श्रीलंका vs आयरलैंड, मैच 8, शेख़ ज़ाएद स्टेडियम, अबू धाबी, 20 October 2021 - कमेंट्री

Slower ball, on a length, down leg. Simi Singh misses his flick and the ball clips his pads before going to the keeper on the bounce.

Another slower ball, outside off. Simi Singh advances down the track and punches it to deep cover for one.

OUT! BOWLED! There it is! Chamika Karunaratne gets the last wicket and Ireland are bundled out for 101! A full toss, around middle and leg. Josh Little moves across to scoop it over short fine leg but he misses it completely and the ball crashes onto his stumps. Sri Lanka WIN THE MATCH BY 70 RUNS!

OUT! BOWLED! You miss, I hit says Dushmantha Chameera! He hurls a full-length ball, around middle. Craig Young looks to heave it away but he misses and the ball crashes onto his stumps.

Full ball, around middle. Josh Little drills it to long on to get off the mark with one.

Length ball, on off. Simi Singh looks to heave it away but it goes off the inner half to mid-wicket.

Nearly chopped on! Good-length ball, outside off. Simi Singh looks to slog hard but he gets an inside edge onto his pads.

Length ball, around middle and leg. Simi Singh turns it to the leg side for a single. Ireland bring up their 100!

Swing and a miss! Full ball, outside off. Josh Little looks to hoick it over long on but he fails to get any bat on it.

Flatter ball, down leg. Simi Singh tucks it to the leg side for a single.

Nicely tossed up, around off. Craig Young looks to flick it but it goes off the inside edge onto his pads.

NOT OUT! Tossed up, outside off. Craig Young looks to sweep but he misses. Kusal Perera behind the stumps whips the bails off. He puts in an appeal and the the decision is sent upstairs. Craig Young has his feet grounded though.

Tossed up, around middle. Craig Young tucks it to mid-wicket.

Floated, around middle. Craig Young drills it to long on for one.

Tossed up, around off. Simi Singh hits it back to the bowler.

OUT! RUN OUT! A direct hit and Mark Adair is gone! Full ball, on off. He hits it to mid off and sets off for a run. Dushmantha Chameera runs in and fires a direct hit at the bowler's end. The TV umpire is called in and one replay shows that Adair is well short. Simi Singh walks out to bat.

Full ball, outside off. Andy Balbirnie reaches out and digs it out towards third man for one.

Length ball, around middle. Simi Singh drills it towards long on to collect a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! Ireland lose their skipper and that should be it for Sri Lanka! Full ball, outside off. Andy Balbirnie looks to carve it through covers but it takes the outer half of the bat and the ball goes straight to Avishka Fernando at backward point. He takes a sharp catch.

Leg bye! Length ball, on the pads. Craig Young misses his flick and the ball ricochets off his pads towards square leg. The batters cross for a leg bye!

Full toss, outside off. Simi Singh drives it to deep cover for a run.

Flatter ball, outside off. Rock misses the cut shot.

OUT! STUMPED! Brilliant work by Kusal Perera behind the stumps! Tossed up, on off. Rock goes for the sweep but misses. Kusal Perera whips the bails off and goes up in an appeal. The TV umpire is called in. It looks like the bails were taken off when Rock had his back leg just outside the crease. The TV umpire takes a few more looks at it and then gives Rock his marching orders.

Just a single as this is played to long on.

Tossed up, on off. Hit to deep cover for one.

Loopy ball, on off. Adair comes down the track and hits it to long on for a single.

Dot to finish the spell! Full ball, just outside off. Andy Balbirnie gets no bat on it. Maheesh Theekshana ends with figures of 4-0-17-3!

Length ball, on off. Tector drives it hard back to the bowler. Kumara gets his hands to it and stops it.

Short ball, on leg. Tector miscues the pull. The ball goes to mid-wicket. Tector looks for one but is sent back.

Full ball, on leg. Flicked past mid-wicket for a couple.

A perfect yorker, on off. Tector hits it back to the bowler. Another dot and the pressure is building up for Ireland.

OUT! TAKEN! A tiny feather on it and Tector walks back! A short ball, down the leg side. Tector looks to pull but gets a tiny feather on it. Kusal Perera takes it with ease behind the stumps and Lahiru Kumara gets his first.

Full ball, on the pads. Rock flicks it past square leg for one.

Darted on the pads. Curtis Campher gets hit on the pads while looking to sweep. The ball goes to short fine leg for one.

Tossed up, on off. Hit inside out to deep point for one.

Loopy ball, way outside off. Curtis Campher slices it over covers for one.

Shorter and on the pads. Pulled to deep square leg for one.

OUT! BOWLED! The struggle of Curtis Campher ends! He did not get going today! Tossed up, on middle. Curtis Campher goes for the sweep but misses. The ball clips the pads and goes onto hit the stumps.

Flatter ball, on off. Tector works it to mid-wicket for one.

Slower ball, on a length, outside off. Curtis Campher hits it to deep cover for one.

Full ball, on off. Pushed to cover.

Just a single as Andy Balbirnie slices this full ball to deep cover.

Length ball, way outside off. Curtis Campher looks to reverse sweep but misses. Wide called.

Full ball, on off. Heaved to deep mid-wicket for one.

FOUR! A much-needed boundary for the Irish! Full ball, outside off. Andy Balbirnie shuffles across and sweeps it past short fine leg for a boundary.

Short ball, on off. Andy Balbirnie backs away way too much and then reaches out for it. He plays it to long off for a couple.

Flatter ball, on off. Punched back to the bowler.

A googly, on off. Andy Balbirnie hits it past the diving cover fielder for one.

Tossed up, on off. Curtis Campher sweeps it to fine leg for a couple.

Shorter ball, on off. Hit to cover for a quick single.

Loopy ball, on off. Andy Balbirnie drives it to the right of sweeper cover. The fielder runs across and dives to stop it. Two taken.

Tossed up, on off. Hit back to the bowler.

On a length, around off. Andy Balbirnie pushes it past point for one.

Play and a miss! Length ball, outside off. Curtis Campher is beaten while looking to drive it.

FIVE RUNS! Free runs for Ireland! A yorker, on off. Curtis Campher digs it out to mid-wicket and takes off for a run. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but misses. Two men backing up cannot stop the ball and it runs to the fence.

A full one, on off. Pushed past covers for one.

On a length, outside off. Curtis Campher hits it past cover for one.

A high full toss, on leg. Andy Balbirnie hits it to long on for one.

On middle, Campher pushes it back to the bowler.

Plays the sweep, not right off the middle, it goes off the glove towards fine leg for one.

Two more! On middle, this is worked wide of long on for two.

Shortish again and on off, Andy pushes it to covers.

A single now as Andy eases it through covers.

On middle, defended.

That is a beauty! A yorker on the pads, Curtis looks to jam it out but misses. It hits the pad and goes on the leg side. A leg bye. Going down leg.

On off, this is pushed to mid off.

SIX! Smashed! That was right off the middle. Brilliant shot! Shorter and on middle, Andy Balbirnie hangs back and hammers the pull, well over the mid-wicket fence. 50 up.

Shorter again, this is pulled, flat towards deep square leg for one.

Shorter and slower outside off, Campher tries to cut but misses.

A single to end as this short one is hit through square leg.

Almost another one! On off, the googly, Andy looks to push it through covers but gets an inside edge onto the pads.

On middle, defended.

PUT DOWN! Another life for Andy Balbirnie! He tries to play the reverse sweep but fails to ride on top of the bounce. It goes off the splice, the point fielder dives forward, gets two hands to it but spills it.

On middle, this is worked to mid-wicket.

On off, this is eased down to long off for one.

Another dot to end! On middle, Andy flicks it to mid-wicket.

On middle, defended.

FOUR! That races away! Length and on off, Curtis Campher uses the pace of the bowler and guides it past the slip fielder and down to the third man fence.

Outside off, Curtis slashes but misses.

FOUR! Beautiful shot! Welcome boundary! Fuller and on off, this is hit down the ground, past mid off for a boundary by Curtis Campher. Second in three balls.

BEATEN FOR PACE! Short again and outside off, Campher looks to pull but misses.

Another short one, Campher looks to pull again but misses. End of the first 6, Ireland are 41 for 3.

Tossed up, on middle. Andy Balbirnie tucks it to the leg side for a run.

OUT! BOWLED! Wanindu Hasaranga strikes in his first over and Ireland are in a spot of bother now! He hurls a googly, around off, turning in sharply. Gareth Delany stays back to cut but he is cramped for room and misses. The ball crashes onto his middle stump.

Flatter ball, around middle. Curtis Campher looks to cut but it goes off the inner half of the bat.

Tossed up, outside off. Curtis Campher drives it back to the bowler.

Just a tad short, outside off. Curtis Campher cuts it to cover.

Flatter ball, around off. Curtis Campher eases it to long off and takes a run. Just 2 runs and a wicket off the over!

That swung a long way! It lands outside off and jags back in. Andy looks to drive but is beaten on the inside edge.

On off, Andy guides it to point.

FOUR BYES! Big, big swing again! Shorter and outside off, this one jags back in again. Cuts Andy Balbirnie into half as it goes past the inside edge. Keeps swinging away as it beats the batter. Perera dives to his left but has no chance.

Good length and on off, defended.

SIX! He stepped on the ropes while taking the catch! That is yet another sharp bumper, Balbirnie is beaten for pace as he tries to pull. It goes off the top edge towards fine leg. The fielder takes it but he is not sure whether he has stepped on the ropes or not. It is taken upstairs and replays show that his foot touches the ropes while taking the catch.

A yorker now on middle, Balbirnie jams it out to mid on.

On middle, this is worked to square leg.

FOUR! Stirling will continue to attack! He brings the sweep out. It is angled into his pads and hence, an easy shot. It goes over square leg for a boundary.

OUT! Straight to the man! Stirling does not last for long despite being given a life. He looks to play the sweep again, this time shuffles across, this is bowled full and on middle, he tries to help it past short fine leg but finds the fielder there. Ireland are in huge trouble now. Lahiru Kumara takes an easy catch.

On middle, this is worked to mid-wicket.

Flatter and on middle, defended again.

Shorter and outside off, this is cut through point for two.

That is a beauty! Length and it lands outside off and hags back in. Andy looks to drive but it cuts him into half and goes over middle pole.

On middle, solidly kept out.

On middle, this is nudged on the leg side for one.

Fortunate run! On off, Stirling swings, it goes off the inside edge past the off pole and down to the fine leg fielder for one.

That was quick! Short and on middle, Andy moves out of the way.

FOUR! Fortunate again! Another really sharp bumper, Balbirnie plays a duck-pull. He first tries to duck but then looks to pull, it goes off the top edge and down to the fine leg fence.

Ireland and Stirling are underway! Length and on middle, this is worked to mid on for one.

FOUR! Cracked away! Shorter and outside off, a gift for Kevin O'Brien. He cuts it through point for a boundary. Good start for Kevin O'Brien.

Follows the boundary with a single as he works it through square leg.

Stirling gives the charge, this is on a length and around off, it is pushed to covers.

PUT DOWN! That could prove very costly! This is short and on middle, Stirling looks to pull, one hand comes off the handle. It goes towards deep mid-wicket. Bhanuka Rajapaksa runs to his left and looks to take it with the slide but fails to do so. Can Stirling make them pay?

WIDE! The keeper did really well! Down the leg side, left alone. The keeper dives to his left, gets a hand to it. Saves a boundary for his side.

OUT! TAKEN THIS TIME! Maheesh Theekshana does not make a mistake! He never looked comfortable under it but hung on. Short and on middle, extra bounce. Kevin O'Brien looks to pull but gets a top edge. It goes towards short fine leg where the fielder settles under it and takes it. An early wicket for Lanka, just what they wanted.