Agency :Dasun Shanaka enjoyed a dream debut as Sri Lanka beat Ireland in the first one-day international in Malahide by 76 runs on the Duckworth/Lewis method on Thursday.The 24-year-old, playing only his 12th international match — 10 of them Twenty20s-took five for 43 to add to his whirlwind 42 off 19 balls in Sri Lanka’s imposing 303 for seven, which also featured Dinesh Chandimal’s 100 not out.Victory saw Sri Lanka take a 1-0 lead in the two-match series ahead of Saturday’s second ODI, also in Malahide.Rain interrupted Thursday’s game in the 33rd over of Ireland’s reply, giving them a revised target of 293 in 47 overs to chase.But the Irish lost their last six wickets for just 18 runs as Shanaka ripped through the middle order.Ireland captain William Porterfield made 73 but his dismissal just before the rain break proved crucial. Kevin O’Brien, who hit 64 from 49 balls, with six fours and three sixes enjoyed four lives as Sri Lanka’s fielding let them down but his lack of support was exposed.The hosts enjoyed a good start to their chase, with Porterfield and Paul Stirling putting on 53 for the first wicket but Shanaka made the breakthrough, knocking over Stirling’s stumps with his fourth delivery.
