Ireland no match for Sri Lanka

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Ireland lost three wickets in four balls with the score stuck on 28 in Maharoof's first over - and Murali waded in with four for 19 to help finish the minnows off for just 77.

Sri Lanka's batsmen then wrapped up an uneven contest in under 10 overs before lunch - to make sure of finishing third at worst in the table, almost certainly avoiding favourites Australia and instead facing New Zealand in Jamaica in next week's semi-finals.

For Ireland, it was an unfortunate final performance in what has been a patchy but largely admirable campaign.

They were put in on a sunny morning but on a pitch offering seam movement - and with the help of five ducks, were bundled out in 27.4 overs, losing six wickets for eight runs at one stage.

In their haste to complete the formalities, Sri Lanka lost Upul Tharanga for a duck and Sangakkara cheaply to aerial off-side shots - off Boyd Rankin and Langford-Smith respectively.

But Sanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene, put down on seven at mid-on, duly ensured there would not be a significant wobble.