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Live updates from Coleraine for the final game of Ireland’s three-game 50-over series with Sri Lanka A.

Live updates from Coleraine for the final game of Ireland’s three-game 50-over series with Sri Lanka A.

Ireland were comprehensively beaten by 107 runs in the second game on Friday – can Ireland get a win and finish the series 2-1? Join in the conversation using #IREvSLA.
MATCH ABANDONED

Persistent rain in the Coleraine area meant there was no chance of play, and the umpires called off the game at 2:25pm.

Sri Lanka win the series 2-0.

Ireland are back in action on September 8, 10 and 12 when they play Scotland at Malahide in three ODI’s.

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Series Re-cap:

Game One – Sri Lanka A won by 28 runs: Match Report Scorecard Live Blog Photos Video Highlights
Game Two – Sri Lanka A won by 107 runs: Match Report Scorecard Live Blog Photos
Game Three – Match Abandoned: Live Blog

2.25pm: Bad news – the match has been abandoned. Still raining here in Coleraine and a lot of water on the outfield, they umpires and captains have had a meeting in the middle and shaken hands and that’s it.

Congratulations to Sri Lanka A who take the series 2-0.

Here are the photos from those two games:
Wednesday Photos Click Here
Friday Photos Click Here

Also, here are the highlights from Wednesday’s game, where Stuart Poynter scored his maiden ton for Ireland:

Ireland Women: Somerset close on 226-6 off their 50 overs.

Play resumes at 2.10pm, with Joyce and Kavanagh to open the batting – 227 to win off 50 overs.

Ireland Women: Somerset are 192-4 after 41 overs – Wilson has just gone for 89 off 88 balls – “best knock I’ve seen all season”, says Ireland coach Trent Johnston.

11.50am: More rain, more waiting here at Coleraine. Each time the groundstaff start the clear-up, the rain arrives again. Lunch will now be taken at 1.30pm, hopefully the rain will have cleared up by then!

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Ireland Women: Update from Ireland Women’s County Championship clash with Somerset at Brislington:

A few more #CricketIrelandLookalikes entries…

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Ireland Women: Update from Brislington where Ireland are bowling against Somerset in the ECB County Championship:

10.55am: Another down pour here at Coleraine, just as the umpires were on the way out to the middle to have a look. A further delay unfortunately.

While you’re waiting for play to get underway, have a look back at the highlights from the Newstalk Inter-Provincial Series so far on Cricket Ireland TV:

Ireland Women: Somerset have moved on to 36-2 from 8 overs. Opener Luff in 15* and Wilson has a quick-fire 12*.

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10.20 am: Not good news here unfortunately, the covers were coming off, but the rain is starting to fall again and the covers are back on again.

Ireland Women: The Ireland women are underway against Somerset in the ECB County Championship at Brislington Cricket Club.

Somerset have won the toss and bat first, Louise McCarthy to open the bowling for Ireland, and she’s taken a wicket off the third ball of the game! Great start for the Girls in Green!

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9.30am: Ahead of today’s match, Ireland team manager Roy Torrens spoke to BBC Sport NI about the series, the 2007 World Cup, that famous win over England and his 10 years with the Ireland senior team. Listen to the interview here:

9.05am: While you’re waiting for play to get underway, check out the photos from the Wednesday’s & Friday’s matches from Stormont:

Wednesday Photos Click Here
Friday Photos Click Here

Also, here are the highlights from Wednesday’s game, where Stuart Poynter scored his maiden ton for Ireland:

Damp morning here in Coleraine where there has been heavy rain this morning – but the good news is that the rain has stopped, and hopefully will stay away and we get play on time.

9am: Good morning from Stormont. Another glorious day here where the sun is shining and there’s not a cloud in the sky for the final game of Ireland’s three match 50-over series against Sri Lanka A. Play is due to get underway at 10.45am and we’ll have updates throughout the day.

Ireland were comprehensively beaten by 107 runs in the second game on Friday – can Ireland get a win and finish the series 2-1?

Join in the conversation and send us your thoughts on today’s game using #IREvSLA – the best tweets will be featured here!

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