India vs Sri Lanka in India, Nov-Dec 2009

Sri Lanka in India Three Test, five ODI and Two T20 match series

Sri Lanka will be looking for the elusive test match and series win when they tour India for a Three Test, five ODI and Two T20 match series from November to December 2009. The team arrive in India on November 8th for the 55-day tour.

2009 ICC World Twenty20, England

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IRELAND (A2) vs SRI LANKA (C2) at Lord's Super Eight

News

Ireland give Srilanka a good fight, but ultimately lose by 9 runs‎

The Irish team who played against Sri Lanka today were a far cry from the team that lost by 83 runs to New Zealand earlier in the tournament. Dilshan, Sri Lanka's star batsman was out for a duck in the second ball of the match, caught by Niall O' Brien off a ball by Boyd Rankin. Sangakkara was out (c N O'Brien b Johnston) in the third over for only 3 runs. Alex Cusack took 4 wickets for Ireland in 3 overs, conceding only 18 runs. Jayasuriya (27) and Jayawardene (78) steadied the Sri Lankan innings and set the Ireland team a target of 145 runs in 20 overs. Porterfield and Niall O' Brien laid the foundation of the Irish innings taking 31 runs each. Sri Lanka failed to take any wickets till the 10th over when Porterfield was caught by Sangakkara off a ball by Muralitharan. Ireland's run rate declined steeply after Ajantha Mendis took down both the O'Brien brothers in the 14th over. Needing 18 runs from the last over, Ireland was able to get only 8 runs and their final score was 135/7.

With this defeat, Ireland are eliminated from progressing further in this World Twenty20 tournament. Sri Lanka will play against New Zealand on Tuesday, June 16th at trent Bridge and Ireland will face Pakistan tomorrow at Kennington Oval in their final match.

2009 ICC World Twenty20 Match 19: SRI vs IRE, Group F, June 14: Sri Lanka 144 for 9 (Jayawardene 78, Cusack 4-18) beat Ireland 135 for 7 (Malinga 2-18) by nine runs

ICC World Twenty20 2009

IRELAND (A2) vs SRI LANKA (C2) at Lord's Super Eight

Scores

Sri Lanka: 144/9 (20 ov)
Ireland: 135/7 (20 ov)

Overs

Sri Lanka - . W . 4 . . | 1wd . . 1 . . 1lb | 1 . . 1 1wd 1 1 | . 2 lb W . . . | 4 . 1 1 4 . | . 4 . . . . | . . . 1 1 . | 4 2 . 1 4 | 1 4 2 2 4 2 | 1 1 4 1 2 1 | . . 6 . 1 | . 4 3 W 1 1 | 4 4 . 1 . . | 1 2 1 1 W . | . 1wd . . 1 1 1 | 1 1 1 1 2 4 | 1 2 1 1 4 4 | . 2 W 1 1 W | 1 1wd 1 1 W 4 1 | 2 W . 1 W 4

Ireland - . . . . 4 1 | . . . . 4 2 | . . 1 3 . 4 | 1 . 1 . 4 4 | . 1 1 . . 1wd . | . . . 1wd 4 . . | 1lb 1 . . 4 1 | 1 . 1 1 1 1 | . 2 . 4 4 . | W . . . 1 . | . 1 3 2 1 . | 1 1 1 1lb 1 . | . 1 1b . . 1 | 2 6 4 . W 1 | 1lb . W 1 1 W | . . 2 1 . . | . 1 1 1 6 2 | 1 W W 2 . 1wd . | 4 . 4 2 4 3nb 1 | . 2 W 1 4 1

FOW

Sri Lanka : 1-0: Tillakaratne Dilshan c N OBrien b Rankin 0(2); 2-14: Kumar Sangakkara c N OBrien b T Johnston 3(10); 3-81: Sanath Jayasuriya lbw b McCallan 28(27); 4-97 : Chamara Silva c Rankin b McCallan 2(5); 5-126: J Mubarak c N OBrien b Cusack 7 (9) ; 6-128: Mahela Jayawardene b Cusack 80(54); 7-132: Nuwan Kulasekara c J Mooney b Rankin 1(2); 8-139: Mathews b Cusack 10 (7); 9-140: Muttiah Muralitharan st Obrien b Cusack 0(1)

Ireland : 1-4: 1-59: William Porterfield c Sangakkara b Muralitharan 31(29); 2-87: Andrew White c Sangakkara b Kulasekara 22 (21); 3-89: Kevin O'Brien c Dilshan b Mendis 0 (2); 4-91: Niall Obrien st Sangakkara b Mendis 31(37); 5-106: Johnston b Malinga 9 (6); 6-106: Andre Botha b Malinga 0(1); 7-29: Alex Cusack run out 2(3)

Toss: Sri Lanka; elected to bat

Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (Sri Lanka)