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Ireland (235/5) demolish Oman (139) by 96 runs in 22nd match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026

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Ireland and Oman enter their final Group B fixture with two defeats each, leaving their Super Eight hopes almost over. Ireland’s net run rate stands at -2.175, while Oman’s is a poorer -4.306, reflecting heavy losses. Oman conceded 225 against Sri Lanka in a 105-run defeat and have posted totals of 103 all out and 120 for 9 in the tournament. Ireland, meanwhile, have dropped nine catches in two matches and lost captain Paul Stirling to a knee injury for the remainder of the event.

Historically, Ireland hold a 4-2 T20I record over Oman and have won their last three meetings, though Oman famously beat them in the 2016 World Cup. George Dockrell’s 156 T20I caps make him the third-most experienced player in the format. In form, 43-year-old Mohammad Nadeem struck an unbeaten 53 against Sri Lanka, becoming the oldest half-centurion at a T20 World Cup. Harry Tector, who made 40 earlier in the tournament, remains central to Ireland’s middle order as both teams play for pride and points in Colombo.

Squads:

Ireland:
Mark Adair, Ross Adair, Ben Calitz, Curtis Campher, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Matthew Humphreys, Josh Little, Barry McCarthy, Harry Tector, Tim Tector, Sam Topping, Lorcan Tucker, Ben White, Craig Young

Oman:
Jatinder Singh, Aamir Kaleem, Hammad Mirza, Jay Odedra, Mohammad Nadeem, Nadeem Khan, Ashish Odedara, Jiten Ramanandi, Shafiq Jan, Shah Faisal, Shakeel Ahmed, Vinayak Shukla, Karan Sonavale, Sufyan Mehmood, Wasim Ali

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A side which scored 103/10 & 120/9 in last 2 games is 66/2 in 7 .
Good money for the Irish .
 
Oman becomes the first team to be ELIMINATED from this year's T20 World Cup
 

Tucker's 94 keeps Ireland's World Cup hopes alive​


Men's T20 World Cup, Group B, Colombo

Ireland 235-5 (20 overs): Tucker 94* (51); Ahmed 3-33

Oman 139 all out (18 overs): Kaleem 50 (29); Little 3-16

Ireland win by 96 runs

Scorecard; Tables

Stand-in captain Lorcan Tucker hit an unbeaten 94 to lead Ireland to a 96-run win over Oman at the T20 World Cup.

Having lost their opening games against Sri Lanka and Australia, Ireland needed both victory and a boost to their net run-rate to have any hopes of progression.

What was to be a first win at the tournament since beating England in 2022 looked in doubt when Tucker came to the crease with his side 25-2, but the wicketkeeper equalled his highest score in the format to power Ireland to 235-5 by the end of their innings.

Despite Aamir Kaleem providing a half-century, Oman wickets fell quickly with Josh Little leading the way for Ireland's bowlers with three wickets for 16 runs.

Ireland play Zimbabwe on Tuesday (09:30 GMT) still needing a win and other results to go their way if they are to make the Super 8s.

While Tucker filled in for the injured Paul Stirling as captain, it was Tim Tector who opened the batting in place of the Belfast man.

Ireland's struggles for a top-order partnership, however, continued with Shakeel Ahmed doing the damage.

The 38-year-old, celebrating wickets in the style of Portugal footballer Cristiano Ronaldo, accounted for Tim Tector (5), Ross Adair (14) and Harry Tector (14) during the powerplay with Ireland reeling somewhat on 47-3 after six overs.

With Curtis Campher, who provided 12 off seven balls, not sticking around either, it was up to all-rounder Gareth Delany to team up with Tucker and give Ireland's innings some much needed momentum.

The pair's 101-run partnership off 56 balls took Ireland from what was a shaky start to a position that would lead to their highest ever T20 international total.

While there were seven boundaries among Delany's 56 off 30 balls, it was Tucker's efforts that were to provide the headline act.

An inventive knock that featured 10 fours and four sixes, the only scare came when, with Ireland 67-4, Vinayak Shukla appeared to have him stumped only for the third umpire to judge that Oman's wicketkeeper had dislodged the bails without the ball in his hand.

Tucker certainly made the most of the reprieve, pressing on for what is the best knock of the tournament so far, eclipsing Tim Seifert's 89 against UAE for New Zealand.

He would end the innings frustratingly stranded at the non-striker's end, denied the chance for what would have been a first T20 century as George Dockrell, who plundered 35 from nine balls, faced the final three deliveries.

If 93 runs in the final five overs of Ireland's innings had appeared to leave the result a formality, Heinrich Malan's side will have had improving their net run-rate on the mind too.

Oman were 63-2 after the powerplay, and brought up their 100 in the 11th over, both ahead of the pace set by Ireland, but wickets feel too cheaply to ever bring such a target into realistic focus.

Aamir Kaleem led the way with the 44-year-old becoming the oldest player in T20 World Cup history to make a half-century, reaching his fifty in 28 deliveries to break the record set by team-mate Muhammad Nadeem against Sri Lanka only on Thursday.

Most encouraging for Ireland's bowlers was the performance of Josh Little.

The seamer, who had been without a wicket in his past four T20 internationals, finished with figures of 3-16.

The 26-year-old, whose 4-23 against Sri Lanka at this tournament in 2021 built his reputation as Ireland's most dangerous quick, had been left out of the side for the opening two games this time around.

Bowling with a menacing pace throughout, the left-armer was denied a wicket with his fifth delivery when Ireland's struggles in the field at this tournament continued as Delany dropped Aamir in the deep.

He came back, however, to claim the wickets of Muhammad Nadeem, Jiten Ramanandi, Nadeem Khan to take away any remote hopes of an Oman victory.

 
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