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Ireland win the toss; Sri Lanka to bat first

25 Jun 2023 - {{hitsCtrl.values.hits}}      

Ireland captain Andrew Balbirnie won the toss and opted to bowl first in their ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier in Bulawayo.

Sri Lanka fielded an unchanged XI from the team that beat Oman on Thursday.

Ireland XI: 1 Paul Stirling, 2 Andy McBrine, 3 Andrew Balbirnie (capt.), 4 Harry Tector, 5 Lorcan Tucker (wk), 6 Curtis Campher, 7 George Dockrell, 8 Gareth Delany, 9 Mark Adair, 10 Barry McCarthy, 11 Josh Little.

Sri Lanka XI: 1 Pathum Nissanka, 2 Dimuth Karunaratne, 3 Kusal Mendis (wk), 4 Sadeera Samawickrama, 5 Charith Asalanka, 6 Dhananjaya de Silva, 7 Dasun Shanaka (capt.), 8 Wanindu Hasaranga, 9 Maheesh Theekshana, 10 Kasun Rajitha, 11 Lahiru Kumara.