🏏ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026:M 6: SL vs Ireland, Colombo 🏏 - Page 5

Sri Lanka

(10.5/20 ov) 70/3

Ireland

Ireland chose to field.

Stats view

Current RR: 6.46

• Last 5 ov (RR): 24/2 (4.80)

Live Forecast:

SL 159

11th over

W 0 0 1 1 1 (3 runs)

SL 71-3

Dunith Wellalage

2(4)

Kusal Mendis

24(19)

George Dockrell

3-0-9-2

Ireland bowlers are bowling very well.

Over Summary (1-14)

- Mark Adair strikes early, removing Mishara inside the powerplay

- Sri Lanka bring up 50 in the powerplay, despite the early setback

- Ireland’s spinners take control after the field spreads, making boundaries hard to find

- George Dockrell removes Nissanka, who is unable to convert a promising start

- Dot balls start to mount as Ireland’s bowlers tighten the screws

- Mendis showing early fluency, SL will need him to push on and build a formidable total

- SL lose their 4th wicket in the form of Wellalage, Ireland squeezing the run rate further

Sri Lanka

(14.5/20 ov) 93/4

Ireland

Ireland chose to field.

Stats view

Current RR: 6.26

• Last 5 ov (RR): 26/2 (5.20)

Live Forecast:

SL 146

Kamal: "Home crowd support putting extra pressure on Ireland." -- Well, they certainly are much louder now than a few overs ago.

This is the 13th over of spin by Ireland this innings – the most overs of spin they have bowled ever in a T20 International.

Only the seventh instance of a team not scoring a boundary in the middle overs (7-15), where they have batted all nine overs.

18.4

W

McCarthy to Kamindu Mendis, out Caught by Dockrell!! Kamindu Mendis c Dockrell b McCarthy 44(19) [4s-4 6s-2]

McCarthy to Kamindu Mendis, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

Sri Lanka Innings

18.5 McCarthy to Shanaka, OUT

Another miscue and Ireland have caught two in two, and no, this is not a drill! Well, stop all that excitement because this could yet be a No ball. Seems like a thigh-high full toss on off. Shanaka swings at it wildly and skews it off the leading edge. Short third takes it perilously close to the ground, despite having so much air time to get into position, but that could still be a moot point because a third umpire check for a No ball is ongoing.

Dasun Shanaka c MR Adair b McCarthy 0 (1b 0x4 0x6) SR: 0

Back to back wickets for Ireland!

McCarthy to Shanaka, out Caught by Mark Adair!! Shanaka c Mark Adair b McCarthy 0(1)

McCarthy to Shanaka, THATS OUT!! Caught!!

SL 153-6(18.5)

CRR:8.12

Ireland opt to bowl

Iska bhi record hai

Most ducks in T20 Internationals

16 Dasun Shanaka (113 innings)

15 Zappy Bimenyimana (62)

14 Paul Stirling (158)

SL

(19/20 ov) 154/6

IRE

Ireland chose to field.

CRR: 8.10

• Last 5 ov (RR): 67/2 (13.40)

Live Forecast: SL 166