Ireland sealed a convincing 96-run win over Oman with a strong all-round performance.
Oman and Ireland faced off in the ICC Men’s World Cup 2026 on Saturday (February 14, 2026), at Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo.
Match Summary
Earlier, Oman won the toss and chose to bowl first.
Batting first, Ireland captain Lorcan Tucker scored 94 runs from 51 balls, playing a dominant and impressive knock.
Gareth Delany scores 56 runs off 30 balls; he was a fantastic support during the middle overs.
In the final moments of the innings, George Dockrell hit several sixes and scored 35 runs off just 9 balls.
Ireland smashed 93 runs in the last five overs, finishing their huge total with powerful hitting and a rapid late surge.
Ireland scores 235 runs for 5 in 20 overs.
It marked their highest T20 score ever and ranked among the largest totals in Men’s T20 World Cup history.
For Oman, Shakeel Ahmed took 3 wickets and gave 33 runs in his 4 overs.
Aamir Kaleem took 1 wicket for 29 runs in 4 overs, while Shah Faisal took 1 wicket for 32 runs in 2 overs.
The remaining Oman bowlers failed to take a wicket and conceded 141 runs.
Chasing a huge total of 236 runs, Oman batter Aamir Kaleem scored 50 runs off 29 balls, while Hammad Mirza contributed 46 runs from 37 balls.
The other batters were mostly dismissed for low scores, and Oman couldn’t keep up with the chase against Ireland’s bowling.
Oman faced difficulties throughout the chase due to Ireland’s high total and their disciplined bowling performance.
Oman managed to score 139 all out in 20 overs. Ireland beat Oman by 96 runs.
Player Of The Match
Lorcan Tucker
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