Sri Lanka won by 20 runs
Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl
Player of the Match Kamindu Mendis
Sri Lanka vs Ireland finished Sri Lanka won by 20 runs. The match is part of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup - 6th Match. It was played at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Date: Sunday, 8 February 2026. Player of the match: Kamindu Mendis. Ireland won the toss and elected to bowl
Sri Lanka Innings 163/6 (20 ov). Top scorer: Kusal Mendis 56 (43). Best bowling: Barry McCarthy 2/40.
Ireland Innings 143/10 (19.5 ov). Top scorer: Harry Tector 40 (34). Best bowling: Maheesh Theekshana 3/23.
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka(RHB) | c Stirling b Dockrell | 24 | 23 | 1 | 1 | 104 |
| Kamil Mishara(LHB) | c McCarthy b Adair | 14 | 11 | 2 | 0 | 127 |
| Kusal Mendis(RHB) | not out | 56 | 43 | 5 | 0 | 130 |
| Pavan Rathnayake(RHB) | b Dockrell | 5 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 56 |
| Dunith Wellalage(LHB) | c Dockrell b Delany | 10 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 77 |
| Kamindu Mendis(LHB) | c Dockrell b McCarthy | 44 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 232 |
| Dasun Shanaka(RHB) | c Adair b McCarthy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga(RHB) | not out | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Extras | (w 8, nb 1) | 9 | ||||
| Total | (20 ov) | 163 | ||||
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)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Humphreys | 4 | 0 | 44 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 0 |
| Mark Adair | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 | 2 | 0 |
| Barry McCarthy | 3 | 0 | 40 | 2 | 13.33 | 5 | 1 |
| George Dockrell | 4 | 0 | 17 | 2 | 4.25 | 1 | 0 |
| Gareth Delany | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Harry Tector | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 |
| Batting | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirling(RHB) | b Theekshana | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 46 |
| Ross Adair(RHB) | b Hasaranga | 34 | 23 | 5 | 1 | 148 |
| Harry Tector(RHB) | c Rathnayake b Hasaranga | 40 | 34 | 1 | 0 | 118 |
| Lorcan Tucker(RHB) | c Mishara b Wellalage | 21 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 117 |
| Curtis Campher(RHB) | c Shanaka b Hasaranga | 13 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 118 |
| Benjamin Calitz(LHB) | st Mendis b Theekshana | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Gareth Delany(RHB) | c Chameera b Theekshana | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| George Dockrell(RHB) | c Mendis b Pathirana | 9 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 129 |
| Mark Adair(RHB) | c Shanaka b Chameera | 10 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 167 |
| Barry McCarthy(RHB) | not out | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Humphreys(RHB) | b Pathirana | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Extras | (b 1, lb 3, w 2) | 6 | ||||
| Total | (19.5 ov) | 143 | ||||
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 (Benjamin 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 | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dushmantha Chameera | 3 | 0 | 25 | 1 | 8.33 | 0 | 0 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 23 | 3 | 5.75 | 0 | 0 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 2.5 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 9.18 | 1 | 0 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 4 | 0 | 28 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga(LB) | 4 | 0 | 25 | 3 | 6.25 | 0 | 0 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
