Ireland vs Sri Lanka ODI Series 2016


Sri Lanka will be visiting Ireland in Jun 2016 to play slew of one day matches.  The series consist of 2 encounters that will be played on June 16, 2016 and June 18, 2016 respectively .As far as two teams are concerned, they are well balanced and will fight to the finish to claim the series. From Sri Lanka, Captain Angelo Mathews would like to conclude the Ireland trip with a win. Pitches in the country aid swing and Sri Lankan batsmen will have a pretty hard time. The home side will be led by the captain William Porterfield who has an impressive ODI average exceeding 30 runs in an inning.  Last time the two teams met in the year 2014 when Sri Lanka toured the beautiful country for ODI series and won it 1-0. The last match was abandoned due to rain.

With the greats retired, the tourist team is under the rebuilding process, therefore Ireland has a golden chance to set the record straight and win the series. NIALL O BRIEN is a pretty experienced customer and will be keen to stabilize the middle order if the top collapses. On the bowling front, the home team appears formidable as CRAIG young will be spearheading the attack. He is a right arm fast medium bowler with a sterling average of 17.16 in the ODIs. Sri Lankans can only take Ireland lightly at their own peril. Rising deliveries that move away could test the patience of the openers who are not in good form as they rarely move their feet.

Young will be aided by Stuart Thompson who is also right arm fast medium bowler and can create problems by firing out swingers at the start of the innings and Yorkers at death. In a nutshell, the nail biting battle would keep the spectators at the edge of their seats.

Series Result Sri Lanka Won the 2 Match ODI Series By 2-0
Player Of the Series Madagamagamage Dasun Shanaka
Start Date 2016-06-16
End Date 2016-06-18
Host Country Ireland,Ireland

Schedule

Ireland vs Sri Lanka 1st ODI Match 2016
Match 1
Date - 2016-06-16
Day - Thursday
Time - 10:30(Local)

Scorecard
Ireland
Sri Lanka Venue
The Village
Ireland vs Sri Lanka 2nd ODI Match 2016
Match 2
Date - 2016-06-18
Day - Saturday
Time - 10:30(Local)

Scorecard
Ireland
Sri Lanka Venue
The Village
Teams
Sri Lanka Ireland

Squad

Sri Lanka Team Squad
Kusal Janith Perera Suranga Lakmal Shaminda Eranga Dinesh Chandimal
Angelo Mathews Upul Tharanga Farveez Maharoof Nuwan Pradeep
Dhananjaya de Silva Seekkuge Prasanna Danushka Gunathilaka Dasun Shanaka
Kusal Mendis

Ireland Team Squad
William Porterfield Gary Wilson Paul Stirling Max Sorensen
Kevin O'Brien Tim Murtagh Ed Joyce Boyd Rankin
Andy McBrine John Anderson Stuart Poynter Barry McCarthy