T20 World Cup: Wanindu Hasaranga, Pathum Nissanka assist Sri Lanka crush Ireland and qualify for Super 12s

Sri Lanka certified for the Super 12s after registering a 70-run win over Ireland of theirGroup A primary spherical match of the ICC T20 World Cup in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday. Sri Lanka outclassed Ireland in all three departments to cross the primary hurdle on the ICC T20 World Cup 2021 (AFP Photo)HIGHLIGHTSSri Lanka (171 for 7) beat Ireland (101) by 70 runs to qualify for Super 12sWanindu Hasaranga starred with the bat (71) and ball (1 for 12) for Sri LankaIreland must win their subsequent recreation in opposition to Namibia to succeed in the primary groupSri Lanka produced a medical efficiency of their second match on the T20 World Cup to beat Ireland by 70 runs in Round 1 and qualify for the Super 12s in Abu Dhabi on Wednesday.

The Lankans bowled out Ireland for 101 whereas defending 171 to consolidate their place on the prime of the Group A desk.Captain Andie Balbirnie and Curtis Campher had been the one two batsmen who managed scores in double figures however not one of the different batters managed to final greater than 9 deliveries as lack of partnerships harm their trigger.Maheesh Theekshana was the standout bowler for the 2014 champions with 3 for 17 whereas Lahiru Kumara and Chamika Karunaratne grabbed a few wickets every.Sri Lanka vs Ireland, T20 WC: HighlightsHasaranga, who was adjudged Player of the Match, additionally picked up a wicket for 12 runs from his 4 overs for the winners.”When I went into bat, I tried to give myself sometime and then got an idea on how to go about things. Managed to accelerate after that. I like to think that I’m a batting all-rounder,” Hasaranga mentioned.Earlier, it was the half-centuries from Hasaranga and Nissanka which helped Sri Lanka recuperate from 8 for 3 to publish 171 for 7 in 20 overs after being put into bat first.Opting to bowl, left-arm medium-pacer Josh Little (4/23) picked up two wickets firstly to depart Sri Lanka tottering at 8 for 3 however Hasaranga (71) got here up with an aesthetic knock below strain to rescue the previous champions.In the corporate of opener Pathum Nissanka (61), Hasaranga cast a splendid century partnership, including 123 runs because the opposition bowlers misplaced the steam after a dream begin.Little returned with very good figures from his 4 overs however the different bowlers couldn’t fairly maintain the strain and allowed Lanka to get away to an enormous rating.The consequence noticed Netherlands getting knocked out from Group Some time the winner of the Ireland vs Namibia conflict on Friday will undergo to the Super 12s.Click right here for IndiaToday.in’s full protection of the coronavirus pandemic.