Sri Lanka vs Ireland, 6th Match, Group B, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Mark Adair to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, miscued in the air but falls well short of long-on! Slower short ball, gets big on Mendis as he looks to pull and takes a thick top-edge. Mendis charges back for two as the throw comes in

Mark Adair to Kusal Mendis, wide, slower bouncer that's well over the head of Mendis.

Mark Adair to Kusal Mendis, no run, short of length at the body, pace off, Mendis looks to pull and mistimes it to short fine. Turns the single down as he wants strike for the final ball

Mark Adair to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, very full from Adair, Mendis can't get under it and drills it straight back. Difficult return catch for Adair who does well to get both hands on it but it pops out

Mark Adair to Kusal Mendis, no run, pace off again, adjusts the line this time and keeps it outside off. Mendis was looking for a premeditated scoop. He walked across the stumps, saw the line was wide and so wanted to adjust by going with the reverse-scoop. Missed altogether!

Mark Adair to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, swatted across the line, finds the gap and brings up fifty! Slower one from Adair and he waited for it nicely before pumping it through midwicket

Mark Adair to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, carved away through backward point! Full toss outside off, Kusal waits for it, uses the pace and finds the gap nicely

Mark Adair to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, short ball, pace off again, Kusal drags the pull through midwicket and is back for two

Mark Adair to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, Kusal Mendis survives again as another catch goes down! What a charmed life he's living! Slower short ball, pulls it in the air and should've been a regulation catch at deep backward square. Ross Adair only needed to run in a few yards to ensure that it came at a comfortable height. But instead he hangs back and misjudges it. Ends up needing to dive forward and puts it down

Mark Adair to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, short and wide, slower one, Mendis slaps it to deep point

Humphreys to Kusal Mendis, 3 runs, scooped in the air, McCarthy runs back from short fine but doesn't get a hand to it! Another misjudgement? Hard to say. It's fired in on a good length, Kusal steps across to scoop and Humphreys has given him enough pace to work with. But he miscues it in the air and it's just out of McCarthy's reach

Humphreys to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, flat and slightly short outside off, Kusal cuts hard through extra cover, races back for two

Humphreys to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, horrible misjudgement from Campher and the catch goes down! He charged in too hard and overran it. Juicy full toss, Mendis dances down, looks to slog and skies it off the edge. Campher had some ground to cover to his right from long-off but not as much as he thought he did. Came charging across, overran it and didn't even get a hand

Delany to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, drifting in on middle, Kusal steps out for a big shot, can't get under it and hits it on the bounce to long-off

Delany to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, steps out, makes some room and wants to go inside-out over extra cover. Delany cramps him up though. Doesn't get the room he needs and hits it on the bounce to long-off

Humphreys to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, tries going inside-out over extra cover but slices it in the air. Came off the outside half. Sweeper cuts it off and keeps them to one

Humphreys to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, fired in on off, good length ball, Kusal Mendis knocks it down to long-off

Delany to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, slightly short, Mendis hangs back and pulls to long-on

Delany to Kusal Mendis, no run, Mendis is given out LBW and goes for the review! Is that drifting down leg? Or did he get bat or glove on it? The ball is very full and it sneaks under his attempted sweep to hit low on the pad. Ball-tracking confirms it's missing leg. Was the legbreak but it didn't turn enough to counter the in-drift that was taking it down leg. Good review!

Delany to Kusal Mendis, no run, tossed up on a good length just outside off, Mendis hangs back for a late-cut but fails to find the gap. Hits it straight to short third

Dockrell to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, sliding in at the stumps, back of a length, Mendis tucks it through midwicket and looks for the second. But he's sent back and has to put in the dive before the throw comes in

Dockrell to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, 94kph, full outside off, Mendis gets forward and drives to long-off

Harry Tector to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, oh he got into a tangle! Slow and turning in at the stumps, Mendis bends low for the pull and gets it through square leg. His upper body twisted very awkwardly there while playing the shot. Fielder puts in the dive and cuts it off

Harry Tector to Kusal Mendis, no run, fired in on a good length outside off, Mendis punches to short cover

Harry Tector to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, sharp turn off a good length! It's tossed up outside off, Mendis hangs back for a late cut but it rips back at him, cramping him up. Ends up having to adjust and dabs to short third

Dockrell to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, loopy delivery around off, driven towards long-off for one

Delany to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, driven to long-on by Delany for a single

Dockrell to Kusal Mendis, no run, tossed up delivery at the stumps, Kusal Mendis knocks it down the pitch. Another excellent over by Dockrell. Just a couple of runs and a wicket from it

Dockrell to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, on the shorter side outside off, punched through the off-side by Kusal Mendis

Delany to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, on the batter's pads on the fuller side, Kusal Mendis clips it through square leg for one

Delany to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, flatter through the air on leg, Kusal Mendis works it towards the on-side for one

Delany to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, swept through the on-side by Kusal Mendis for one

Delany to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, low full toss on leg, Kusal Mendis goes for a sweep as the top edge lands in front of the fielder at deep square leg. Campher was a touch slow to charge in and that allows the second

Dockrell to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, fraction short outside off, Kusal Mendis carves it through point for one

Dockrell to Kusal Mendis, no run, slower through the air at the stumps, Kusal Mendis guides it down the pitch

Dockrell to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, tad short outside off, Kusal Mendis rocks back and carves it through cover-point

McCarthy to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, three boundaries from the 6th over! This was fraction short outside off and Kusal Mendis played it late, steering away to the deep point boundary. Sri Lanka - 50/1 (6 overs)

McCarthy to Kusal Mendis, no run, banged in short by McCarthy, Kusal Mendis goes for an upper cut, gets beaten though. The keeper can't gather it cleanly

McCarthy to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, second boundary of the over! Back of a length delivery around middle and leg, tad slower, Kusal Mendis drags it towards wide mid-on and manages to beat the fielder's dive who was moving across. The fielder in the deep couldn't get there across either

McCarthy to Kusal Mendis, no run, back of a length around middle and leg, Kusal Mendis whips it towards wide mid-on

McCarthy to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, nicely done! Back of a length delivery around middle and leg, Kusal Mendis whips it through square leg for his first boundary of the innings. McCarthy looks surprised, but it wasn't a great delivery either

McCarthy to Kusal Mendis, no run, back of a length around off, punched towards cover by Kusal Mendis

Humphreys to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, fraction short on middle and leg, Kusal Mendis drags it through the on-side for one

Humphreys to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, fraction short and Kusal Mendis bunts it towards long-on for one run