Andy Balbirnie: We started really well. The Sri Lankan team is really good with both bat & ball. Josh has been a find for us. He has been able to find some decent swing with the white ball. Now just focusing on our upcoming game & hope to win it.
Player of the Match: Wanindu Hasaranga
18.3W
C Karunaratne to J Little, no run, Bowled out!!! Chamika Karunaratne bowled full length, on the middle stump, Joshua Little gets on the frontfoot to play but could not get it on time, wicket smashed, but fails to act on ball. b C Karunaratne
18.2 1
C Karunaratne to Simi Singh, 1 run, back of length, outside off, Simi Singh plays drive, of the frontfoot to cover for 1 run
18.10
C Karunaratne to Simi Singh, no run, dot ball!! full length, outside the leg stump, Simi Singh plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
END OF OVER 182 runs
Score after 18 overs100/9
Simi Singh
4(7)
Joshua Little
1(2)
Dushmantha Chameera
3-0-16-1
17.60
PVD Chameera to J Little, no run, dot ball!! full length, outside off, Joshua Little plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
17.5 1
PVD Chameera to Simi Singh, 1 run, short length, outside off, Simi Singh plays of the backfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
17.40
PVD Chameera to Simi Singh, no run, dot ball!! full length, outside off, Simi Singh plays inside edge of the frontfoot to back to bowler.
17.30
PVD Chameera to Simi Singh, no run, dot ball!! full length, outside off, Simi Singh plays of the frontfoot to mid wicket.
17.2 1
PVD Chameera to J Little, 1 run, full length, on the middle stump, Joshua Little plays of the frontfoot to long on for 1 run
17.1W
PVD Chameera to CA Young, no run, Bowled out!!! Dushmantha Chameera bowled yorker, on the middle stump, Craig Young gets on the frontfoot to play but could not get it on time, wicket smashed b PVD Chameera
END OF OVER 172 runs
Score after 17 overs98/8
Simi Singh
3(4)
Craig Young
1(5)
Wanindu Hasaranga
4-0-12-1
16.60
W Hasaranga to Simi Singh, no run, dot ball!! legbreak full length, outside off, Simi Singh plays drive, to back to bowler.
16.5 1
W Hasaranga to CA Young, 1 run, googly full length, on the middle stump, Craig Young plays of the frontfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
16.40
W Hasaranga to CA Young, no run, dot ball!! googly back of length, on the middle stump, Craig Young plays of the backfoot to cover.
16.30
W Hasaranga to CA Young, no run, dot ball!! googly full length, outside off, Craig Young plays sweep, of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
16.20
W Hasaranga to CA Young, no run, dot ball!! legbreak full length, on the off stump, Craig Young plays of the frontfoot to mid wicket.
16.1 1
W Hasaranga to Simi Singh, 1 run, googly full length, on the middle stump, Simi Singh plays of the frontfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
END OF OVER 164 runs
Score after 16 overs96/8
Simi Singh
2(2)
Craig Young
0(1)
Lahiru Kumara
4-0-22-2
15.6 1
L Kumara to Simi Singh, 1 run, full length, outside off, Simi Singh plays of the frontfoot to point for 1 run
15.5 1lb
L Kumara to CA Young, 1 leg bye, Lahiru Kumara bowled full length, outside the leg stump, batsman goes for of the frontfoot but misses the shot and ball bangs into leg, they take 1 run, Umpire signals it leg bye, but fails to act on ball.
Match Information
Time20-Oct-2021, 07:30 PM
VenueSheikh Zayed Stadium, Abu Dhabi, Abu Dhabi
TossIreland won the toss & elected to field
UmpiresNitin Menon (India), Paul Wilson (Australia), Michael Gough (England, TV)
Andy Balbirnie: We started really well. The Sri Lankan team is really good with both bat & ball. Josh has been a find for us. He has been able to find some decent swing with the white ball. Now just focusing on our upcoming game & hope to win it.
Player of the Match: Wanindu Hasaranga
C Karunaratne to J Little, no run, Bowled out!!! Chamika Karunaratne bowled full length, on the middle stump, Joshua Little gets on the frontfoot to play but could not get it on time, wicket smashed, but fails to act on ball. b C Karunaratne
C Karunaratne to Simi Singh, 1 run, back of length, outside off, Simi Singh plays drive, of the frontfoot to cover for 1 run
C Karunaratne to Simi Singh, no run, dot ball!! full length, outside the leg stump, Simi Singh plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
END OF OVER 182 runs
Score after 18 overs100/9
Simi Singh
4(7)
Joshua Little
1(2)
Dushmantha Chameera
3-0-16-1
PVD Chameera to J Little, no run, dot ball!! full length, outside off, Joshua Little plays of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
PVD Chameera to Simi Singh, 1 run, short length, outside off, Simi Singh plays of the backfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
PVD Chameera to Simi Singh, no run, dot ball!! full length, outside off, Simi Singh plays inside edge of the frontfoot to back to bowler.
PVD Chameera to Simi Singh, no run, dot ball!! full length, outside off, Simi Singh plays of the frontfoot to mid wicket.
PVD Chameera to J Little, 1 run, full length, on the middle stump, Joshua Little plays of the frontfoot to long on for 1 run
PVD Chameera to CA Young, no run, Bowled out!!! Dushmantha Chameera bowled yorker, on the middle stump, Craig Young gets on the frontfoot to play but could not get it on time, wicket smashed b PVD Chameera
END OF OVER 172 runs
Score after 17 overs98/8
Simi Singh
3(4)
Craig Young
1(5)
Wanindu Hasaranga
4-0-12-1
W Hasaranga to Simi Singh, no run, dot ball!! legbreak full length, outside off, Simi Singh plays drive, to back to bowler.
W Hasaranga to CA Young, 1 run, googly full length, on the middle stump, Craig Young plays of the frontfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
W Hasaranga to CA Young, no run, dot ball!! googly back of length, on the middle stump, Craig Young plays of the backfoot to cover.
W Hasaranga to CA Young, no run, dot ball!! googly full length, outside off, Craig Young plays sweep, of the frontfoot, but fails to act on ball.
W Hasaranga to CA Young, no run, dot ball!! legbreak full length, on the off stump, Craig Young plays of the frontfoot to mid wicket.
W Hasaranga to Simi Singh, 1 run, googly full length, on the middle stump, Simi Singh plays of the frontfoot to mid wicket for 1 run
END OF OVER 164 runs
Score after 16 overs96/8
Simi Singh
2(2)
Craig Young
0(1)
Lahiru Kumara
4-0-22-2
L Kumara to Simi Singh, 1 run, full length, outside off, Simi Singh plays of the frontfoot to point for 1 run
L Kumara to CA Young, 1 leg bye, Lahiru Kumara bowled full length, outside the leg stump, batsman goes for of the frontfoot but misses the shot and ball bangs into leg, they take 1 run, Umpire signals it leg bye, but fails to act on ball.