T20 World Cup: Ireland captain Stirling ruled out for rest of the tournament

Ireland captain Paul Stirling will miss the remainder of the Twenty20 World Cup after sustaining knee ligament damage ‌during ⁠his ⁠side's 67-run loss to Australia in Colombo, Cricket Ireland said on Friday.

Stirling suffered the injury when he hit ​the turf while ⁠completing a ‌catch to ​dismiss ​Josh Inglis. He ⁠later walked out to open ​for Ireland in the ​183-run chase but limped off after facing just one ball.

Uncapped 20-year-old left-handed batter Sam ‌Topping has been named as Stirling's replacement ​in the ​squad.


Ireland ⁠have lost both their games so far in the tournament ​and will play Oman on Saturday in Colombo.