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Ireland beaten by Sri Lanka in Florida

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Ireland lost by 41 runs to Sri Lanka in their final T20 World Cup warm-up match in Florida.

Sri Lanka scored 163 for eight after being inserted to bat at Broward County Stadium, thanks in part to 32 not out from veteran all-rounder Angelo Matthews.

Josh Little and Barry McCarthy took two wickets each, while Craig Young took a superb diving catch to dismiss Dhananjaya de Silva.

But hauling Sri Lanka in would prove too great a stretch for Heinrich Malan’s side.

Curtis Campher top-scored with 26 after opener Paul Stirling hit 21, but Dasun Shanaka’s four for 23 proved decisive as Ireland lost ahead of their World Cup opener against India on Wednesday.

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