In the Super 12 stage of T20 World Cup, Sri Lanka defeated Ireland by 9 wickets. In the match played in Hobart, Australia, Ireland won the toss and elected to bat first. The Irish batsmen looked helpless against the Sri Lankan bowlers and scored 128 runs for the loss of 8 wickets in the allotted 20 overs.
Sri Lanka defeated Ireland by 9 wickets | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2022
From Sri Lanka, Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva scored 2, 2 while Binura Fernando, Lahiru Kumara, Chamika Karunaratne and Dhananjaya de Silva dismissed one player each. Sri Lanka achieved the target in 15 overs at the loss of just one wicket. Dhananjay De Silva was dismissed for 31 runs. Kosal Mendes 68 while Charith Asalanka played an unbeaten innings of 31 runs.
