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

Theekshana to Stirling, out Bowled!! Pinpoint yorker and Stirling goes. He was charging Theekshana and the bowler fired it in, at the base of middle-stump, under the bat and gone. That is so well-bowled. Out comes his trademark archer's celebration. Stirling b Theekshana 6(13) [4s-1]

Theekshana to Stirling, no run, yorker length on middle, Stirling gets forward to open the off-side up, digs it out on to his back leg, doesn't go far

Pathirana to Stirling, leg byes, 1 run, slower and short at Stirling, he goes on the back foot to pull, is early into the shot, is hit on the right arm, then a glancing blow to the right neck

Pathirana to Stirling, no run, another slower-ball off-cutter, on a good length outside off, Stirling clears his front leg and swings and misses

Pathirana to Stirling, FOUR, slower-ball off-cutter and full outside off, Stirling gets forward to loft, off the thick inside half and it goes over mid-wicket, runs away

Pathirana to Stirling, leg byes, 1 run, short of length and down leg, Stirling heaves and misses, off the thigh pad to short fine

Pathirana to Stirling, wide, way down leg, Stirling heaves and misses, Kusal Mendis dives to his left to save more runs

Theekshana to Stirling, 1 run, short of length on middle and leg, Stirling swings it away to deep backward square-leg, came off the thick inner half

Theekshana to Stirling, no run, is that dropped? Yes. Kusal Mendis the man. No room for the cut, flat good length and that one-finger seam-up delivery again, Stirling edges the cut and a big edge and down it goes. The ball falls on the stumps and he has two more goes at it, still fails to grab it

Theekshana to Stirling, leg byes, 1 run, full and the one-finger seam-up delivery, comes in like an inswinger, Stirling shuffles across well outside off and misses, rapped on the pads and the loud appeal for LBW is turned down

Chameera to Stirling, 1 run, slower-ball leg-cutter and full on leg-stump, Stirling gets forward to flick to deep backward square-leg

Chameera to Stirling, no run, so so close to off-stump. The slower-ball leg-cutter and on a good length just outside off, Stirling comes down the track to slash, misses, inches from off-stump

Chameera to Stirling, no run, wild slog and the thick inside-edge saves Stirling. It's a back of a length on off, Stirling clears his front leg to heave, the thick inside-edge hits the back leg and rolls towards the slip

Chameera to Stirling, no run, tight good length delivery on off, no room, Stirling gets forward and defends it solidly back to Chameera