SL VS IRE - 15th Match, Group B, ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifiers 2023

That's all from this game for now. Hugely disappointing for Ireland not to get into the Super Sixes too - considering their record in CWC history. But a chance for them to come back stronger in the future. Sri Lanka meanwhile march on. We will be back with more cricket as there's no stopping the cricket caravan. Until next time, take care and be safe. Sleep tight and time for me to escape now. Bye.

Dasun Shanaka | Sri Lanka captain: Everything goes in the right direction, but we could have done better with the bat at the end. Probably big hitting from myself and Wanindu did not come off in the last two games. I have to stand up in these situations. When he played the ODI series [against Afghanistan] it was a different combination and as soon as he came in, he settled in and he has got the experience, playing Test cricket and domestic cricket [on Karunaratne]. He is an ideal character to have at the top of the order. We need to have a look at both options - we need to take a look at the bench and also take maximum points into the next round. Chameera is going to be key in the next round and we need to have a look at him. We are very confident and are playing to the conditions. We need to do well whatever the conditions here going forward.

Andrew Balbirnie | Ireland captain: We would have probably liked a few more inroads early on but not to be. We fought back well and kept them down to a score we thought we could have a crack on but we did not bat well and did not start well. That's what he is all about, sure he would do nothing but give his 100% on the field today [on McCarthy]. Unfortunate with the back end with the extra man in, but backed his plans and bowled well. We knew it was a pretty good pitch, we knew they had good spinners and they bowled well and cleaned us up. Hugely disappointing not to get to the super sixes but you gotta move on. We are gonna pick ourselves up quickly, whenever you play for Ireland there's a lot of pride regardless of the situation and that's what we got to play for in the next game.

Dimuth Karunaratne | Player of the Match: (On whether the chance for ODI hundred had passed him) Not at all, wanted to continue for the team. That’s what I do. If I get a start, I want to go for the big one. (On the pitch) In the morning, there is something for the bowlers, but when the swing stops we can get some boundaries. I was waiting for that, the first hour was about giving the bowlers respect. I try to apply the same technique, that is what has helped me score heavily in Test cricket. Don’t try to hit them hard, just time them well.

15:46 Local Time, 13:46 GMT, 19:16 IST: Hasaranga joins Waqar Younis as the only bowlers in taking fifers in three consecutive ODIs. It has been his show again. Joshua Little has a chat with Hasaranga as they walk back, while umpire Gregory Brathwaite jokes and smiles with Hasaranga. Hasaranga walks off with the ball raised to the cameras, leading the team off the field. In the most important news, Ireland have been knocked out while Sri Lanka's win takes Scotland and Oman also through. Coming to the chase, Ireland needed a big innings from one of their main men - Stirling and Balbirnie but they again did not come good. Stirling fell to a slog and Tector after looking good was trapped lbw by Hasaranga. The Hasaranga show started with the others chipping in. With Tector's wicket, the game was gone but Dockrell and Campher resisted for a while as Hasaranga continued to chip away. Even though he gave away 79 runs, he eventually got his fifer - off the last ball of his spell to send Ireland packing. Another comprehensive performance from Sri Lanka who look the team to beat in this tournament. For Ireland, it's back to the drawing board and this non-qualification will be a big blow to their hopes. A lot of work to do for them. Stay tuned for the presentation...

Hasaranga to Joshua Little, out Caught&Bowled!! Hasaranga gets his fifer and ends the game. He is more relieved than anything else. Catches the ball and throws it away in anger, this was the googly on the stumps, shortish and Joshua Little punches it to Hasaranga's left, who takes it easily. What a way to get your fifer, off the last ball of his spell. Joshua Little c and b Hasaranga 20(14) [4s-2 6s-1]r

Hasaranga to Joshua Little, THATS OUT!! Caught&Bowled!!

Hasaranga to Joshua Little, SIX, what a blow that is. It's tossed up on the stumps, full and Joshua Little with a massive slogsweep over mid-wicket, went low and smashed the ball out of sight. Not a small boundary too, that is some hit

Hasaranga to Joshua Little, no run, the googly, but down leg, Joshua Little makes room outside the leg-stump and then shimmies back in line, misses the glance, surprisingly not called a wide. Little is perplexed

Can Hasaranga get his fifer? Three balls he he has.

Hasaranga to Dockrell, 1 run, the googly around off, Dockrell goes on the back foot to punch to long-off

Hasaranga to Joshua Little, 1 run, fullish outside the leg-stump, Joshua Little reverse-sweeps wide of backward point for one

Hasaranga to Joshua Little, 2 runs, the googly on the stumps, is short, neatly tucked wide of long-on for a couple

Theekshana to Dockrell, no run, fullish on the stumps, Dockrell gets forward to push it back

Theekshana to Dockrell, no run, fullish on the stumps, Dockrell gets forward to block

Theekshana to Dockrell, wide, the flicker is well outside off, left alone and called a wide

Theekshana to Dockrell, no run, quicker and non-turner on the stumps, defended back

Theekshana to Joshua Little, leg byes, 1 run, Joshua Little gets outside off, is struck on the pad as he misses the sweep, Dockrell calls him through for the legbye

Theekshana to Joshua Little, no run, Joshua Little premeditates the reverse-sweep and even though the length is short outside off, he finds slip

Theekshana to Dockrell, 1 run, fraction short this offbreak outside off, Dockrell punches to sweeper cover