Sri Lanka v Ireland, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 6th Match, Group B, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2026

ICC Men's T20 World Cup 6th Match, Group B: Sri Lanka v Ireland at Colombo, February 08, 2026

Sri Lanka

163/6 (20)

Ireland

IRE

143/10 (19.5)

Finished

SL won by 20 runs

Sri Lanka InningSL Inning163/6 (20 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Pathum Nissanka	c P Stirling b G Dockrell	24	23	1	1	104.35
c P Stirling b G Dockrell
Kamil Mishara	c BJ McCarthy b MR Adair	14	11	2	0	127.27
c BJ McCarthy b MR Adair
Kusal Mendis(WK)	Not out	56	43	5	0	130.23
Not out
Pavan Rathnayake	b G Dockrell	5	9	0	0	55.56
b G Dockrell
Dunith Wellalage	c G Dockrell b G Delany	10	13	0	0	76.92
c G Dockrell b G Delany
Kamindu Mendis	c G Dockrell b BJ McCarthy	44	19	4	2	231.58
c G Dockrell b BJ McCarthy
Dasun Shanaka(C)	c MR Adair b BJ McCarthy	0	1	0	0	0.00
c MR Adair b BJ McCarthy
Wanindu Hasaranga	Not out	1	2	0	0	50.00
Not out
Extra	9 (b 0, w 8, nb 1, lb 0)
Total	163/6 (20)

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

Fall of wickets: 1-28 (KMishara - 3.6 ov), 2-62 (P Nissanka - 8.2 ov), 3-68 (P Rathnayake - 10.1 ov), 4-86 (D Wellalage - 13.5 ov), 5-153 (K Mendis - 18.4 ov), 6-153 (D Shanaka - 18.5 ov)

Ireland Inning IRE Inning143/10 (19.5 ov)

Batsmen		R	B	4S	6S	SR
Paul Stirling(C)	b M Theekshana	6	13	1	0	46.15
b M Theekshana
Ross Adair	b W Hasaranga	34	23	5	1	147.83
b W Hasaranga
Harry Tector	c P Rathnayake b W Hasaranga	40	34	1	0	117.65
c P Rathnayake b W Hasaranga
Lorcan Tucker(WK)	c KMishara b D Wellalage	21	18	2	0	116.67
c KMishara b D Wellalage
Curtis Campher	c D Shanaka b W Hasaranga	13	11	1	0	118.18
c D Shanaka b W Hasaranga
Benjamin Calitz	st K Mendis b M Theekshana	4	4	0	0	100.00
st K Mendis b M Theekshana
Gareth Delany	c D Chameera b M Theekshana	0	1	0	0	0.00
c D Chameera b M Theekshana
George Dockrell	c K Mendis b M Pathirana	9	7	1	0	128.57
c K Mendis b M Pathirana
Mark Adair	c D Shanaka b D Chameera	10	6	1	0	166.67
c D Shanaka b D Chameera
Barry McCarthy	Not out	0	0	0	0	0.00
Not out
Matthew Humphreys	b M Pathirana	0	2	0	0	0.00
b M Pathirana
Extra	6 (b 1, w 2, nb 0, lb 3)
Total	143/10 (19.5)

BOWLING	O	R	W	ECON
Dushmantha Chameera	3	25	1	8.33
Maheesh Theekshana	4	23	3	5.75
Matheesha Pathirana	2.5	26	2	9.18
Dunith Wellalage	4	28	1	7.00
Wanindu Hasaranga	4	25	3	6.25
Dasun Shanaka	2	12	0	6.00

Fall of wickets: 1-24 (P Stirling - 3.2 ov), 2-56 (GR Adair - 7.6 ov), 3-105 (LJ Tucker - 14.2 ov), 4-113 (HT Tector - 15.1 ov), 5-120 (B Calitz - 16.3 ov), 6-120 (G Delany - 16.4 ov), 7-126 (C Campher - 17.4 ov), 8-137 (MR Adair - 18.6 ov), 9-143 (G Dockrell - 19.3 ov), 10-143 (M Humphreys - 19.5 ov)

Man of the Match

Kamindu Mendis

Date

2026-02-08 19:00 PM

Venue

R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo

Toss

Ireland elected to bowl

Umpires

Tv Umpires

Match Referee