Sri Lankan cricket team in Ireland in 2014

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Sri Lankan cricket team in Ireland in 2014
  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Flag of Ireland.svg
  Sri Lanka Ireland
Dates 6–8 May 2014
Captains Angelo Mathews William Porterfield
One Day International series
Results Sri Lanka won the 2-match series 1–0
Most runs Nuwan Kulasekara (42) William Porterfield (37)
Most wickets Tim Murtagh (2) Ajantha Mendis (3)

The Sri Lanka cricket team toured Ireland from 6 May to 8 May 2014 for a two-match One Day International (ODI) series. [1] [2]

Sri Lanka national cricket team national sports team

The Sri Lanka national cricket team, nicknamed The Lions, represents Sri Lanka in international cricket. It is a full member of the International Cricket Council (ICC) with Test, One-Day International (ODI) and T20 International (T20I) status. The team first played international cricket in 1926–27, and were later awarded Test status in 1982, which made Sri Lanka the eighth Test cricket playing nation. The team is administered by Sri Lanka Cricket.

One Day International form of limited overs cricket; each team faces a fixed number of overs, usually 50

A One Day International (ODI) is a form of limited overs cricket, played between two teams with international status, in which each team faces a fixed number of overs, usually 50. The Cricket World Cup is played in this format, which is generally held every four years. One Day International matches are also called Limited Overs Internationals (LOI), although this generic term may also refer to Twenty20 International matches. They are major matches and considered the highest standard of List A, limited overs competition.

Contents

Squads

ODI
Flag of Sri Lanka.svg  Sri Lanka [3] Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland [4]

ODI series

1st ODI

6 May 2014
10:45
Scorecard
Sri Lanka  Flag of Sri Lanka.svg
219/8 (50 overs)
v
Cricket Ireland flag.svg  Ireland
140 (39.5 overs)
Nuwan Kulasekara 42* (34)
Tim Murtagh 2/21 (10 overs)
William Porterfield 37 (87)
Ajantha Mendis 3/27 (10 overs)
Sri Lanka won by 79 runs
Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Richard Smith (Ire)
Player of the match: Ajantha Mendis (SL)
  • Ireland won the toss and elected to field.

2nd ODI

8 May 2014
10:45
Scorecard
v
Match Abandoned
Clontarf Cricket Club Ground, Dublin
Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Richard Smith (Ire)
  • Rain meant match was abandoned without a ball being bowled

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