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

    The 100 is up. Flags are flying. There hasn't been an awful lot to cheer.

  2. SL 95-4

    A great dive from Mark Adair prevents a boundary from Matthew Humphreys' last ball, adding more frustration for the hosts.

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

    Sri Lanka will be thinking how do we accelerate from here? How do we go at at least 10 an over for the last five? 140 is the absolute minimum.

  4. SL 87-4

    Gareth Delany takes a wicket and Sri Lanka are now in desperate need of runs.

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

    Ireland are properly competing here. Sri Lanka have allowed the spinners to bowl at them. There's been no aggression, they've not been proactive with their scoring shots.

  6. Nathan Johns
    Irish cricket journalist on BBC Test Match Special

    I don't mind that shot from Wellalage given he had two balls left to go after Delany. This was his match-up.

    The problem is Delany bowls a big ripping googly and I'm not sure he read it. A big moment.

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

    Does it have the distance? I don't think it does!

    Dockrell takes the catch. Delany has his man!

  8. wicket

    WICKET

    Wellalage c Dockrell b Delany 10 (SL 86-4)

    Ireland celebrate Sri Lanka's dismissalGetty Images

    Dunith Wellalage goes for a big one but he only finds George Dockrell in the deep and he pouches the catch.

    Ireland in charge.

  9. Nathan Johns
    Irish cricket journalist on BBC Test Match Special

    It only needed to clip on umpire's call and it very nearly did so.

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

    It's pitching in line but it's turning past the leg stump. There's a big cheer at the Premadasa Stadium!

  11. Not out - SL 85-3

    Kusal Mendis escapes by a whisker as DRS shows the ball drifting just past the leg stump.

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

    There's nothing on Ultra Edge.

  13. Nathan Johns
    Irish cricket journalist on BBC Test Match Special

    He's reviewed it straight away. Kusal Mendis thinks he's got some glove on this.

    It was very full. You'd think it was going on to hit the stumps.

  14. Sri Lanka review

    SL 85-5

    Kusal Mendis decides to review after being given out for leg before from Gareth Delany's deliver.

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

    It feels like a old-school ODI. The boring middle overs.

  16. Nathan Johns
    Irish cricket journalist on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Dockrell didn't get hit for a boundary in those four overs. A testament to the quality of that spell.

    Sri Lanka are up against it here. They're going to have to take a risk against spin at some point.

  17. SL 84-3

    George Dockrell goes for eight runs but there's still no charge from Sri Lanka, who have a run-rate of 6.46.

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

    If feels like Sri Lanka have decided to see off George Dockrell.

  19. SL 76-3

    Ireland are sticking with spin as Harry Tector enters the fray and again it's a tidy over.

    All going to plan so far for the Irish.

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

    Runs proving tricky to come by for Sri Lanka at the moment.