18/06Result
2nd ODI, Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland at Dublin, Jun 18 2016
Sri Lanka won by 136 runs
18/06Result
2nd ODI, Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland at Dublin, Jun 18 2016
Sri Lanka won by 136 runs

END OF OVER:
45 | 15 Runs 1 Wkt | IRE: 241/10 (137 runs required from 30 balls, RR: 5.35, RRR: 27.40)

  • Boyd Rankin18 (18b)
  • Angelo Mathews4-1-34-1
  • Farveez Maharoof10-1-60-1

With that Sri Lanka complete a 2-0 series win, in truth they were much the better side over the 2 games and were deserved winners today. It was a great wicket to bat on with 618 runs in the match today, yet the Irish batsmen kept on finding ways to get out. If they were going to get close to the Sri Lanka target the top order had to fire, it didn't happen until McBrine came in and hit an excellent 79 off 64 balls.

Lakmal was the pick of the Sri Lankan bowlers and finished off with 4 wickets. Dasun Shanaka has just been named man of the series even though he didn't do much today.

So Sri Lanka will feel very happy to have won the series so comprehesively and get them in form for the 5 match ODI series against England starting on Tuesday.

For Ireland you will feel that they need to regroup quickly and work out what went wrong before Afghanistan come and visit for a 5 match ODI series starting on the 10th July in Stormont.

So that just leave me to thank you for following my commentary over the two days, hope that you enjoyed it. Until next time this is Justin Smyth saying good night from Malahide. Goodnight.

44.6
W
Mathews to McBrine, OUT, well we knew that it couldn't last for long. McBrine tries to pull the ball over the mid-wicket boundary again. It goes higher in the air and Mendis comes in off the boundary and takes the catch. Sri Lanka wins!

AR McBrine c Mendis b Mathews 79 (64b 7x4 2x6) SR: 123.43

44.5
2
Mathews to McBrine, 2 runs, pulls the ball back over the bowlers head and lands safely
44.4
6
Mathews to McBrine, SIX, its in the slot and McBrine pulls the ball over the top of the hospitality tent. That's a great shot and the fifty partnership
44.3
4
Mathews to McBrine, FOUR, its wide of off-stump and McBrine gets on the front foot and tennis smashes the ball past past Randiv at extra cover
44.2
2
Mathews to McBrine, 2 runs, clips the ball through mid-wicket and they get an easy couple
44.1
1
Mathews to Rankin, 1 run, Rankin pulls the ball back past the bowler, he doesn't time it and it lands safe

END OF OVER:
44 | 4 Runs | IRE: 226/9 (152 runs required from 36 balls, RR: 5.13, RRR: 25.33)

  • Boyd Rankin17 (17b)
  • Andy McBrine65 (59b)
  • Farveez Maharoof10-1-60-1
  • Suranga Lakmal10-1-38-4

Mathews has brought himself back on, can he get the final wicket.

43.6
1
Maharoof to Rankin, 1 run, Rankin reaches out and gets a thick edge down to third man. That's now the biggest 10th wicket partnership for Ireland in ODI cricket
43.5
0
Maharoof to Rankin, no run, its wide outside off-stump and Rankin can't get anything on it
43.4
0
Maharoof to Rankin, no run, Rankin wants to come down the wicket, Maharoof bowls a slower ball and Rankin adjusts and defends
43.3
1
Maharoof to McBrine, 1 run, its wide of off-stump and McBrine plays a late cut down to third man
43.2
0
Maharoof to McBrine, no run, tries the same shot again and this time can't beat the fielder
43.1
2
Maharoof to McBrine, 2 runs, its outside off-stump and McBrine drives the ball past extra cover

END OF OVER:
43 | 7 Runs | IRE: 222/9 (156 runs required from 42 balls, RR: 5.16, RRR: 22.28)

  • Andy McBrine62 (56b)
  • Boyd Rankin16 (14b)
  • Suranga Lakmal10-1-38-4
  • Danushka Gunathilaka7-0-40-1
42.6
1
Lakmal to McBrine, 1 run, pulls the ball into the legside, McBrine doesn't time it and it lets Mathews come over and field
42.5
1
Lakmal to Rankin, 1 run, its a good length ball from Lakmal, clipped up to long-on
42.4
0
Lakmal to Rankin, no run, Rankin swings and misses again, then plays the shot that he should have played
42.3
0
Lakmal to Rankin, no run, Rankin wants to come down the pitch again and Lakmal sees him coming and bowls a slower ball
42.2
1
Lakmal to McBrine, 1 run, McBrine reaches out for the ball and hits it to the cover sweeper
42.1
4
Lakmal to McBrine, FOUR, that's another lovely shot from McBrine. Its driven along the ground and flies to the extra cover boundary

END OF OVER:
42 | 10 Runs | IRE: 215/9 (163 runs required from 48 balls, RR: 5.11, RRR: 20.37)

  • Boyd Rankin15 (11b)
  • Andy McBrine56 (53b)
  • Danushka Gunathilaka7-0-40-1
  • Suranga Lakmal9-1-31-4
41.6
6
Gunathilaka to Rankin, SIX, What a Shot from Rankin . Its in the slot and Rankin uses his levers to smash the ball over the long-on boundary. It bounces in the crowd and goes out of the ground
41.5
0
Gunathilaka to Rankin, no run, looks to defend the ball backward and misses the ball
41.4
1
Gunathilaka to McBrine, 1 run, clips the ball in the air toward the mid-wicket boundary. Lands safely
41.3
1
Gunathilaka to Rankin, 1 run, Rankin mows the ball out to the cover sweeper
41.2
1
Gunathilaka to McBrine, 1 run, comes down the pitch and hits it past the bowler
41.1
1
Gunathilaka to Rankin, 1 run, its clipped into the legside and that's Rankin's highest score in ODI cricket

END OF OVER:
41 | 10 Runs | IRE: 205/9 (173 runs required from 54 balls, RR: 5.00, RRR: 19.22)

  • Boyd Rankin7 (7b)
  • Andy McBrine54 (51b)
  • Suranga Lakmal9-1-31-4
  • Farveez Maharoof9-1-56-1
40.6
1
Lakmal to Rankin, 1 run, Lakmal comes round the wicket to the left handed Rankin, he swings through the ball and knocks it up to mid-on

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