Sri Lanka seemed to be trying to beat Ireland even more comprehensively than Australia did, and with 40 overs to spare they succeeded. Maharoof's 4-25 from 10 was the top performance in the match, but isn't enough to guarantee a place in the team with Malinga due back for the semis. Ireland's top contributor of the tournament was their wicketkeeper Niall O'Brien, nicknamed Paddy apparently, who was their only player to twice reach 50 and his batting was the main contribution in their big win over Pakistan.
Scorecard5 MF Maharoof 64 (OMOM)
4 DPMD Jayawardene 59
3 ST Jayasuriya 48
2 M Muralitharan 40
1 KC Sangakkara 22
Irish World Cup Contributions
NJ O'Brien 112
DT Johnston 21
JP Bray 15
KED Carroll -19
PG Gillespie -24
AR White -26
WK McCallan -39
KJ O'Brien -40
EJG Morgan -80
JF Mooney -83
WTS Porterfield -84
D Langford-Smith -84
PJK Mooney -93
WB Rankin -98
AC Botha -101
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