Ireland Vs Sri Lanka T20 World Cup 2024 Warm-Up Match HIGHLIGHTS: A day when Sri Lanka top-order batters failed to churn out runs, lower-order batsmen, Dashun Shanaka and the experienced Angelo Matthews performed well under pressure to get the Lankan Lions to post 163 runs on the board. Mathews played the role of an anchor man while Shanaka took responsibility of the hitting game to take the 2014 T20 World Champions to a respectable score. Joshua Little and Barry McCarthy despite of conceding runs took two wickets each. Curts Campher was economical following a brilliant figures of 2-5-1.
In the run-chase, Ireland fell short by 41 runs, thanks to a brilliant bowling spell by Dasun Shanaka, who picked up 4 wickets. Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga picked up two wickets each. Curtis Campher was the highest run-getter for the Irish batters (26) as the Europeans were bowled out for 122 runs.
