New Delhi: The third match of the ICC T20 World Cup Super 12 is being played in Australia today. The two teams competing in the match are Ireland and Sri Lanka. Ireland won the toss and decided to bat first and gave Sri Lanka a target of just 129 runs.
In this match, opening batsman Pathum Nishanka has been dropped from Sri Lanka’s team. Meanwhile, no changes have been made in Ireland.
Ireland consistently lost wickets
After winning the toss, Ireland chose to bat first. The team lost two wickets in the beginning itself. Following this the decorated Irish player from the previous match, Paul Stirling tried to handle the situation. But he could not stand on the crease past the 9th over. Once Stirling was sent back to pavilion, Harry Tractor came to bat and scored 45 runs.
Sri Lankan bowlers did wonders
On the other hand, the bowlers of the Sri Lankan team kept building the pressure on team Ireland from the start of the match. Bowlers Mahesh Thikshana and Wanindu Hasaranga took two wickets each.
Playing 11 of Ireland and Sri Lanka
Ireland’s Playing 11
Paul Stirling
Andrew Balbirnie (c)
Lorcan Tucker (wk)
Harry Tector
Curtis Camper
George Dockrell
Gareth Delany
Mark Adair
Simi Singh
Barry McCarthy
Joshua Little.
Sri Lanka’s Playing 11
Dhananjaya de Silva
Kusal Mendis (wk)
Charit Aslanka
Ashin Bandara
Bhanuka Rajapakse
Dasun Shanaka (c)
Wanindu Hasaranga
Chamika Karunaratne
Lahiru Kumara
Mahesh Teekshana
Binura Fernando.
Ireland has made a great comeback in the World Cup
In this world, Ireland was a bit staggered in the beginning, but has made a strong comeback in this team after. After losing their first match against Zimbabwe in the Qualifier match, Ireland’s comeback seemed impossible, but the team performed well and made it to the Super 12. This team made it to the Super-12 by defeating two-time World Cup champion West Indies in the first match and Scotland in the second match.
