Ireland well beaten by Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup

Ireland succumbed to a nine-wicket defeat in their opening Super 12 game against Sri Lanka in the 2022 T20 World Cup

BOWLED HIM: Ireland's Captain Andrew Balbirnie is clean bowled off Sri Lanka's Lahiru Kumara during the ICC men's Twenty20 World Cup 2022 cricket match at Bellerive Oval in Hobart. Pic: David Gray/AFP via Getty Images

Ireland succumbed to a nine-wicket defeat in their opening Super 12 game against Sri Lanka.

Winning the toss and choosing to bat, Ireland was forced to battle throughout their innings by a strong Sri Lankan bowling unit. After a quiet first over, Andrew Balbirnie was the first to go, stepping off and attempting to scoop Lahiru Kumara’s first delivery, only for the ball to crash into middle-stump.