240/10 (48.0)
CR : 5.00
255/5 (50.0)
CR : 5.10
Ireland Women won by 15 runs 🏆
Player of the Match
Leah Paul
81(101)
IREW won by 15 runs
22:10 IST & 5:40 PM Local Time| That's the end of the 2nd WODI as Ireland Women have defeated Sri Lanka Women by 15 runs. The Hosts have won the series 2-0 with a game to spare!
Sarah Forbes was dismissed early on in the Innings for 2 by Achini Kulasuriya who bowled 8 overs on the trot and picked up the wicket of Coulter Reilly as well as Ireland Women were 55/2 in 14 overs.
Amy Hunter looked really solid at the middle and scored 66 off 71 balls. Then the 5th wicket partnership between Leah Paul and Rebecca Stokell added 114 runs and got their side into a really strong total. Ireland Women finished off the Innings with 255/5 in their 50 overs.
Achini Kulasuriya (2/48) and Kavisha Dilhari (2/35) were the pick of the bowlers for Sri Lanka. The visitors required 256 runs to chase in their 50 overs to level the WODI Series.
In reply, Sri Lanka lost the wicket of Vishmi Gunaratne early in the Innings inside the 3rd over. She was soon followed by her skipper for 22 and Sri Lanka were 2 down inside the Powerplay.
The 3rd wicket partnership between Harshitha Samarawickrama and Kavisha Dilhari built up a partnership of 126 runs. They were cruising towards the run chase with ease but Dilhari was dismissed for 53 by Freya Sargent.
Then the collapse started for Sri Lanka. From 172/2 they were down to 214/9. Harshitha Samarawickrama (105 off 124), the centurion was run-out due to a massive miscommunication with Hasini Perera and thats where everything changed in the complexion of the game.
Nilakshi de Silva (24* off 21) was fighting alone till the end along with Udeshika Prabodhani but Sri Lanka have been bundled out for 240 and have lost the encounter by 15 runs.
Arlene Kelly (3/41) was the pick of the bowlers for Ireland Women. The home side have defeated Sri Lanka Women in back to back WODI games and have won the series with a match to spare.
Then the collapse started for Sri Lanka. From 172/2 they were down to 214/9. Harshitha Samarawickrama (105 off 124), the centurion was run-out due to a massive miscommunication with Hasini Perera and thats where everything changed in the complexion of the game.
Nilakshi de Silva (24* off 21) was fighting alone till the end along with Udeshika Prabodhani but Sri Lanka have been bundled out for 240 and have lost the encounter by 15 runs.
Arlene Kelly (3/41) was the pick of the bowlers for Ireland Women. The home side have defeated Sri Lanka Women in back to back WODI games and have won the series with a match to spare.
Time for the post match presentation..
Player of the Match - Leah Paul
Leah Paul (Player of the Match): "I find myself in a new role in the middle order but I just wanted to build a partnership and then I got to bat with my friend Rebecca and that was nice.
You can see that confidence, and we know each other's game really well and we also have a bit of fun in the middle. We were happy with potentially a few more but we knew if we bowl well, we can defend it."
You can see that confidence, and we know each other's game really well and we also have a bit of fun in the middle. We were happy with potentially a few more but we knew if we bowl well, we can defend it."
Chamari Athapaththu (Sri Lanka Women Captain) : "Actually I feel we didnot bat well in the last 10 overs. Two run outs and some poor shots were really disappointing from us.
Yeah definitely we were on top of the game in the run chase but we need to improve in our decision making because if we don't at the earliest we might lose the final game of the series as well. We have to improve in our bowling and fielding too."
Yeah definitely we were on top of the game in the run chase but we need to improve in our decision making because if we don't at the earliest we might lose the final game of the series as well. We have to improve in our bowling and fielding too."
Orla Prendergast (Ireland): "We knew that they got a lot of big wickets at the top of the order, and it was something we wanted to expose and got that quick wickets. Credit to the partnership they built too, but we managed to win.
They were charging the whole time really, and we just needed one big wicket with Aimee bowling in tandem, and once we got that we would be back in the game.
The depth we have created in the last few years is huge, Leah was incredible today and others contributed well, each game is huge. I enjoyed captaincy today, it comes with a lot of challenges that I haven't faced in the past but it's a good experience."
They were charging the whole time really, and we just needed one big wicket with Aimee bowling in tandem, and once we got that we would be back in the game.
The depth we have created in the last few years is huge, Leah was incredible today and others contributed well, each game is huge. I enjoyed captaincy today, it comes with a lot of challenges that I haven't faced in the past but it's a good experience."
That's the end of the 2nd Women's ODI encounter between Ireland Women and Sri Lanka Women. Ireland Women lead the 3 Match ODI Series 2-0 with a game to spare.
For now, this is Pritam Dey signing off on behalf of co-commentator Anirudh Modi who, along with scorer/analysts Dushyant Madhukar Kumar brought all the actions of this clash. Stay tuned for more cricketing action from around the world.
For now, this is Pritam Dey signing off on behalf of co-commentator Anirudh Modi who, along with scorer/analysts Dushyant Madhukar Kumar brought all the actions of this clash. Stay tuned for more cricketing action from around the world.