well we knew that it couldn't last for long. McBrine tries to pull the ball over the mid-wicket boundary again. It goes higher in the air and Mendis comes in off the boundary and takes the catch. Sri Lanka wins!
Ireland vs Sri Lanka, 2nd ODI at Dublin, Jun 18 2016 - Ball by Ball Commentary
RESULT
2nd ODI, Dublin (Malahide), June 18, 2016, Sri Lanka tour of England and Ireland
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end of over 4515 runs • 1 wicket
IRE: 241/10CRR: 5.35 • RRR: 27.40
Boyd Rankin18 (18b 1x4 1x6)
Angelo Mathews 4-1-34-1
Farveez Maharoof 10-1-60-1
With that Sri Lanka complete a 2-0 series win, in truth they were much the better side over the 2 games and were deserved winners today.
It was a great wicket to bat on with 618 runs in the match today, yet the Irish batsmen kept on finding ways to get out.
If they were going to get close to the Sri Lanka target the top order had to fire, it didn't happen until McBrine came in and hit an excellent 79 off 64 balls.
Lakmal was the pick of the Sri Lankan bowlers and finished off with 4 wickets.
Dasun Shanaka has just been named man of the series even though he didn't do much today.
So Sri Lanka will feel very happy to have won the series so comprehesively and get them in form for the 5 match ODI series against England starting on Tuesday.
For Ireland you will feel that they need to regroup quickly and work out what went wrong before Afghanistan come and visit for a 5 match ODI series starting on the 10th July in Stormont.
So that just leave me to thank you for following my commentary over the two days, hope that you enjoyed it. Until next time this is Justin Smyth saying good night from Malahide. Goodnight.
44.6
W
Angelo Mathews to McBrine, OUT
Andy McBrine c Mendis b Mathews 79 (64b 7x4 2x6) SR: 123.43
44.5
2
Angelo Mathews to McBrine, 2 runs
pulls the ball back over the bowlers head and lands safely
44.4
6
Angelo Mathews to McBrine, SIX runs
its in the slot and McBrine pulls the ball over the top of the hospitality tent. That's a great shot and the fifty partnership
44.3
4
Angelo Mathews to McBrine, FOUR runs
its wide of off-stump and McBrine gets on the front foot and tennis smashes the ball past past Randiv at extra cover
44.2
2
Angelo Mathews to McBrine, 2 runs
clips the ball through mid-wicket and they get an easy couple
44.1
1
Angelo Mathews to Rankin, 1 run
Rankin pulls the ball back past the bowler, he doesn't time it and it lands safe
end of over 444 runs
IRE: 226/9CRR: 5.13 • RRR: 25.33
Boyd Rankin17 (17b 1x4 1x6)
Andy McBrine65 (59b 6x4 1x6)
Farveez Maharoof 10-1-60-1
Suranga Lakmal 10-1-38-4
Mathews has brought himself back on, can he get the final wicket.
43.6
1
Maharoof to Rankin, 1 run
Rankin reaches out and gets a thick edge down to third man. That's now the biggest 10th wicket partnership for Ireland in ODI cricket
43.5
•
Maharoof to Rankin, no run
its wide outside off-stump and Rankin can't get anything on it
43.4
•
Maharoof to Rankin, no run
Rankin wants to come down the wicket, Maharoof bowls a slower ball and Rankin adjusts and defends
43.3
1
Maharoof to McBrine, 1 run
its wide of off-stump and McBrine plays a late cut down to third man
43.2
•
Maharoof to McBrine, no run
tries the same shot again and this time can't beat the fielder
43.1
2
Maharoof to McBrine, 2 runs
its outside off-stump and McBrine drives the ball past extra cover
end of over 437 runs
IRE: 222/9CRR: 5.16 • RRR: 22.28
Andy McBrine62 (56b 6x4 1x6)
Boyd Rankin16 (14b 1x4 1x6)
Suranga Lakmal 10-1-38-4
Danushka Gunathilaka 7-0-40-1
42.6
1
Lakmal to McBrine, 1 run
pulls the ball into the legside, McBrine doesn't time it and it lets Mathews come over and field
42.5
1
Lakmal to Rankin, 1 run
its a good length ball from Lakmal, clipped up to long-on
42.4
•
Lakmal to Rankin, no run
Rankin swings and misses again, then plays the shot that he should have played
42.3
•
Lakmal to Rankin, no run
Rankin wants to come down the pitch again and Lakmal sees him coming and bowls a slower ball
42.2
1
Lakmal to McBrine, 1 run
McBrine reaches out for the ball and hits it to the cover sweeper
42.1
4
Lakmal to McBrine, FOUR runs
that's another lovely shot from McBrine. Its driven along the ground and flies to the extra cover boundary
end of over 4210 runs
IRE: 215/9CRR: 5.11 • RRR: 20.37
Boyd Rankin15 (11b 1x4 1x6)
Andy McBrine56 (53b 5x4 1x6)
Danushka Gunathilaka 7-0-40-1
Suranga Lakmal 9-1-31-4
41.6
6
Gunathilaka to Rankin, SIX runs
What a Shot from Rankin . Its in the slot and Rankin uses his levers to smash the ball over the long-on boundary. It bounces in the crowd and goes out of the ground
41.5
•
Gunathilaka to Rankin, no run
looks to defend the ball backward and misses the ball
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