Curtis Campher isn't resting on his laurels after his remarkable role in Ireland's seven-wicket victory over the Netherlands on Monday, and the Johannesburg-born seamer is looking forward to pulling off more heroics against Sri Lanka later today.

Campher, whose grandmother comes from Derry, made Twenty20 World Cup history by taking four wickets in four balls as Ireland's campaign got off to the perfect start at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi.

The first of the 22-year-old's wickets was a reviewed caught behind, before two players - including Ryan ten Doeschate - were trapped lbw, with the hat-trick ball also overturned on review after umpire Rod Tucker originally turned down the appeal against Scott Edwards.

Roelof van der Merwe then followed, dragging the ball onto his stumps to complete four in four for the Munster Reds star.

He finished with four for 26 as Holland were bowled out for 106, opener Max O'Dowd providing the only resistance of note with 51.

"It is a very big game for us because it's in our hands – qualifying for the final stages of the World Cup is in our hands. We beat Sri Lanka and we're through."

"You can't really plan for stuff like that," Campher told listeners on RTÉ Sport's Game On.

"I'm just really happy that we got over the line. As a team, we already spoke about that game being the real pinnacle for us because that kind of dictates how our campaign goes."

Sri Lanka also recorded a seven-wicket win in their opener against Namibia, with Campher and his colleagues now bidding to upset the odds when they face the 2014 winners at 3pm Irish time.

"They are a big team, but we do fancy our chances if we can put through the energy and processes, and make sure we control those things. We're hoping for it to go our way.

"They're a big side. They've got guys who are playing IPL, they've got guys that are really good cricketers.

"As a bowling unit we need to focus on our skills and as a batting unit we need to do the exact same thing.

"It is a very big game for us because it's in our hands – qualifying for the final stages of the World Cup is in our hands. We beat Sri Lanka and we're through.

"It's a big precedent for the rest of the campaign and for other sides, bigger sides, like South Africa, Australia and Pakistan, to be like, 'well, we can do it again'."