Ireland vs Sri Lanka, 45th Match, Super Eights at St George's, , Apr 18 2007 - Ball by Ball Commentary

RESULT
45th Match, Super Eights, St George's, April 18, 2007, ICC World Cup
(10/50 ov, T:78) 81/2

Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 240 balls remaining)

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end of over 108 runs
SL: 81/2CRR: 8.10 
Mahela Jayawardene39 (27b 6x4 1x6)
Sanath Jayasuriya24 (20b 3x4 1x6)
Kenny Carroll 1-0-8-0
Kevin O'Brien 1-0-4-0

Well, that was emphatic. Sri Lanka hardly got a work-out there, having already qualified of course, and they were really the men out there.

Ireland bow out of the competition with their worst defeat. Having said that, some excellent Irish performances has lent credence to the Associates. So, Sri Lanka hardly putting a collective foot wrong and they will now be continuing their march in the semi-finals some time next week.

Thanks for joining us today. If you're keen to tune in tomorrow, it will be Bangladesh and West Indies.

"Everyone did very well," confirms a smiling Jayasuriya. Quite so.

9.6
4
Carroll to Mahela Jayawardene, FOUR runs

short, and that's driven off the back foot through point and that's the match

9.5
Carroll to Mahela Jayawardene, no run

dinked into the gully

9.4
Carroll to Mahela Jayawardene, no run

"Bowled!" - that one came out of the back of the hand and the keeper loves it. You've got to admire the enthusiasm

9.3
Carroll to Mahela Jayawardene, no run

full toss, and Jayawardene laughs after being taken by surprise, just driving that to cover

9.2
4
Carroll to Mahela Jayawardene, FOUR runs

outside off and that's driven into (and not tino, as I just mistyped, wrong teams) the covers, ah, in front of point in fact

9.1
Carroll to Mahela Jayawardene, no run
end of over 94 runs
SL: 73/2CRR: 8.11 RRR: 0.12
Sanath Jayasuriya24 (20b 3x4 1x6)
Mahela Jayawardene31 (21b 4x4 1x6)
Kevin O'Brien 1-0-4-0
Andre Botha 1-0-4-0

And it's Kenny Carroll. Can he deliver? Oh go on, you liked that one

8.6
K O'Brien to Jayasuriya, no run

outside off and that's poked off the back foot into the covers

8.5
K O'Brien to Jayasuriya, no run

dragged down and that's driven into the covers

8.4
4
K O'Brien to Jayasuriya, FOUR runs

outside off, again, and this time picks the gap through the covers

8.3
K O'Brien to Jayasuriya, no run

outside off and that's driven to the covers

8.2
K O'Brien to Jayasuriya, no run

outside off, driven firmly to cover where Rankin closes on that one well, to his right

The breeze is getting up a touch, for what it's worth

8.1
K O'Brien to Jayasuriya, no run

on the money first up, right up there, and that's defended well

end of over 84 runs
SL: 69/2CRR: 8.62 RRR: 0.21
Mahela Jayawardene31 (21b 4x4 1x6)
Sanath Jayasuriya20 (14b 2x4 1x6)
Andre Botha 1-0-4-0
Boyd Rankin 4-0-36-1

Kevin O'Brien into the attack

7.6
Botha to Mahela Jayawardene, no run

outside off and angles that in well at the righthander, who defends down

7.5
Botha to Mahela Jayawardene, no run

right up there and defended into the leg side

7.4
Botha to Mahela Jayawardene, no run

outside off again and that's cut down, into the ground, the batsman not timing that at all

7.3
Botha to Mahela Jayawardene, no run

slower ball outside off, picked, and just driven into the covers

7.2
4
Botha to Mahela Jayawardene, FOUR runs

short, on off, and that's pulled easily through square. Sri Lanka are making this look very very easy indeed

7.1
Botha to Mahela Jayawardene, no run

outside off and that's defended to Johnston in the covers, who bowls the ball back to the bowler, perhaps giving himself a hint that he wants a go

end of over 712 runs
SL: 65/2CRR: 9.28 RRR: 0.30
Mahela Jayawardene27 (15b 3x4 1x6)
Sanath Jayasuriya20 (14b 2x4 1x6)
Boyd Rankin 4-0-36-1
Dave Langford-Smith 3-0-29-1

"Go Sri Lanka! Quick game! More time at the beach!" reads a placard in the crowd and Andrew Miller's mind.

And it's Botha into the attack

6.6
1
Rankin to Mahela Jayawardene, 1 run

on leg, and that's tucked well to the man inside the rope

6.5
Rankin to Mahela Jayawardene, no run

outside off, on a very good length, sailing past the batsman, who chooses to leave the ball very early

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