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IRELAND (A2) vs SRI LANKA (C2) at Lord's Super Eight
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Ireland give Srilanka a good fight, but ultimately lose by 9 runs
June 14, 2009


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
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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 1FOW
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)