Abu Dhabi: Prison behind Wanindu Hasaranga Fifty is beautifully confidential by the appearance of clinical bowling like Sri Lanka sealed their place in Super 12 with a massive victory over Ireland in the first round group on Wednesday.
Asked to hit first, Sri Lanka recovered from 8 for 3 to make 171 for 7 in 20 overs and then return to dismiss Ireland for 101 at 18.3 overs to take the top position in group A with four points from two matches.
Sri Lanka has qualified for Super 12 🔥 Which other side will join them from Group A? 🤔 # T20WorldCup https://t.co/bkmvkhavca- ICC (@ .cc) 1634753108000ireland, on the other hand, now must defeat Namibia in their last group match to reach the next stage.
Namibia had surprised the Dutch with six numbers the previous day.
Hasaranga did a star’s turn to Sri Lanka when he shared a 123-run partnership with the Opener Pathum Nissanka (61) to lift the previous champion to total competitive 171 for 7.
Defendance in total, Lanka spinners were at the front line as an Ireland battery seemed to be in the sea against Maheesh Theekshana (3 for 17 of 4 overs) and Hasaranga (1/12) and will never get a score freely.
Pace Trio was born you Kumara (22/22), Chamika Karunaratne (2/27) and Dushmanta Chameera (1/11) also made everything difficult for Irish batterst.
Skipper Andrew Balbirnie (41) against lonely battle for Ireland because another battery failed to overcome a tough Lankan attack.
Fans cannot be happier that Sri Lanka gets to Super 12 🇱🇰 @ Opposition | #ShotofTheday https://t.co/GDMH8on0TT- ICC (@ .cc) 1634752520000chasing 172 for victory, Ireland did not get the desired start, lost goal quickly at Powplay.
Kevin O’Brien who hit big (5) perished in the opening, which crawled from Chamika Karunaratne to Theekshana.
Stocky Paul Stirling (7) slapped the limit before sweeping the off-spinner forward directly into the heart of Birth.
Hasaranga then surprisingly with his second ball when Google crashed into Tumpul Gareth Delany (2) to leave Ireland at the age of 32 for 3.
Balbirnie and Curtis Campher (24) led a Fightback with the fourth goal partnership who ran before Theekshana broke his seat to end all the expectations for Ireland .
Previously, selecting a bowl, medium-arm left-Pacer-Pacer Josh Little (4/4/23) took two goals at the beginning to leave Sri Lanka which was shown at 8 for 3 but Hasaranga (71) came with a classy beats under pressure to save the former champion.
Hasaranga launched a counter-attack and appeared with the right cricket shot to keep the scoreboard score.
Hasaranga destroyed the 50th road from 38 balls, attacking seven four and one six to restore innings to the lane.
From the Overs of seven to 15, the duo crashed more than 80 runs before Hasaranga fell when trying to impose speed.
Invited to Bat, Sri Lanka experienced an initial blow when the aggressive concession (0) spoiled the catch to the closing field of the first ball faced by Paul Stirling.
Dinesh Chandimal (6) who are experienced (6), who failed in the first match against Namibia, could not walk anymore, dragging one from slightly up the stump to leave Lanka at 8 for 2.
to 8 when Avishka Fernando fell the first ball of the outer shipping Ordinary from a little.
Hasaranga, who walked in the fall of Fernando, took the attack on the Irish Bowler and destroyed four consecutive limits from the first time being cut by Simi Singh back to the track.
Nissanka also equipped his colleague, destroyed six limits and six in his 47-ball round.
Then captain Dasun Shanaka slams two four and six in 11 balls 21 to increase the total.