Sri Lanka vs Ireland - 15th Match of the ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023, at Queen Sports Club, Bulawayo
Weather Forecast
Sunny - 24°C
1. TOURNAMENT STATS AND INFO
(i) Points Table Scenario
SL - 2 - 2w/0l (1st - Group B)
IRE - 2 - 0w/2l (4th - Group B)
(ii) Toss Based Analysis
Sri Lanka (SL)
1. Dimuth Karunaratne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 111(100), 52(54)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 47(55), 61(51)*
2. Kusal Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 105(91), 78(63)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 27(23)
3. Pathum Nissanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 25(29), 57(76)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(15), 37(39),
4. Lahiru Kumara
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 3w
5. Sadeera Samaravickrama
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 9(13), 73(64)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2)
6. Dasun Shanaka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 61(30)*, 1(3)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 67(52)*&0w, 0w
7. Wanindu Hasaranga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 23(12)*&6w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5w
8. Maheesh Theekshana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 0w
9. Matheesha Pathirana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
10. Kasun Rajitha
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 1w
11. Charith Asalanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 62(37)*, 48(23)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 29(38)
12. Dhananjaya Da Silva
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 6(3), 5(5)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3(10)&2w, 0w
13. Chamika Karunaratne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 16(25)&1w
14. Dushmantha Chameera
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Dushan Hemantha
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(4)*&0w
Ireland (IRE)
1. Andy McBrine
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(12)&1w, 20(28)&0w, 32(54)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(5)&2w
2. Paul Stirling
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1), 23(27), 0(1)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 55(23)
3. Andy Balbirnie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(39), 7(19), 0(1)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2(4)
4. Harry Tector
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(11)&1w, 52(82)&0w, 6(10)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 149(123)*
5. Lorcan Tucker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 74(90), 26(18), 6(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 68(59)
6. Curtis Campher
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 120(108)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 21(16)&0w
7. George Dockrell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(17)&1w, 91(89)*&1w, 69(93)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 8(12)*&0w
8. Gareth Delany
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 46(25)&0w, 20(14), 19(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Mark Adair
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(4)&0w, 15(11)&2w, 8(4)*&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Graham Hume
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 30(34), 15(12)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
11. Josh Little
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w, 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
12. Peter Moor
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Barry McCarthy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
14. Ben White
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5w, 0w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w
15. Craig Young
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. VENUE AND PITCH INFO
Venue - Queen Sports Club, Bulawayo
(i) Total Matches - ODIs
Overall - 83
Avg 1st Innings - 232
Avg 2nd Innings - 198
Highest total - 399/1 (Pakistan vs Zimbabwe - 20th July'2018)
Times won Batting First - 33
Times won Batting Second - 49
Times Tied - 1
(ii) Performance of both teams on this ground
SL - 10 - 9w/1l
IRE - 2 - 0w/2l
(iii) Recent Matches on this venue
1) Oman vs Sri Lanka - 23rd June'2023
98/10 vs 100/0 (SL won by 10 wkts)
Pacers - 4w+0w=4w
Spinners - 5w+0w=5w
2) Ireland vs Scotland - 21st June'2023
286/8 vs 289/9 (SCO won by 1 wkt)
Pacers - 7w+6w=13w
Spinners - 1w+3w=4w
3) Sri Lanka vs United Arab Emirates - 19th June'2023
355/6 vs 180/10 (SL won by 175 runs)
Pacers - 2w+1w=3w
Spinners - 3w+8w=11w
4) Ireland vs Netherlands - 15th June'2023
193/10 vs 196/8 (NED won by 2 wkts)
Pacers - 4w+1w=5w
Spinners - 6w+7w=13w
5) Netherlands vs Sri Lanka - 13th June'2023
214/10 vs 215/7 (SL won by 3 wkts)
Pacers - 6w+1w=7w
Spinners - 4w+5w=9w
6) Pakistan vs Zimbabwe - 22nd July'2018
364/4 vs 233/4 (PAK won by 131 runs)
Pacers - 2w+2w=4w
Spinners - 2w+2w=4w
7) Pakistan vs Zimbabwe - 20th July'2018
399/1 vs 155/10 (PAK won by 244 runs)
Pacers - 0w+5w=5w
Spinners - 1w+5w=6w
8) Zimbabwe vs Pakistan - 18th July'2018
67/10 vs 68/1 (PAK won by 9 wkts)
Pacers - 8w+1w=9w
Spinners - 2w+0w=2w
9) Zimbabwe vs Pakistan - 16th July'2018
194/10 vs 195/1 (PAK won by 9 wkts)
Pacers - 7w+0w=7w
Spinners - 1w+0w=1w
10) Pakistan vs Zimbabwe - 13th July'2018
308/7 vs 107/10 (PAK won by 201 runs)
Pacers - 5w+6w=11w
Spinners - 2w+4w=6w
SUMMARY
Pacers
1st Innings - 45w
2nd Innings - 23w
Spinners
1st Innings - 27w
2nd Innings - 34w
Overall
68w:51w (Pacers:Spinners)
(iv) Toss Based Analysis on this venue
Sri Lanka (SL)
1. Dimuth Karunaratne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 52(54)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 47(55), 61(51)*
2. Kusal Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 94(73), 78(63)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 57(72), 27(23)
3. Pathum Nissanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 57(76)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 10(15), 37(39)*
4. Lahiru Kumara
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w, 3w
5. Sadeera Samaravickrama
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 73(64)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(2)
6. Dasun Shanaka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1(3)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0w, 67(52)*&0w, 0w
7. Wanindu Hasaranga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 23(12)*&6w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 5w
8. Maheesh Theekshana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 2w, 0w
9. Matheesha Pathirana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 1w
10. Kasun Rajitha
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 3w, 1w
11. Charith Asalanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 48(23)*
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 29(38)
12. Dhananjaya Da Silva
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 58(60), 5(5)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 0(1), 3(10)&2w, 0w
13. Chamika Karunaratne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 16(25)&1w
14. Dushmantha Chameera
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Dushan Hemantha
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 9(4)*&0w
Ireland (IRE)
1. Andy McBrine
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 7(12)&1w, 32(54)&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Paul Stirling
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0(1), 0(1)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Andy Balbirnie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 12(39), 0(1)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Harry Tector
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 4(11)&1w, 6(10)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Lorcan Tucker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 74(40), 6(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Curtis Campher
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 120(108)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. George Dockrell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 8(17)&1w, 69(93)&2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Gareth Delany
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 46(25)&0w, 19(14)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Mark Adair
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(4)&0w, 8(4)*&3w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Graham Hume
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 30(34)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Josh Little
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 2w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Peter Moor
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Barry McCarthy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Ben White
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 5w, 1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Craig Young
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. HEAD TO HEAD
(i) Overall
4 - 4w/0l (In favour of SL)
(ii) On This Venue
Not Played Yet
(iii) Recent Head to Head Matches
1) Sri Lanka vs Ireland - 18th June'2016
377/8 vs 241/10 (SL won by 136 runs)
Dasun Shanaka - 1w
Andy McBrine - 79(64) & 1w
Paul Stirling - 22(24)
2) Sri Lanka vs Irelans - 16th June'2016
303/7 vs 216/10 (SL won by 76 runs - DLS)
Kusal Mendis - 51(59)
Dasun Shanaka - 42(19) & 5w
Paul Stirling - 27(34)
3) Sri Lanka vs Ireland - 6th May'2014
219/8 vs 140/10 (SL won by 79 runs)
George Dockrell - 18(27)* & 1w
Paul Stirling - 1w
4) Ireland vs Sri Lanka - 18th April'2007
77/10 vs 81/2 (SL won by 8 wkts)
(iv) Toss Based Analysis (H2H)
Sri Lanka (SL)
1. Dimuth Karunaratne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Kusal Mendis
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 51(59), 8(7)
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Pathum Nissanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Lahiru Kumara
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. Sadeera Samaravickrama
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
6. Dasun Shanaka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 42(19)&5w, 1(2)&1w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Wanindu Hasaranga
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Maheesh Theekshana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
9. Matheesha Pathirana
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Kasun Rajitha
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Charith Asalanka
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
12. Dhananjaya Da Silva
1st Batting/2nd Bowling - 3(3)*&0w
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Chamika Karunaratne
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Dushmantha Chameera
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Dushan Hemantha
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
Ireland (IRE)
1. Andrew Balbirnie
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
2. Mark Adair
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
3. Curtis Campher
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. Gareth Delany
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
5. George Dockrell
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 18(27)*&1w
6. Graham Hume
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
7. Josh Little
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
8. Andy McBrine
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 79(64)&1w
9. Barry McCarthy
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
10. Peter Moor
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
11. Paul Stirling
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling - 4(6)&1w, 27(34)&0w, 22(24)&0w
12. Harry Tector
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
13. Lorcan Tucker
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
14. Benjamin White
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
15. Craig Young
1st Batting/2nd Bowling -
2nd Batting/1st Bowling -
4. SQUAD INFO WITH DETAILING
A) SRI LANKA (SL) SQUAD:
Probable XI
1) Dimuth Karunaratne - LHB, RM
Last 10 - 61*, 52, 111, 47, 56*, 52, 4, 21, 70*, 115, 179, 89
2) Pathum Nissanka - RHB
Last 10 - 37*, 57, 25, 10, 51, 43, 38, 25, 9, 0
3) Kusal Mendis - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 78, 105, 27, 11*, 78, 11, 245, 140, 73
4) Sadeera Samaravickrama - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 73, 9, 0, 44, 104*, 101*, 53, 34
5) Charith Asalanka - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 48*, 67*, 29, 6, 91, 3, 24, 67, 9
6) Dhananjaya Da Silva - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 5r 1w, 6, 3r 2w, 29r 3w, 51r 0w, 12r 0w, 12r 0w, 20
7) Dasun Shanaka - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 1r 0w, 61*, 67r 0w, 23r 1w, 17r 0w, 17, 0, 9*
8) Wanindu Hasaranga - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 5w, 23r 6w, 2w, 3w, 29r 3w, 12r 2w, 0w, 8r 1w, 5r 2w
9) Lahiru Kumara - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 3w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 3w, 2w, 10r 2w, 7r 0w, 13r 3w, 8r 1w
10) Kasun Rajitha - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 2w, 3w, 0w, 2w, 0w, 1w, 9r 1w, 5r 2w, 20r 2w
11) Maheesh Theekshana - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 2w, 0w
BENCH
12) Matheesha Pathirana - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 4w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 2w, 2w, 0w, 3w, 3w, 2w
13) Dushmantha Chameera - RHB, RF
Last 10 - 4w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 3w, 8r 1w, 0w, 1w, 7r 2w
14) Chamika Karunaratne - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 16r 1w, 0w, 24r 0w, 11r 4w, 52r 0w, 0r 4w, 10r 1w, 0w
15) Dushan Hemantha - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 9r 0w, 22r 0w, 15r 3w, 7r 2w, 37r 1w, 29r 2w, 0w, 10r 1w
Safe C/VC choices
Wanindu Hasaranga, Dimuth Karunaratne
B) IRELAND (IRE) SQUAD :
Probable XI
1) Paul Stirling - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 0, 23, 0, 55, 30, 15, 5, 107, 10, 1, 60, 0
2) Andy McBrine - LHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 32r 0w, 20r 0w, 7r 1w, 4r 1w, 19r 2w, 86*, 67r 2w, 1w, 5r 1w, 4r 2w, 0w, 0w, 35r 1w, 10
3) Andy Balbirnie - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 0, 7, 12, 2, 0, 2, 0, 53, 42, 5, 95, 46, 4, 6
4) Harry Tector - RHB, Offbreak
Last 10 - 6, 52r 0w, 4r 1w, 149*, 0, 51, 4r 0w, 13r 0w, 1, 45, 140, 21*, 18r 0w
5) Lorcan Tucker - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 6, 26, 74, 68, 18, 44, 97, 14, 72, 50, 16, 2*
6) Curtis Campher - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 120r 1w, 21r 0w, 33r 0w, 19, 16r 1w, 20r 0w, 26r 0w, 0r 2w, 1r 0w, 8r 2w, 1w, 111r 1w
7) George Dockrell - RHB, LAO
Last 10 - 69r 2w, 91r 1w, 8r 1w, 8r 0w, 74r 1w, 26r 0w, 38r 0w, 28r 1w, 3r 2w, 74r 2w, 1w, 2r 1w
8) Gareth Delany - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 19, 20r 0w, 46r 0w, 32r 0w, 28r 0w, 14r 0w, 1r 0w, 1w, 6r 0w, 21r 0w
9) Mark Adair - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 8r 3w, 15r 2w, 3r 0w, 14r 0w, 88r 0w, 62r 2w, 85r 0w, 20r 0w, 20r 4w, 20r 1w, 2w, 0r 1w, 23
10) Josh Little - RHB, LFM
Last 10 - 2w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 0w
11) Ben White - RHB, Legbreak
Last 10 - 1w, 0w, 5w, 2w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 0w, 1w, 0w, 1w, 2w
BENCH
12) Craig Young - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 0w, 1w, 0w, 2w, 1w, 2w, 0w, 0w, 2w
13) Graham Hume - LHB, RFM
Last 10 - 15r 0w, 30, 1w, 1w, 3w, 1w, 1w, 2w, 1w, 0w, 0w
14) Barry McCarthy - RHB, RFM
Last 10 - 1w, 27r 4w, 0w, 9r 2w, 24r 0w, 34r 2w, 6r 2w, 8r 1w, 6r 0w
15) Peter Moor - RHB, WK
Last 10 - 10, 11, 37, 118*, 0, 69*, 5, 19, 14, 01, 16
Safe C/VC choices
Harry Tector, George Dockrell
Differential GL C/VC choices
SL - Pathum Nissanka, Lahiru Kumara, Kusal Mendis
IRE - Andy McBrine, Curtis Campher, Mark Adair
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