Published: Jun 17, 2016, 12:21 AM (IST)
Edited: Jun 17, 2016, 12:23 AM (IST)
Sri Lanka finally tasted victory on their 2016 tour of the British Isles with a 76-run win over Ireland at Malahide (near Dublin). Sri Lanka piled up 303 for 7 in 50 overs, thanks to 103 from Dinesh Chandimal and crucial inputs from Kusal Mendis, Angelo Mathews and Dasun Shanaka. Set to chase 293 for 47 overs as per the Duckworth-Lewis system, Ireland collapsed to 216 in 40.4 overs, despite spirited performances from William Porterfield (73) and Kevin O’Brien (64). Debutant Shanaka was the wrecker-in-chief with figures of 9-0-43-5 to go with his 19-ball 42. Apart from Porterfield, he also got the wickets of Ed Joyce, John Anderson, Stuart Poynter, and Max Sorensen. FULL CRICKET SCORECARD: Ireland vs Sri Lanka 2016,1st ODI at Dublin
In the process Shanaka became the 12th bowler and 3rd Sri Lankan to take a 5-wicket haul on ODI debut. The others were Shaul Karnain and Charitha Buddhika.
Five-wicket hauls on ODI debut
| Player | O | M | R | W | Team | Opposition | Ground | Season |
| Kagiso Rabada | 8 | 3 | 16 | 6 | South Africa | Bangladesh | Mirpur | 2015 |
| Fidel Edwards | 7 | 1 | 22 | 6 | West Indies | Zimbabwe | Harare | 2003-04 |
| Tony Dodemaide | 7.2 | 0 | 21 | 5 | Australia | Sri Lanka | WACA | 1987-88 |
| Shaul Karnain | 8 | 1 | 26 | 5 | Sri Lanka | New Zealand | Moratuwa | 1983-84 |
| Austin Codrington | 9 | 3 | 27 | 5 | Canada | Bangladesh | Kingsmead | 2002-03 |
| Taskin Ahmed | 8 | 0 | 28 | 5 | Bangladesh | India | Mirpur | 2014 |
| Allan Donald | 8.4 | 0 | 29 | 5 | South Africa | India | Eden Gardens | 1991-92 |
| Brian Vitori | 10 | 0 | 30 | 5 | Zimbabwe | Bangladesh | Harare | 2011 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 9 | 0 | 43 | 5 | Sri Lanka | Ireland | Dublin | 2016 |
| Craig Young | 10 | 0 | 46 | 5 | Ireland | Scotland | Dublin | 2014 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 9.2 | 1 | 50 | 5 | Bangladesh | India | Mirpur | 2015 |
| Charitha Buddhika | 9 | 0 | 67 | 5 | Sri Lanka | Zimbabwe | Sharjah | 2001-02 |
Note:
– Rabada and Edwards are the only ones to take 6 wickets in an innings on ODI debut.
– Shanaka is the only one to take 5 on debut against Ireland. He is the 2nd to do the same in Ireland, after Craig Young.
– Of the 12 instances, 3 have taken place in Mirpur.
– Mustafizur took 6 wickets in his second match.
– Shanaka’s 40 is the highest score by anyone who took 5 wickets on ODI debut. The previous record belonged to Karnain (28).
