Sri Lanka vs Ireland Live Score - Live Cricket Scorecard SL vs IRE, Match 6, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2026, R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Sri Lanka vs Ireland MATCH HIGHLIGHTS
CRICKET MATCH TEAMS
Sri Lanka vs Ireland MATCH INFO
- Toss:Ireland, who chose to field
- Series:ICC MT20 WC, 2026
- Venue:R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Umpires:Ahsan Raza (PAK), Asif Yaqoob (PAK) and Richard Kettleborough (ENG)
- Match Referee:Dean Cosker (ENG)
- Match Date:Sun, 08th Feb 2026
SRI LANKA Team Players
IRELAND Team Players
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19.4: Matheesha Pathirana to Matthew Humphreys, A slower ball, on a length, outside off, Matthew Humphreys swings hard and gets a bottom edge. It goes on the bounce to the keeper.
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19.3: Matheesha Pathirana to George Dockrell, OUT! CAUGHT! Timed well by George Dockrell but just not well enough. Matheesha Pathirana takes pace off and bowls it wide outside off. Dockrell hangs deep in the crease and reaches out to slash it over cover-point. Dockrell ends up hitting it straight down the throat of Kamindu Mendis at sweeper cover and he makes no mistake. Ireland are now 9 down for 143.
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19.2: Matheesha Pathirana to George Dockrell, FOUR! Oh, that's gone past everyone. Full length and around off, Dockrell hits it straight back. The fielder at mid off is a bit sluggish and the ball goes past him and again, it is Kamil Mishara at long on who runs to his left. He puts in the dive but this time, the ball wins the race.
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19.1: Matheesha Pathirana to George Dockrell, A yorker, aimed in at the toes but angling down leg. Dockrell backs away and jams it out through in front of square leg for a couple of runs.
- End of over 19
- IRE137/8
- IRE Batting M Adair 10(6) G Dockrell 3(4)
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18.6: Dushmantha Chameera to Mark Adair, OUT! CAUGHT! Another one falls. Slower ball, back of a length, outside off. Adair looked to hammer it over cover but mistimed it totally. Dasun Shanaka got across to his left from long off and got to the ball pretty easily. Adair departs for 10 (6) and from 105/2, Ireland are now 137/8! Equation - 27 runs, 6 balls.
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18.5: Dushmantha Chameera to Mark Adair, FOUR! That's nicely done! A full toss, outside off, Mark Adair gets across and stylishly laps it over short fine leg for a boundary. 27 more needed from 7 balls.
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18.4: Dushmantha Chameera to Mark Adair, Full and straight, Adair hammers it straight back. The bowler leaps to his right and gets a hand to it, deflecting the ball towards mid on. However, by the time he can go back to collect the ball, the batters return for the second.
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18.3: Dushmantha Chameera to Mark Adair, Gets it over the infield, does Mark Adair. A bit slower and back of a length, Adair forces the lofted shot over covers and picks up a couple of runs.
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18.2: Dushmantha Chameera to George Dockrell, In the air but will fall safely. On a hard length, angled in from around off and middle. Dockrell stays leg side of the ball and shanks the lofted shot over mid off for a single. 35 needed off 10 balls.
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18.1: Dushmantha Chameera to George Dockrell, Slower one, pitched up in the channel around off. George Dockrell stays put and swipes across the line but is well beaten.
- End of over 18
- IRE128/7
- IRE Batting M Adair 2(2) G Dockrell 2(2)
- 2
17.6: Wanindu Hasaranga to Mark Adair, Dropped short, outside off, Adair rocks back and slaps it wide of long off, to his left, for a couple. A wicket and 7 runs from the over, Wanindu Hasaranga finishes with bowling figures of 4-0-25-3!
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17.5: Wanindu Hasaranga to Mark Adair, Landed around middle and leg, Mark Adair goes back to punch but gets a bottom edge, which just goes past the leg stump, towards short fine leg!
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17.4: Wanindu Hasaranga to Curtis Campher, OUT! CAUGHT! And the one-legged warrior gets his third! Tossed up, outside off, Curtis Campher comes down the track and looks to go over the top. Is barely to the pitch of the ball and only hits it straight to long off, where Dasun Shanaka makes no mistake. Campher departs for 13 (11) and from 105/2, Ireland are now 126/7! Equation - 38 runs, 14 balls.
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17.3: Wanindu Hasaranga to Curtis Campher, Nicely fielded again. Tossed up outside off, it is the leg break. Curtis Campher gets across, sits down and slogs it against the turn. The square boundary on the leg side is a big one and he gets it to the right of deep mid-wicket. Pavan Rathnayake smartly runs around and palms the ball in. Just another brace.
- 2
17.2: Wanindu Hasaranga to Curtis Campher, Brilliant fielding in the deep. Dragged length on middle, turning away. Campher rocks back and flat-bats it down the ground. Kamil Mishara sprints to his left again from long on and puts in a valiant dive to cut it off. Two taken.
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17.1: Wanindu Hasaranga to George Dockrell, Tossed up on off, dipping late. George Dockrell backs away and slogs it off the inner half of the blade towards deep mid-wicket for a single.
- End of over 20
- SL163/6
- SL Batting K Mendis 56(43) W Hasaranga 1(2)
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19.6: Mark Adair to Kusal Mendis, Another slower ball. Banged into the surface, outside off, Mendis goes for the pull but is done in by the extra bounce. Gets a massive top edge that goes towards long on. The fielder comes charging in but the ball lands well in front of him. The batters return for the second and SRI LANKA FINISH ON 163/6!
- 1WD
19.6: Mark Adair to Kusal Mendis, WIDE. We are still not done yet. Slower ball, into the surface, outside off, Kusal Mendis waits for the ball to arrive and then leaps to play the upper cut. Misses. Signalled a wide as that went a mile over his head.
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19.5: Mark Adair to Kusal Mendis, A slower ball now, short in length, around middle, KM goes for the pull but mistimes it towards short fine leg. Goes for the single but Hasaranga turns it down.
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19.4: Mark Adair to Wanindu Hasaranga, Outside off, Wanindu Hasaranga goes for the pull but mistimes it past the bowler through mid off, for a run.
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19.3: Mark Adair to Kusal Mendis, DROPPED! Another one goes down. Full, outside off, Kusal hammers this straight back. The bowler is in his followthrough, going to his left, but cannot hang on. The ball deflects behind to mid off and the batters take a single.
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19.2: Mark Adair to Kusal Mendis, Landed outside off, Mendis gets across, then tries to go back and play the scoop, but misses.
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19.1: Mark Adair to Kusal Mendis, FOUR! Dropped short, around middle, Kusal Mendis arches back and drags the ball through square leg, finding the fence. HALF CENTURY UP, IN 39 BALLS.
- End of over 19
- SL154/6
- SL Batting W Hasaranga 0(1) K Mendis 49(38)
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18.6: Barry McCarthy to Wanindu Hasaranga, Slower ball, on a length, outside off, Wanindu Hasaranga slashes but misses. End of a longgggg over - 11 balls, 19 runs, and 2 wickets!
- 1WD
18.6: Barry McCarthy to Wanindu Hasaranga, WIDE. Fourth of the over! Slower ball goes awry, well outside off, left alone.
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18.5: Barry McCarthy to Dasun Shanaka, OUT! CAUGHT! The ball has been deemed legal and the Lankan skipper comes and goes for a golden duck. And yet another bowler is a on a hat-trick in this World Cup! And this has come out of nowhere. A high full toss, around middle, Dasun Shanaka looks to go big, aiming to swing it to the leg side but only gets a massive top edge. The ball goes high in the air, but only as far as short third. Mark Adair takes the catch but nearly makes a meal of it, taking it very low above the surface. Ireland start to celebrate but Shanaka looks at the umpires to question the height of the ball. The umpires refer it upstairs but technology projects the ball to be dipping onto the batter, meaning a fair ball.
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18.4: Barry McCarthy to Kamindu Mendis, OUT! CAUGHT! Stop the press. Ireland have finally taken a catch after a series of drops. A low full toss, around middle and leg, Kamindu is caught in his shuffle and mistimes his chip towards mid off. George Dockrell gets across to his left and smiles after taking the catch. The only good thing for Ireland in this over. Kamindu departs for a brisk 44 (19) and the quickfire 67-run stand has been broken. SRI LANKA ARE 153/5 AFTER 18.4 OVERS!
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18.3: Barry McCarthy to Kamindu Mendis, Outside off, on a length, Kamindu Mendis chips this over George Dockrell running back from cover to his right. The ball lands safely and the batters return for the second.
- 1WD
18.3: Barry McCarthy to Kamindu Mendis, WIDE. A bouncer, around middle, Kamindu goes for the hook but misses. He looks at the square leg umpire and it is wided for height.
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18.2: Barry McCarthy to Kamindu Mendis, 150 UP FOR SRI LANKA! And we still have 9 balls left. Fuller, around middle, Kamindu Mendis chips this over the bowler down to long on and hares back for the second.
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18.1: Barry McCarthy to Kamindu Mendis, SIX! PUMMELED! So technically, Barry McCarthy has gone for 13 runs on one ball in this over. Pace off, short in length, outside off, Kamindu Mendis rocks back and heaves the pull over mid-wicket! Moves to 40 (16)!
- 1WD
18.1: Barry McCarthy to Kamindu Mendis, ANOTHER WIDE! The bowler is not happy. Kamindu backs away to the leg side and then walks across his stumps. McCarthy fires it down the leg side and the batter misses his scoop. It is wided but the bowler has a case there.
- 1WD
18.1: Barry McCarthy to Kamindu Mendis, WIDE. The Free Hit continues. Down the leg side, fuller in length, Kamindu looks to sweep but misses.
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18.1: Barry McCarthy to Kamindu Mendis, NO BALL, FOUR AND 50-RUN STAND IS UP! If you are an Irish fan, please hope that dew has set in. Otherwise, this has gone above the ceiling now. McCarthy comes from around the wicket and tries to bowl around leg stump. But he loses control and he loses it so badly that it goes around the head of the batter, who does well to attempt the pull. Connects it off the top edge and it flies past the keeper, to his right and into the fine leg fence!
- End of over 18
- SL135/4
- SL Batting K Mendis 49(38) K Mendis 30(14)
- 4
17.6: Mark Adair to Kusal Mendis, FOUR! Spoils a good over. Landed outside off, Kusal Mendis reaches out and carves it wide of short third for a boundary to his right! 10 from the over, 31 in the last 2!
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17.5: Mark Adair to Kusal Mendis, Short, outside off, KM pulls it wide of deep mid-wicket for a couple.
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17.4: Mark Adair to Kamindu Mendis, Landed around off, Kamindu swivels for the pull but gets a bottom edge which goes past the stumps towards fine leg. A run taken.
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17.3: Mark Adair to Kusal Mendis, DROPPED! Oh dear, the ball has been creamed with butter, one feels. A lovely leg cutter, into the surface, back of a length, around middle, Kusal goes for the pull but is done in by the extra bounce. Gets a top edge which goes only as far as deep square leg. The fielder comes charging in and it is Ross Adair, who is the brother of the bowler! Takes the catch, but while diving, his elbows hit the ground and the ball pops out. A run taken.
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17.2: Mark Adair to Kamindu Mendis, A full toss, outside off, probably going for the wide yorker. Kamindu Mendis reaches out and slices it towards deep cover for a run.
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17.1: Mark Adair to Kusal Mendis, A cross-seam delivery to start. Short and wide outside off, Kusal Mendis reaches out and slaps it over cover for a single. The stand moves to 40 (20).
19.5: Matheesha Pathirana to Matthew Humphreys, OUT! BOWLED! Bull's eye from Pathirana. He keeps it straight, on a length, outside off, getting it to angle in. Humphreys swings hard but misses. The ball cannons into the off stump and SRI LANKA WIN BY 20 RUNS!