All-round Wanindu Hasaranga starred Sri Lanka's 70-run win against Ireland in the 8th match of the T20 World Cup on Wednesday. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Chasing 172, Ireland lost three wickets inside the powerplay and managed to score 41 runs. Captain Andrew Balbirnie and Curtis Campher tried to keep Ireland in the run chase with a 53-run stand for the fourth wicket but couldn't make much difference. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
As soon as Campher got out after scoring 24, Sri Lankan bowlers overpowered the batters and Ireland collapsed to 101\/10 from 85\/3. Balbirnie top-scorer with 41. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
For Sri Lanka, Maheesh Theekshana picked three wickets, Lahiru Kumara and Chamika Karunaratne got two each, and Wanindu Hasaranga & Dushmantha Chameera got 1-1.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
After being put in to bat first, Sri Lanka were left struggling 8\/3 inside two overs. However, Hasaranga and Nissanka Sri Lanka recovery as the duo added 123 runs from 82 balls for the fourth wicket. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
Hasaranga hit 71 from 47 balls while Nissanka scored 61 from 47 balls as Sri Lanka reached a competitive total of 171\/7 in the first innings. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
For Ireland, Joshua Little picked four wickets, Mark Adair 2, and Paul Stirling one. <\/p>\r\n\r\n
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