Ireland slip to defeat

Paul Stirling and Niall O’Brien shared an opening stand of 104 in Ireland’s final Twenty20 Quadrangular Series clash against Sri Lanka A but could not prevent a five-wicket defeat in Colombo.

Ireland once again struggled in the field as they continued their build-up to the all-important World Twenty20 qualifying tournament in Dubai this month, failing to defend a challenging total of 174 for six.