He didn't judge it properly. He needed to take another two or three strides. He had it in his hands but the moment his wrists and elbows touched the ground, it plopped away.

  8. dropped catch

    Dropped catch

    Kusal Menis gets another reprieve as Ross Adair sees the ball pop out of his hands and dribble away.

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

    Action between Sri Lanka and IrelandGetty Images

    Crucial this for Sri Lanka. They were behind the game and needed a big over.

    A couple of overs in the field can change the momentum for a team. Sri Lanka have capitalised on that first dropped catch from Curtis Campher.

    The game has shifted towards Sri Lanka. They might still only get 150 but at one stage it was looking unlikely they would get there.

  10. SL 125-4

    What an over - three missed catches and 21 runs.

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

    He's had three dropped catches.

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

    In the air, down the ground and George Dockrell this time over-runs it! He was really tight to the boundary line but in his determination to keep his hands cupped, it's ended up slipping through his hands.

    If Humphreys was cheesed off before...

    Two, two, three, six. We could easily have had wicket, wicket, dot, wicket.

  13. dropped catch

    Dropped catch

    A third missed catch in this over - this time George Dockrell fails to take it on the boundary as Kamindu Mendis hist a six.

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

    Humpreys is thinking what have I got to do? Two, two, three but he could've had two wickets!

  15. dropped catch

    Dropped catch - SL 109-4

    Kamindu Mendis is let-off this time as Barry McCarthy fails to move quick enough to take the catch

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

    He's run past it. It's gone over his head!

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

    It's been hit high in the air. It's been missed by Curtis Campher running in from the boundary! He's over-run it. It has been saved by George Dockrell, so he's not conceded four, but it should have been a wicket. He's been a bit too quick to get to the ball.

  18. dropped catch

    Dropped catch - SL 106-4

    Kusal Mendis hits it high from a Matthew Humphreys delivery and Curtis Campher runs in to take it but he mistimes it and completely misses the ball.

  19. SL 104-4

    Kimindu Mendis brings up the 100 with a much-needed four and finally a bit of acceleration from the hosts.

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

    It's probably a little too late in the innings to start playing those shots.