T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka dominate in nine-wicket win over Ireland

Sri Lanka person present won 3 successive matches astatine the T20 World Cup aft losing their archetypal lucifer against Namibia

Sri Lanka cruised to a nine-wicket triumph implicit Ireland successful their Super 12s opener astatine the T20 World Cup successful Hobart.

Ireland earlier limped to 128-8, with top-scorer Harry Tector, who deed 45 disconnected 42, 1 of lone 3 players to scope treble figures.

Sri Lanka's spinners were peculiarly impressive, with Maheesh Theekshana taking 2-19 and Wanindu Hasaranga 2-25.

The effect means Sri Lanka beryllium 2nd successful the aboriginal Group 1 array arsenic 1 of 3 teams connected 2 points, with New Zealand apical and England 3rd connected nett tally rate.

The 2014 champions present question to Perth for a lucifer against holders Australia connected Tuesday (12:00 BST). Ireland instrumentality connected England astatine Melbourne the pursuing time (05:00).

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Ireland slump to disappointing defeat

Ireland went into this crippled afloat of assurance aft thrashing two-time winners West Indies by 9 wickets successful their last radical lucifer to scope this stage, but this was a sobering world cheque connected a chilly day successful Hobart.

Following palmy chases successful their erstwhile 2 matches, skipper Andy Balbirnie amazingly chose to bat archetypal aft winning the toss, but their innings ne'er got going.

They were reduced to 26-2 wrong 5 overs, with Balbirnie bowled by Lahiru Kumara for 1 and Lorcan Tucker bowled astir his legs by Theekshana for 10.

The unsafe Paul Stirling, dropped by Kumara connected 28, added conscionable six much runs earlier being caught astatine long-off by Bhanuka Rajapaksa disconnected the bowling of Dhananjaya de Silva. And erstwhile Curtis Campher went for 2 successful the pursuing over, Ireland were successful heavy occupation astatine 60-4.

Tector's diligent innings steadied the ship, but disciplined bowling successful the mediate overs meant Ireland struggled for boundaries.

They lone deed 2 sixes successful the full innings and scored conscionable 28 runs disconnected the last 5 overs for the nonaccomplishment of 4 wickets.

When Mendis and De Silva raced to 50-0 aft the powerplay successful reply the effect was ne'er successful doubt.

De Silva's dismissal for 31 acknowledgment to a crisp instrumentality by wicketkeeper Tucker failed to halt their momentum, with Charith Asalanka adding 31 from 22 deliveries earlier Mendis sealed the triumph with a immense six implicit mid-wicket.

Ireland volition present person to assistance themselves for Wednesday's gathering with England, the archetypal clip the teams person met astatine a planetary tourney since Ireland's daze triumph the 2011 50-over World Cup.