Sri Lanka vs Ireland Match Stats

FOUR! Deft touch! Josh Little bowls this on a good length and around off, Kusal Mendis waits for it and guides it very late towards the third man fence for a boundary.

Josh Little bangs in a short delivery, on middle, Kusal Mendis goes for the pull but misses and gets hit high on his body.

Back of a length and on middle, Kusal Mendis strokes it towards the right of mid on and gets across for the single as the fielder misses his shy at the bowler's end.

Short of a length and around off, Charith Asalanka pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket for a brace.

Josh Little bangs in another bouncer, on middle, Charith Asalanka looks for the pull again but cannot connect.

Goes fuller this time, on middle, Charith Asalanka works it towards mid on for a run. Sri Lanka need 54 runs in 60 balls now.

Tossed up way outside off. Charith Asalanka though drags it from there to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tossed up again on middle. Mendis looks to clip it towards the leg side but gets the inside edge onto his pads.

WIDE! Fires it quicker and tad shorter. However, it is way outside off and Mendis leaves it.

Tad short and outside off. Mendis cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.

George Dockrell drops a sitter! Tossed up on off. Charith Asalanka goes for a slog-sweep but gets a huge top edge. The ball goes aerially towards long on and George Dockrell running forward puts down a straight forward catch. Single taken.

Angling it into the pads. Mendis clips it to mid-wicket for a single.

WIDE! Shortish and outside off. Charith Asalanka leaves it.

Loopy delivery, outside off. Charith Asalanka plays an uppish drive towards deep extra-cover and takes a single. Just 47 needed now from 54 balls!

Back of a length, on middle. Charith Asalanka dabs it towards the leg side.

Direct hit and that would have been gone! On a length, on middle. Charith Asalanka tucks it towards the leg side and sets off for a single. Singh comes running in and has a shy at the batter's end but misses. A single taken.

A fullish delivery on off. Mendis makes room and plays an inside out lofted drive towards deep extra cover. Three taken, good running.

Back of a length, on off. Charith Asalanka pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Mendis moves across to his right and Barry McCarthy bowls a slower length ball on off. Mendis works it towards the leg side and takes a single.

Tries a short delivery again, it is around off. Charith Asalanka pulls it firmly to deep mid-wicket for a single. 40 needed now from 48 balls! Sri Lanka need to keep that run-rate in mind, getting these runs quickly can help them latter in this competition.

Tossed up on off. Charith Asalanka sweeps it to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Tad shorter and quicker, around off. Mendis tries to cut it but gets the inside edge that goes through the keeper for a single.

Short and outside off. Charith Asalanka cuts it to sweeper cover for a single.

FOUR! Beautiful placement! Short and wide outside off. Mendis cuts it in the gap between the point and the backward point fielder for a boundary.

FOUR! Fifty for Kusal Mendis! His good run of form continues and this is what Sri Lanka have been expecting from this talented batter for years. Tad shorter and around off. Mendis tries to puch it but gets a thick outside edge that runs away towards the third man fence for a boundary.

Tossed up, on off. Mendis drives it to the cover fielder this time.

Shortish and outside off. Charith Asalanka cuts it to deep backward point for a couple.

WIDE! A short one but too high and Charith Asalanka lets it go as it is outside off as well.

In the air...but safe! A fullish delivery on the pads. Charith Asalanka flicks it uppishly towards deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Bangs it short and on off. Charith Asalanka pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a couple.

Serves it on a length and angling it into the pads. Charith Asalanka clips it to deep square leg and the batters come back for the second run.

FOUR! Good shot! Only four outside the circle and Charith Asalanka takes full advanatge of it. This is full and outside off. Charith Asalanka slams it over mid off for a boundary.

FOUR! Supreme timing and just 12 needed now! A fullish delivery, outside off. Charith Asalanka drives it off the middle of his blade square off the wicket as the ball runs away towards the point fence.

SIX! BANG! Mendis has sent this out of the park! Simi Singh bowls this short and outside off, Kusal Mendis goes down and slog-sweeps it over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie. Sri Lanka are one hit away from victory now!

Tossed up, full and on off, Kusal Mendis looks to finish the game off with another slog-sweep but miscues it badly in the air and it falls safely in the deep mid-wicket region. Only a single.

Short and outside off, Charith Asalanka cuts it past point for a single.

Quicker, full and on off, Kusal Mendis stays there and guides it towards the vacant third man region for a couple of runs.

Short again and on off, Kusal Mendis cuts it hard towards point but the fielder dives to stop it.

SIX! Kusal Mendis finishes things off in style! Simi Singh floats this one up, full and on middle, Kusal Mendis goes down and slog-sweeps it into the crowd over the deep square leg fence. SRI LANKA WIN BY 9 WICKETS WITH 30 BALLS REMAINING.