6th Match, Group B, Sri Lanka vs Ireland ICC Mens t20 WC 2026

Sri Lanka vs Ireland

Ireland needs 143 runs to win

Sri Lanka won by 20 runs

Batting	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Pathum Nissanka (c Stirling b Dockrell)	24	23	41	1	1	104.34
Kamil Mishara (c McCarthy b MR Adair)	14	11	19	2	0	127.27
Kusal Mendis † (not out)	56	43	92	5	0	130.23
Pavan Rathnayake (b Dockrell)	5	9	7	0	0	55.55
Dunith Wellalage (c Dockrell b Delany)	10	13	18	0	0	76.92
Kamindu Mendis (c Dockrell b McCarthy)	44	19	29	4	2	231.57
Dasun Shanaka (c MR Adair b McCarthy)	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
Wanindu Hasaranga (not out)	1	2	7	0	0	50.00
Extras (nb 1, w 8)	9
Total (20 Ov, RR: 8.15)	163/6

Batting	R	B	M	4s	6s	SR
Paul Stirling (c) (b Theekshana)	6	13	17	1	0	46.15
Ross Adair (b Hasaranga)	34	23	40	5	1	147.82
Harry Tector (c Rathnayake b Hasaranga)	40	34	62	1	0	117.64
Lorcan Tucker † (c Mishara b Wellalage)	21	18	34	2	0	116.66
Curtis Campher (c Shanaka b Hasaranga)	13	11	17	1	0	118.18
Ben Calitz (st †BKG Mendis b Theekshana)	4	4	5	0	0	100.00
Gareth Delany (c Chameera b Theekshana)	0	1	1	0	0	0.00
George Dockrell (c PHKD Mendis b Pathirana)	9	7	16	1	0	128.57
Mark Adair (c Shanaka b Chameera)	10	6	7	1	0	166.66
Barry McCarthy (not out)	0	0	5	0	0	–
Matthew Humphreys (b Pathirana)	0	2	2	0	0	0.00
Extras (b 1, lb 3, w 2)	6
Total (19.5 Ov, RR: 7.21)	143

Fall of wickets DRS 1-28 (Kamil Mishara, 3.6 ov), 2-62 (Pathum Nissanka, 8.2 ov), 3-68 (Pavan Rathnayake, 10.1 ov), 4-86 (Dunith Wellalage, 13.5 ov), 5-153 (Kamindu Mendis, 18.4 ov), 6-153 (Dasun Shanaka, 18.5 ov)

Fall of wickets DRS 1-24 (Paul Stirling, 3.2 ov), 2-56 (Ross Adair, 7.6 ov), 3-105 (Lorcan Tucker, 14.2 ov), 4-113 (Harry Tector, 15.1 ov), 5-120 (Ben Calitz, 16.3 ov), 6-120 (Gareth Delany, 16.4 ov), 7-126 (Curtis Campher, 17.4 ov), 8-137 (Mark Adair, 18.6 ov), 9-143 (George Dockrell, 19.3 ov), 10-143 (Matthew Humphreys, 19.5 ov)

Bowling	O	R	W	ECON	0s	WD
Dushmantha Chameera	3	25	1	8.33	8	0
Maheesh Theekshana	4	23	3	5.75	10	0
Matheesha Pathirana	2.5	26	2	9.17	6	1
Dunith Wellalage	4	28	1	7.00	9	1
Wanindu Hasaranga	4	25	3	6.25	7	0
Dasun Shanaka	2	12	0	6.00	3	0

Bowling	O	R	W	ECON	0s	WD	NB
Matthew Humphreys	4	44	0	11.00	4	0	0
Mark Adair	4	33	1	8.25	8	2	0
Barry McCarthy	3	40	2	13.33	8	5	1
George Dockrell	4	17	2	4.25	9	1	0
Gareth Delany	4	24	1	6.00	6	0	0
Harry Tector	1	5	0	5.00	2	0	0

Runs Per Over(Sri Lanka)

Runs Per Over(Ireland )

Over	Cumulative Score	Wickets Fallen (Score – Over) & Batter
1.0	~1/0	–
2.0	~5/0	–
3.0	~15/0	–
3.2	24/1	Paul Stirling b Theekshana (6)
4.0	~30/1	–
5.0	~35/1	–
6.0	45/1	Drinks – still 1 wkts (Powerplay)
7.0	~52/1	–
7.6	56/2	Ross Adair b Hasaranga (34)
8.0	~60/2	–
9.0	~68/2	–
10.0	~75/2	–
11.0	~80/2	–
12.0	~90/2	–
13.0	~99/2	–
14.0	105/3	Lorcan Tucker c/w b Wellalage (21)
15.0	~112/3	–
15.1	113/4	Harry Tector c P Rathnayake b Hasaranga (40)
16.0	~119/4	–
16.3	120/5	Benjamin Calitz st Mendis b Theekshana (4)
16.4	120/6	Gareth Delany c Chameera b Theekshana (0)
17.0	~122/6	–
17.4	126/7	Curtis Campher c Shanaka b Hasaranga (13)
18.0	~130/7	–
18.6	137/8	Mark Adair c Shanaka b Chameera (10)
19.0	~142/8	–
19.3	143/9	George Dockrell c Kamindu Mendis b Pathirana (9)
19.5	143/10	Matthew Humphreys b ? (0) (all-out)

Match Details	Information
Ground	R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Toss	Ireland, elected to field first
Series	ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
Season	2025/26
Player Of The Match	Sri Lanka – Kamindu Mendis
Match Number	T20I no. 3689
Hours of Play (Local Time)	19.00 start, First Session 19.00-20.30, Interval 20.30-20.50, Second Session 20.50-22.20
Match Days	8 February 2026 – Night (20-over match)
Umpires	Pakistan – Ahsan Raza (DRS), Pakistan – Asif Yaqoob (DRS)
TV Umpire	England – Richard Kettleborough
Reserve Umpire	New Zealand – Wayne Knights
Match Referee	England – Dean Cosker
Points	Sri Lanka 2, Ireland 0