Two lives for Kamil Mishara in McCarthy's first over before he falls to a Mark Adair slower ball lofting gently to McCarthy at mid-off. Nissanka smashes Dockrell's second delivery to the safe hands of Stirling at short extra. The hosts 68-2 at the halfway stage and Dockrell stirkes next ball bowling Rathnayake as he tried to paddle over slip. Now Tector gets thrown the ball - a fourth spinner today. The closest of LBW decisions overturned on review before Delany has Wellalage caught at long off. Can Ireland contain the runs in the final overs, the Sri Lankan spinners will be a threat with a total to defend. Humphrey's final over goes for 21 so 150 now a realistic prospect for the home side. Mark Adair bowls the eighteenth and brother Ross spills one at deep square, before a McCarthy 'beamer' is hooked for a boundary and he follows up with two leg-side wides - the next ball goes for Six so that's 13 off 1 ball!!! Two wickets in that McCarthy over that costs 19 takes Sri Lanka past 150 with Kusal Mendis completing his half-century in Adair's final over. Messy finish to the innings from Ireland with 68 runs coming from the final 5 overs, makes Sri Lanka favourites for the win. Stirling 'yorks' himself and Adair is dropped at short third in an eventful Theekshana over. Ireland 4 runs ahead of Sri Lanka at the halfway stage but can they match them over the second 10? Tucker fails to clear deep mid-on after adding 49 with Harry Tector leaving 51 required from the last 5 overs. Next ball Tector sweeps to deep square, a second wicket for Hasaranga. A charge, a swing and a miss from Calitz, then Delany next ball gives Theekshana his third - all pretty ugly looking stuff from Ireland with Campher comfortably caught at long-off and Adair likewise. Twenty seven required off 6 balls for a memorable victory? No miracles today - Dockrell is caught by the sweeper on the cover boundary and Humphreys bowled in the final over - but not hard to work out where this one was lost.

No play possible in Colombo with heavy rain leading to a saturated outfield. Ireland's next match is on Sunday, their first in the Tournament against hosts Sri Lanka.

A unbroken 69 run eighth wicket partnership between Curtis Campher and Mark Adair dragged Ireland from a precarious 101-7 to a total they would hope to defend. Two wickets each for Junaid Siddique, Muhammad Arfan and Haider Ali as the hosts dominated the first half of the Irish innings. As in the previous match it was the Irish spinners, Humphreys, Delany and the reborn George Dockrell who snuffed out the UAE middle order leaving opener Aryansh Sharma fighting a lone battle completing a half-century. Three stumpings for Lorcan Tucker off the left-arm spinners before McCarthy and Adair returned to claim a wicket each in the final overs. A comfortable win in the end thanks to that Campher / Adair partnership earlier in the day.

Ireland opt to bat in this the first of two games and skipper Paul Stirling dispatches the first two deliveries only to be caught off the third. Harry Tector run out for just 4 off 9 and followed by Ross Adair his 39 off 29 (5x4,1x6). Tucker given a life and 6 runs on the long off boundary but holes out at long on two balls later. Campher bowled in the next over a second wicket for Haidar Ali. Thirty three runs off the final 15 balls added by Dockrell and Calitz. Fifty partnership in the first seven overs of the reply before Delany and Dockrell strike in quick succession. The dangerous Waseem launches Humphreys high up into the empty stands but top edges a skier to McCarthy at backward square leg. Tidy spell from Dockrell costs only 12 runs while Delany finishes with 3 wickets. Spin doing the job today for Ireland, seven wickets while adding just 44 runs. Four overs left for Adair and McCarthy to share if they are needed. Two wickets for McCarthy and one for Adair with one ball to spare leaves Ireland 57 run winners. UAE tied down by the three spinners mid innings and lost wickets trying to hit their way back into the game.

Ireland batting first in the third and final game of the series, put in by Italy. One change in the line-up with Craig Young in for Josh Little. Ross Adair (6) goes cheaply again, but Paul Stirling has raced to 40 including three sixes. Ireland wobble with Harry Tector becoming the second wicket to fall, quickly followed by Lorcan Tucker (0). Ben Calitz - who has been awarded a contract with CI - into his stride quickly as he races to 21*. Ireland 88/3 at drinks. Flurry of wickets sees Ireland in trouble at 95-6 in the 13th. They will need their batting depth today. Valuable 7th wicket stand of 43 in five overs between Mark Adair (25) and Gareth Delany (18) gives Ireland something to bowl at. Matthew Humphreys with a wicket in the first over of the Italian chase, while Mark Adair also claims one to leave Italy 27-2 after 4 overs. Now it's a first bowl on tour for Craig Young and he gets JJ Smuts - 44-3 after the powerplay. George Dockrell introduced as the sixth bowler and strikes second ball. Advantage Ireland at the halfway stage with Italy 70-4. Italy staying in contention thanks to Derbyshire's Wayne Madsen. 59 needed off last seven overs. Second wicket for Matthew Humphreys and it's the big one of Madsen. Baldly needed. 46 needed off last five overs. This could go all the way. But, a second wicket for Mark Adair has Ireland in control at 112 for 6. Remarkable finish with 16 needed off the last over and Grant Stewart tonks Barry McCarthy three times over the ropes to seal a first-win by Italy against Ireland.

Harry Tector leading the way as Ireland posted a formidable looking total. Two boundaries off the first two deliveries of the final over took him to 96 but a leg bye off the next lost him the strike and the chance of a first T20 century. Antony Mosca and Wayne Madsen answered with a 125 run third wicket partnership, Mosca falling with fifty required off the final three overs. There's a second wicket for Barry McCarthy in the penultimate over leaving Italy needing 31 off the final over bowled by Josh Little. Madsen takes a boundary and a single off the first two deliveries but three dots to Harry Manenti and a single off the last leaves Ireland winners by 24 runs.

Four wickets from Matthew Humphreys, plus two apiece from Barry McCarthy, Gareth Delany and Mark Adair helped Ireland dismiss Italy for 118. Paul Stirling and Ross Adair went cheaply in the chase, but a third wicket stand of 71 between top-scorer Harry Tector (41) and Lorcan Tucker (34) put Ireland in control. A flurry of wickets though had the Irish worried, before they fell over the line to win by three wickets with three balls to spare. Far from convincing, but a good work-out for both sides.