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Ireland v Sri Lanka
Grenada, 18 April 2007

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William Porterfield plays a shot for Ireland against Sri Lanka

Ireland are put in to bat after losing the toss - William Porterfield and Jeremy Bray put on 28 in reasonably quick time

Ireland's Jeremy Bray (centre) walks off after being caught by Russel Arnold (left) off the bowling of Farveez Maharoof (right)

Bray plays the more expansive shots but departs for 20 after chipping Farveez Maharoof to Russel Arnold in the covers

Andre Botha (centre) trudges off after being dismissed for a duck

Andre Botha is promoted up the order but edges his second delivery to Kumar Sangakkara to leave Ireland 28-2

Eoin Morgan (left) departs after being dismissed by Farveez Maharoof

And when Eoin Morgan follows first ball to a stunning Sangakkara catch, Maharoof is on a hat-trick

William Porterfield (right) departs for 17

Niall O'Brien survives but Porterfield heaves Maharoof skywards and Sanath Jayasuriya takes a simple catch

Sri Lanka wicketkeeper Kumar Sangakkara (centre) celebrates taking the catch to dismiss Niall O'Brien

Muttiah Muralitharan is brought into the attack and has O'Brien caught behind for four as Ireland stumble to 48-5

Kenny Carroll (right) inspects his stumps after being bowled by Muttiah Muralitharan

Kenny Carroll's first World Cup innings is also brief - he lasts two balls before a Muralitharan doosra deceives him

Trent Johnston (bottom) is run out when Farveez Maharoof's (centre) throw deflects off his boot onto the stumps

And Ireland know luck is against them when Maharoof's throw deflects off Trent Johnston's boot and runs him out for a duck

Kevin O'Brien departs after being caught by Sanath Jayasuriya off Muttiah Muralitharan

Kevin O'Brien is next to perish after gettting a leading edge to a Murali delivery - Ireland have lost five wickets for three runs

Kyle McCallan (left) is given out leg before

Kyle McCallan then inexplicably pads up to Murali to leave the Irish 54-9 having lost nine wickets for 26 runs

Ireland emerge for their final appearance in the field

Ireland are eventually dismissed for just 77 and emerge for their final appearance at the World Cup facing defeat

Dave Langford-Smith celebrates removing Sangakkara

Sri Lanka lose Upul Tharanga to Boyd Rankin and Dave Langford-Smith takes Sangakkara for 10 with Sri Lanka 25-2

Sanath Jayasuriya punishes some loose Irish bowling

Despite losing the two early wickets Sanath Jayasuriya is in no mood to delay the inevitable as Sri Lanka head for victory

Mahela Jayawardene hits out for Sri Lanka

It's left to Mahela Jayawardene to wrap up the eight-wicket win in the 10th over, he ends the day 39 not out

Langford-Smith mingles with Irish supporters

After the defeat, Ireland's players mingle with their loyal supporters as their World Cup adventure draws to a close



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