Sri Lanka Women v Ireland Women, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, Match 20, ICC Women's T20 World Cup, 2026

ICC Women's T20 World Cup Match 20: Sri Lanka Women v Ireland Women at Bristol, June 23, 2026
Sri Lanka Women
SL-W
134/1 (15.3)
Ireland Women
IRE-W
130/5 (20)
Finished
SL-W won by 9 wickets
BATSMENRB4S6SSR
Chamari Athapaththu10661172173.77
Nilakshi de Silva450080.00
BOWLERSOMRWECON
Lara McBride2.302208.80
Arlene Kelly302709.00
Current Partnership: 36 run (3.3 ov) | Last Wicket: Imesha Dulani 20 (27) | Fall of Wicket: 98/1 (11.6 ov)
CRR: 8.65 | Last Ten Overs: 83/1 8.03
Recent: 4·121·1·4114···1·4

Commentary

4
15.3
Lara McBride to Chamari Athapaththu, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Chamari Athapaththu elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to long off region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
0
15.2
Lara McBride to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, goes back, plays pull to the square leg.
1
15.1
Lara McBride to Nilakshi de Silva, 1 run, Nilakshi De Silva goes forward and plays a well-timed push off an off break ball delivers at a full length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 1 run.
End of over 15 (9 runs)
Chamari Athapaththu 102 (59)
Nilakshi de Silva 3 (4)
Sri Lanka Women 129/1
Arlene Kelly 3-0-27-0
Orla Prendergast 4-0-22-1
2
14.6
Arlene Kelly to Chamari Athapaththu, 2 runs, Chamari Athapaththu goes back and plays a well-timed pull off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep mid wicket for 2 runs.
1
14.5
Arlene Kelly to Nilakshi de Silva, 1 run, fast ball, full length, on the off stump, goes forward, plays push, towards the long off for 1 run.
0
14.4
Arlene Kelly to Nilakshi de Silva, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Nilakshi De Silva hangs in the crease to the delivery, tries to defend it with full face of the bat, but the ball jags away at the last moment, beating the bat.
1
14.3
Arlene Kelly to Chamari Athapaththu, 1 run, slower ball, good length, on the off stump, goes forward, plays push, towards the long on for 1 run.
0
14.2
Arlene Kelly to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, Chamari Athapaththu goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid on, who halts the ball.
4
14.1
Arlene Kelly to Chamari Athapaththu, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump. Chamari Athapaththu goes forward, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
1wd
14.1
Arlene Kelly to Chamari Athapaththu, 1 wide, Wide Ball !! fast ball full length on the leg stump, Arlene Kelly has sent that one, way down the leg side. The umpire signals it wide.
End of over 14 (6 runs)
Chamari Athapaththu 95 (55)
Nilakshi de Silva 2 (2)
Sri Lanka Women 120/1
Orla Prendergast 4-0-22-1
Aimee Maguire 3-0-35-0
1
13.6
Orla Prendergast to Chamari Athapaththu, 1 run, Orla Prendergast delivers fast ball at yorker, Chamari Athapaththu goes forward and plays the shot, but the ball goes straight to the fielder at long on for 1 run.
4
13.5
Orla Prendergast to Chamari Athapaththu, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Chamari Athapaththu goes forward, hits it to the long off, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.
0
13.4
Orla Prendergast to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, goes forward, plays cut to the short cover.
0
13.3
Orla Prendergast to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, Dot ball !! inswinger, full length, on the leg stump, Chamari Athapaththu hangs in the crease and strives to hit defensive shot, aiming to fend it off, but ball is too tricky to hit.
0
13.2
Orla Prendergast to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, Dot Ball !! fast ball, full length, on the off stump, and Chamari Athapaththu hangs on and tries to hit cut, but misses it completely as ball beats the bat, goes to the keeper.
1
13.1
Orla Prendergast to Nilakshi de Silva, 1 run, An accurately pitched fast ball on the off stump, Nilakshi De Silva goes back to make a confident pull, sending the ball towards deep square leg for 1 run.
End of over 13 (16 runs)
Chamari Athapaththu 90 (50)
Nilakshi de Silva 1 (1)
Sri Lanka Women 114/1
Aimee Maguire 3-0-35-0
Orla Prendergast 3-0-16-1
0
12.6
Aimee Maguire to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, Dot ball !! arm ball, full length, on the stumps, Chamari Athapaththu hangs in the crease, tucks sweep toward the fielder at square leg, who halts the ball.
4
12.5
Aimee Maguire to Chamari Athapaththu, Four, Four !! , good length, on the off stump, Chamari Athapaththu goes forward, hits it to the deep cover, goes couple of bounces into the fence for a boundary.
1
12.4
Aimee Maguire to Nilakshi de Silva, 1 run, An accurately pitched off break ball on the off stump, Nilakshi De Silva hangs in the crease to make a confident sweep, sending the ball towards deep mid wicket for 1 run.
1
12.3
Aimee Maguire to Chamari Athapaththu, 1 run, An accurately pitched on the off stump, Chamari Athapaththu goes forward to make a confident push, sending the ball towards long off for 1 run.
6
12.2
Aimee Maguire to Chamari Athapaththu, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Chamari Athapaththu hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers and sends it flying to the long off region for a remarkable Maximum!
4
12.1
Aimee Maguire to Chamari Athapaththu, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump. Chamari Athapaththu hangs in the crease, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
End of over 12 (2 runs)
Imesha Dulani 20 (27)
Chamari Athapaththu 75 (45)
Sri Lanka Women 98/1
Orla Prendergast 3-0-16-1
Cara Murray 3-0-27-0
w
11.6
Imesha Dulani b O Prendergast 20 (27) Orla Prendergast to Imesha Dulani, no run, b O Prendergast, Bowled out !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, Imesha Dulani tries to be aggressive, goes forward and swings the bat, but the ball gets past the bat and crashes into the stumps, dismissing the batter. Bowled out!
0
11.5
Orla Prendergast to Imesha Dulani, no run, Dot ball !! bouncer, back of length, on the off stump, Orla Prendergast sends down a sharp delivery, Imesha Dulani goes forward to defend it, but mistimes the shot, beats the bat, leaving the batter confused.
0
11.4
Orla Prendergast to Imesha Dulani, no run, Dot ball !! slower ball, full length, on the stumps, Imesha Dulani goes forward and dabs push with soft hands, but the fielder is quick to react and thwarts the ball.
1
11.3
Orla Prendergast to Chamari Athapaththu, 1 run, Chamari Athapaththu goes forward and plays a well-timed push off an fast ball delivers at a good length by the bowler, but the ball lands safely in the hands of the fielder at deep cover for 1 run.
0
11.2
Orla Prendergast to Chamari Athapaththu, no run, Dot ball !! fast ball, yorker, on the off stump, Chamari Athapaththu goes forward, tucks defensive shot toward the fielder at mid on, who halts the ball.