Sanjeev Kumar
khelja|09-02-2026
Match winning bowling by Wanindu Hasaranga. (Photo- PTI)
T20 World Cup 2026: In the sixth match of T20 World Cup 2026, Sri Lanka defeated R.K. of Colombo. Made a great start by defeating Ireland by 20 runs at Premadasa Stadium. This match will also be remembered for a long time for the courage of Sri Lankan star spinner Wanindu Hasaranga. Wanindu Hasaranga bowled a match winning spell for his team despite injury. Not only this, he also left behind veteran bowler Lasith Malinga in a special list.
Sri Lanka put 163 runs on the board
In this match, after losing the toss and batting first, Sri Lanka scored 163 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs.
During this, Kusal Mendis played a stormy inning of 56 runs and Kamindu Mendis played a stormy inning of 44 runs in 19 balls. Pathum Nissanka also contributed 24 runs in 23 balls. Whereas, Barry McCarthy and George Dockrell took 2-2 wickets for Ireland. Mark Adair and Gareth Delaney also had 1-1 success.Wanindu Hasaranga's match winning bowling
Ireland had a good start in the chase, but Sri Lanka's spin pair turned the match. Wanindu Hasaranga and Mahesh Theekshana bowled amazingly.
But Wanindu Hasaranga felt trouble in his very first over. There was a strain in his hamstring, due to which the physio had to come on the field and he was seen limping. He was not able to complete the action, was not able to put much power into the ball, but he did not give up. He completed his entire quota of 4 overs and took important wickets of 3 wickets for 25 runs, seeing which no one could stop themselves from praising him. With this, Wanindu Hasaranga made the record of taking most wickets for Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup. He now has 40 wickets to his name. Earlier, Lasith Malinga was on top with 38 wickets.Hasaranga bowled Ross Adair with a googly. Then he got Harry Tector caught at deep midwicket and dismissed Kurtis Campher at long off. These wickets broke the backbone of Ireland and the entire Irish team was all out for 143 runs in 19.5 overs. During this, Mahesh Theekshana also took 3 wickets for 23 runs in 4 overs. Mahesh Theekshana gave a strong start to the team by taking a wicket in the powerplay. Then Mathisha Pathirana took 2 wickets, Dushmantha Chameera and Dunith Vellala took 1 wicket each to lead the team to victory.
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