Ireland are put in to bat after losing the toss - William Porterfield and Jeremy Bray put on 28 in reasonably quick time Bray plays the more expansive shots but departs for 20 after chipping Farveez Maharoof to Russel Arnold in the covers Andre Botha is promoted up the order but edges his second delivery to Kumar Sangakkara to leave Ireland 28-2 And when Eoin Morgan follows first ball to a stunning Sangakkara catch, Maharoof is on a hat-trick Niall O'Brien survives but Porterfield heaves Maharoof skywards and Sanath Jayasuriya takes a simple catch Muttiah Muralitharan is brought into the attack and has O'Brien caught behind for four as Ireland stumble to 48-5 Kenny Carroll's first World Cup innings is also brief - he lasts two balls before a Muralitharan doosra deceives him 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 is next to perish after gettting a leading edge to a Murali delivery - Ireland have lost five wickets for three runs Kyle McCallan then inexplicably pads up to Murali to leave the Irish 54-9 having lost nine wickets for 26 runs Ireland are eventually dismissed for just 77 and emerge for their final appearance at the World Cup facing defeat Sri Lanka lose Upul Tharanga to Boyd Rankin and Dave Langford-Smith takes Sangakkara for 10 with Sri Lanka 25-2 Despite losing the two early wickets Sanath Jayasuriya is in no mood to delay the inevitable as Sri Lanka head for victory It's left to Mahela Jayawardene to wrap up the eight-wicket win in the 10th over, he ends the day 39 not out After the defeat, Ireland's players mingle with their loyal supporters as their World Cup adventure draws to a close
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