- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR0.4 is that a run out? Ireland attempt another legbye after Ayodhya sends it into the pads again. But the ball didn't go far off the pad - dribbling away towards square leg. And Kaushini Nuthyangana, the Lankan wicketkeeper who has been excellent this World Cup, swooped on the ball, turned on the ball of her foot, and though she was wearing gloves still, threw down the stumps. Catches Amy Hunter a little short. Superb work from Kaushini 1/118.3 Lewis walks past a straight one. That's just fatigue and heat exhaustion I think. This was fired in flat in line with the stumps. Lewis was down the track and made a bit of room, but missed the ball completely, and it clattered into the stumps. 113/51.5 Kaushini is in the action again. You could sense a big shot needed to come from Ireland, and Prendergast ran at a flat delivery outside off and tried to smash it down the ground. It pitched a little shorter than she expected however, and also spun away slightly off the deck. She was way out of her ground when the keeper took the bails off. 3/24.1 spooned to cover, where Kaveesha Dilhari takes a comfortable catch. Stokell is down the track again trying to thump another one in the V, but she doesn't get hold of this one, which is swinging away slightly. Kaveesha takes it at chest-height, not having had to move. 19/313.6 Lanka finally have a breakthrough and it's not from a great delivery. This was floated up outside off, and Leah Paul has played a pre-meditated scoop I think. But the pace is not there, and Kaushini leaps up from her keeper's squat, throws up the right glove, and parries it in the air at first, then pouches it safely on the way down. Her list of excellent wicketkeeping dismissals is growing in this World Cup. 85/4Extras9 (lb 4, w 5)TOTAL130/5 (20 Overs, RR: 6.5)Fall of wickets: 1-1 (Amy Hunter, 0.4 ov), 2-3 (Orla Prendergast, 1.5 ov), 3-19 (Rebecca Stokell, 4.1 ov), 4-85 (Leah Paul, 13.6 ov), 5-113 (Gaby Lewis, 18.3 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB M Ayodhya 4 1 18 1 4.5 16 3 0 1 0 BMSM Kumari 4 0 26 1 6.5 12 4 0 2 0 NM Meepage 4 0 26 0 6.5 9 3 0 0 0 WK Dilhari 3 0 21 0 7 8 3 0 0 0 AMCJK Athapaththu 3 0 23 1 7.66 4 1 0 0 0 NND Silva 2 0 12 1 6 6 1 0 2 0
Player of the Match
Player of the Match
- BATSMENRBM4s6sSR11.6 Prendergast gets the first wicket. A length ball that comes back in slightly. Dulani looks to defend but is beaten on the inside edge and the stumps are in a disarray 98/1Extras4 (b 1, w 3)TOTAL134/1 (15.3 Overs, RR: 8.64)Fall of wickets: 1-98 (Imesha Dulani, 11.6 ov)
Bowling O M R W Econ 0s 4s 6s WD NB AK Maguire 3 0 35 0 11.66 6 6 1 0 0 O Prendergast 4 0 22 1 5.5 12 3 0 1 0 AN Kelly 3 0 27 0 9 7 4 0 1 0 LA McBride 2.3 0 22 0 8.8 6 4 0 0 0 C Murray 3 0 27 0 9 7 3 1 1 0
Match Details
Toss
Sri Lanka Women , elected to field first
Player Of The Match
Match number
Season
Hours of play (local time)
14.30 start, First Session 14.30-16.00, Interval 16.00-16.20, Second Session 16.20-17.50
Match days
23 June 2026 (20-over match)
Umpires
TV Umpires
Reserve Umpire
Match Referee
Points
Sri Lanka Women 2, Ireland Women 0
Match Notes
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 30 runs, 3 wickets)
- Drinks: Ireland Women - 30/3 in 6.0 overs (GH Lewis 9, L Paul 2)
- Ireland Women: 50 runs in 9.2 overs (56 balls), Extras 6
- 4th Wicket: 50 runs in 44 balls (GH Lewis 34, L Paul 16, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Ireland Women - 85/4 in 14.0 overs (GH Lewis 46)
- GH Lewis: 50 off 40 balls (7 x 4)
- Ireland Women: 100 runs in 15.6 overs (96 balls), Extras 8
- Over 17.2: Review by Sri Lanka Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - KD Cotton, Batter - A Tector (Struck down)
- Innings Break: Ireland Women - 130/5 in 20.0 overs (A Tector 28, L Little 1)
- Powerplay: Overs 0.1 - 6.0 (Mandatory - 55 runs, 0 wicket)
- Sri Lanka Women: 50 runs in 4.5 overs (29 balls), Extras 1
- 1st Wicket: 50 runs in 29 balls (AMCJK Athapaththu 46, I Dulani 3, Ex 1)
- Drinks: Sri Lanka Women - 55/0 in 6.0 overs (AMCJK Athapaththu 47, I Dulani 7)
- AMCJK Athapaththu: 50 off 30 balls (10 x 4)
- Over 10.3: Review by Ireland Women (Bowling), Decision Challenged - Wicket, Umpire - KD Cotton, Batter - I Dulani (Struck down)
- Sri Lanka Women: 100 runs in 12.1 overs (73 balls), Extras 3
- Drinks: Sri Lanka Women - 120/1 in 14.0 overs (AMCJK Athapaththu 95, NND Silva 2)
- AMCJK Athapaththu: 100 off 58 balls (16 x 4, 2 x 6)
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