Summary

  • Sri Lanka dominate entire game to win by nine wickets

  • SL 133-1 (15.0 overs): K Mendis 68* (43), Dhananjaya 31 (25), Asalanka 31* (22); Delany 1-28

  • Ire 128-8 (20 overs): Tector 45 (42), Stirling 34 (25); Theekshana 2-19, Hasaranga 2-25

  • SL face Australia next on Tuesday, Ireland play England on Wednesday

  1. dropped catch

    Dropped catchpublished at 10.3 overs

    SL 82-1

    Oh dear, George Dockrell...

    Asalanka hoicks Delany to the mid-wicket boundary, but Dockrell makes a real meal of it. Running in, he jumps into the air as the ball drops to him, but it spills out to the ground. Hands on heads all round.

  2. SL 75-1published at 10 overs

    Target 129

    A bit more nurdling sees Little concede eight from his third over.

  3. SL 71-1published at 9.1 overs

    Traget 129

    Ooooh, that is lovely stuff from Mendis!

    He deftly nudges Little past where slip would be for four from the first ball of the left-armer's new over.

  4. SL 67-1published at 9 overs

    Gotta love a "curse of the text commentator" moment, eh?

    Anyway, Charith Asalanka is the number three and is off the mark straight away.

    Five from that over, but a wicket as well that gives Ireland something to hang on to.

  5. Postpublished at 07:24 British Summer Time 23 October 2022

    Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    They've got the breakthrough! It was short, wide and outside the off stump.

  6. wicket

    WICKETpublished at 8.2 overs

    De Silva c Tucker b Delany 31 (63-1)

    Right, I was saying...

    A filthy short one from Delany, but De Silva swipes at it horribly and the keeper snaffles it to give Ireland some hope.

  7. SL 63-0published at 8.1 overs

    Target 129

    The only chance of note for Ireland was that faint edge - which they didn't appeal for, of course.

  8. Postpublished at 07:20 British Summer Time 23 October 2022

    Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Sri Lanka are in total control of this run chase.

  9. SL 62-0published at 8 overs

    Target 129

    Simi Singh's spin is next up, and Mendis flays him just short of McCarthy at point off his second delivery. Then there is another tantalising moment as a drive from De Silva's lofted drive is dropping in front of a boundary rider at extra cover.

  10. SL 58-0published at 7 overs

    Target 129

    Curtis Campher's bustling medium pace is met with a no-nonsense drive for four past mid off from Mendis.

    This is looking all-too easy for Sri Lanka at the moment, I don't think we're on for a low scoring classic.

  11. SL 50-0published at 6 overs

    Target 129

    Some leg spin now as Gareth Delany comes on.

    De Silva is mightily close to sweeping into square leg's hands as he finds the boundary again, but just five from the over sees the powerplay end with Sri Lanka still cruising on 50-0

  12. SL 45-0published at 5 overs

    Target 129

    Adair is back on for Little and De Silva slaps him tennis-bat style for four, before pulling another more classically past square leg for the second boundary of the over.

  13. 6 runs

    SL 37-0published at 4 overs

    De Silva despatches McCarthy's last ball over mid-wicket for another six - and to rub it in, another replay shows that that non-appeal ball just earlier actually shaved the edge

  14. SL 30-0published at 3.3 overs

    Just the one over from Adair as Barry McCarthy takes the fourth over. De Silva takes a swing and a miss at one and McCarthy half appeals for something - replays show it flicked the top of his hip and nothing else.

  15. SL 27-0published at 3 overs

    Target 129

    All too easy at the moment for the Sri Lankans as Little's second over yields 14 runs.

  16. Postpublished at 06:59 British Summer Time 23 October 2022

    Daniel Norcross
    BBC Test Match Special

    What a shot! Over the fine leg boundary. Fantastic from Mendis.

  17. 6 runs

    SL 22-0published at 2.3 overs

    Spectacular from Mendis as he walks across out side off stump and helps it high over fine leg for a lovely six.

  18. SL 13-0published at 2 overs

    It's Mark Adair with his right-armers from the other end to take the second over, and Mendis and De Silva milk him for some easy singles and a two off the last- it is looking very comfortable thus far.

  19. Postpublished at 06:53 British Summer Time 23 October 2022

    Xavier Doherty
    Former Australia spinner on BBC Test Match Special

    Through the mid-wicket and it's the first boundary of the Sri Lanka innings.

  20. SL 7-0published at 1 over

    Little, playing his 50th T20 international, goes flying in a Mark Wood-stylee after one delivery.

    His first over was impressive until it ends with Mendis rocking back and pulling the last ball over mid-wicket for the first boundary.