ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
Sri Lanka vs Ireland, 6th Match, Group B
Sri Lanka won by 20 runs
Sri Lanka (SL)
163/6 (19.6 ov)
Ireland (IRE)
143/10 (19.5 ov)
T20
Completed
Completed
Match information
- Series
- ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
- Match
- 6th Match, Group B · T20
- Start date and time
- Venue
- R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
- Toss
- Ireland opt to bowl
- Umpires
- Ahsan Raza, Asif Yaqoob, Richard Kettleborough
- Match referee
- Dean Cosker
Playing XI
Sri Lanka
- Pathum Nissanka · Batsman
- Kamil Mishara · WK-Batsman
- Kusal Mendis (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Pavan Rathnayake · Batsman
- Kamindu Mendis · Batting Allrounder
- Dasun Shanaka (c) · Batting Allrounder
- Dunith Wellalage · Bowling Allrounder
- Wanindu Hasaranga · Bowling Allrounder
- Dushmantha Chameera · Bowler
- Maheesh Theekshana · Bowler
- Matheesha Pathirana · Bowler
Ireland
- Paul Stirling (c) · Batting Allrounder
- Ross Adair · Batsman
- Harry Tector · Batsman
- Lorcan Tucker (wk) · WK-Batsman
- Curtis Campher · Bowling Allrounder
- Benjamin Calitz · Batsman
- George Dockrell · Bowling Allrounder
- Gareth Delany · Batting Allrounder
- Mark Adair · Bowler
- Barry McCarthy · Bowler
- Matthew Humphreys · Bowling Allrounder
Sri Lanka innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | c Stirling b Dockrell | 24 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 104.35 |
| Kamil Mishara | c Barry McCarthy b Mark Adair | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 127.27 |
| Kusal Mendis | not out | 56 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 130.23 |
| Pavan Rathnayake | b Dockrell | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 55.56 |
| Dunith Wellalage | c Dockrell b Delany | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 76.92 |
| Kamindu Mendis | c Dockrell b Barry McCarthy | 44 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 231.58 |
| Dasun Shanaka | c Mark Adair b Barry McCarthy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 0 |
Ireland innings
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirling | b M Theekshana | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46.15 |
| Ross Adair | b W Hasaranga | 34 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 147.83 |
| Harry Tector | c Pavan Rathnayake b W Hasaranga | 40 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 117.65 |
| Lorcan Tucker | c Kamil Mishara b Dunith Wellalage | 21 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 116.67 |
| Curtis Campher | c Shanaka b W Hasaranga | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 118.18 |
| Benjamin Calitz | st Kusal Mendis b M Theekshana | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Gareth Delany | c Chameera b M Theekshana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Dockrell | c Kamindu Mendis b Matheesha Pathirana | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 128.57 |
| Mark Adair | c Shanaka b Chameera |