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

Maheesh Theekshana 3-23(4 ov)
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17
Theekshana to Curtis Campher, no run, fires the yorker at the base of middle-stump, dug out back to Theekshana
16.5
Theekshana to Dockrell, 1 run, seam-up and one-finger again, good length on middle and leg, Dockrell backs away and punches to long-off
16.4
W
Theekshana to Delany, out Caught by Chameera!! Two in two. A flat good length delivery on off, seam-up and one-finger, Delany goes on the back foot and is hurried on the pull, the top-edge loops to short third man and Chameera after taking it suggests that he didn't pick it from the lights. Delany c Chameera b Theekshana 0(1)
16.3
W
Theekshana to Benjamin Calitz, out Stumped!! Theekshana slows it down and gets Benjamin Calitz. The off-break and tossed up outside the leg-stump, Benjamin Calitz comes down the track to loft, nowhere close to the pitch, swings and misses, Kusal Mendis does the rest. Easy stumping. Ireland falling away now. Benjamin Calitz st Kusal Mendis b Theekshana 4(4)
16.2
Theekshana to Benjamin Calitz, 2 runs, good length on leg-stump, Benjamin Calitz backs away and hammers it down to long-off, Mishara gets across and cuts it off with a slide to his left
16.1
Theekshana to Curtis Campher, 1 run, flat good length on leg-stump, Curtis Campher backs away and pulls to deep mid-wicket. That was bowled at 101.9kph
14
Theekshana to Harry Tector, 1 run, flat good length outside off, Harry Tector goes on the back foot and punches wide of sweeper cover
13.5
Theekshana to Harry Tector, 2 runs, full and seam-up on off, Harry Tector gets forward to drive wide of long-on and this is an easier two
13.4
Theekshana to Harry Tector, 2 runs, tossed up off-break full on off, Harry Tector gets forward to drive to long-on and Tucker was in even with a direct-hit. Great running
13.3
Theekshana to Harry Tector, no run, the off-break on a good length outside off, Harry Tector goes on the back foot and punches it, in the air but doesn't carry back to Theekshana
13.2
Theekshana to Tucker, 1 run, flat good length on off, Tucker goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on
13.1
4
Theekshana to Tucker, FOUR, width outside off and Tucker slashes it away. Over backward point, good length and Tucker flayed that, clears the leap of the fielder
4
Theekshana to Harry Tector, 1 run, tossed up full, the off-break and Harry Tector gets forward to drive to long-on
3.5
Theekshana to Harry Tector, no run, full on off, Harry Tector gets forward to drive it back to Theekshana
3.4
Theekshana to Ross Adair, 1 run, dropped by Pathirana at short third man. It's the off-break on a length outside off, Ross Adair slashes and the top-edge flies, Pathirana leaps and it flicks the end of the fingers and he can't grab it. Needed to make a better effort
3.3
Theekshana to Harry Tector, 1 run, flat good length delivery on off, Harry Tector gets forward and punches it with a full-face, Theekshana sticks a right hand, but doesn't stop it
3.2
W
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]
3.1
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
2
4
Theekshana to Ross Adair, FOUR, the power of Ross Adair. It's a half-volley on off, Adair gets forward and smashes the loft over cover, was in the air but flew away
1.5
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
1.4
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
1.3
Theekshana to Ross Adair, 1 run, third one-finger seam-up inswinger, flat back of a length on on middle, Ross Adair goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on
1.2
Theekshana to Ross Adair, no run, again that one-finger seam-up inswinger, on a good length on off, Ross Adair goes on the back foot and punches it to cover
1.1
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