ODI # 2575
ICC World Cup, 2006/07, 45th Match, Super Eights
Ireland v Sri Lanka
National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada
18 April 2007 (50-over match)

Result: Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
Points: Sri Lanka 2, Ireland 0

Toss: Sri Lanka
Umpires: MR Benson (Eng) and BR Doctrove
TV umpire: DJ Harper (Aus)
Match referee: BC Broad (Eng)
Reserve umpire: Aleem Dar (Pak)
Player of the match: MF Maharoof

Ireland innings (50 overs maximum)                              R   M   B  4 6
JP Bray               c Arnold           b Maharoof            20  32  29  4 0
WTS Porterfield       c Jayasuriya       b Maharoof            17  79  51  1 0
AC Botha              c Sangakkara       b Maharoof             0   2   2  0 0
EJG Morgan            c Sangakkara       b Maharoof             0   1   1  0 0
+NJ O'Brien           c Sangakkara       b Muralitharan         4  46  28  0 0
KJ O'Brien            c Jayasuriya       b Muralitharan         2  14   4  0 0
KED Carroll                              b Muralitharan         0   1   2  0 0
*DT Johnston          run out (Maharoof)                        0   5   4  0 0
WK McCallan           lbw                b Muralitharan         0  10   9  0 0
D Langford-Smith      lbw                b Vaas                18  29  21  2 1
WB Rankin             not out                                   7  20  17  1 0
Extras                (lb 5, w 2, nb 2)                         9
Total                 (all out, 27.4 overs, 125 mins)          77

FoW: 1-28 (Bray, 7.3 ov), 2-28 (Botha, 7.5 ov),
     3-28 (Morgan, 7.6 ov), 4-46 (Porterfield, 17.6 ov),
     5-48 (NJ O'Brien, 18.2 ov), 6-48 (Carroll, 18.4 ov),
     7-49 (Johnston, 19.4 ov), 8-49 (KJ O'Brien, 20.1 ov),
     9-54 (McCallan, 22.4 ov), 10-77 (Langford-Smith, 27.4 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Vaas                         5.4    1     18      1 (1nb)
Kulasekara                   7      3     10      0
Maharoof                    10      3     25      4 (1nb)
Muralitharan                 5      0     19      4 (2w)

Sri Lanka innings (target: 78 runs from 50 overs)               R   M   B  4 6
WU Tharanga           c Porterfield      b Rankin               0   5   7  0 0
ST Jayasuriya         not out                                  24  51  20  3 1
+KC Sangakkara        c Carroll          b Langford-Smith      10  15   9  1 0
*DPMD Jayawardene     not out                                  39  30  27  6 1
Extras                (w 5, nb 3)                               8
Total                 (2 wickets, 10 overs, 51 mins)           81

DNB: LPC Silva, TM Dilshan, RP Arnold, MF Maharoof, WPUJC Vaas,
     KMDN Kulasekara, M Muralitharan.

FoW: 1-1 (Tharanga, 0.6 ov), 2-25 (Sangakkara, 3.2 ov).

Bowling                      O      M      R      W
Rankin                       4      0     36      1 (3nb, 2w)
Langford-Smith               3      0     29      1 (3w)
Botha                        1      0      4      0
KJ O'Brien                   1      0      4      0
Carroll                      1      0      8      0

• Ireland innings
• Power Play 2: Overs 10.1 - 15.0
• Power Play 3: Overs 15.1 - 20.0
• Drinks: Ireland - 44/3 in 17.0 overs (WTS Porterfield 16, NJ O'Brien 3)
• Ireland: 50 runs in 20.4 overs (127 balls), Extras 6

• Sri Lanka innings
• Sri Lanka: 50 runs in 5.5 overs (43 balls), Extras 8
• 3rd Wicket: 50 runs in 38 balls (ST Jayasuriya 15, DPMD Jayawardene 35, Ex 2)
• Official Attendance - 7,335

Team Pages: Ireland, Sri Lanka.

Ground Page: National Cricket Stadium, St George's, Grenada

Ireland Player Pages: JP Bray, WTS Porterfield, AC Botha, EJG Morgan, NJ O'Brien, KJ O'Brien, KED Carroll, DT Johnston, WK McCallan, D Langford-Smith, WB Rankin.

Sri Lanka Player Pages: WU Tharanga, ST Jayasuriya, KC Sangakkara, DPMD Jayawardene, LPC Silva, TM Dilshan, RP Arnold, MF Maharoof, WPUJC Vaas, KMDN Kulasekara, M Muralitharan.

Match Officials' Pages: MR Benson, BR Doctrove, DJ Harper, BC Broad.