Young bowler Joshua Little picked three crucial wickets, followed by Matthew Humphreys and Barry McCarthy's two wickets each, to bowl out Oman for 139 runs in 18 overs while chasing a massive target of 236 runs in their third match of the T20 World Cup 2026 at the Sinhalese Sports Club in Colombo on Saturday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
It was an innings of two halves, as Oman ruled the early exchanges while Ireland, with captain Lorcan Tucker at the wheel, went on a run rampage in the second half. Ireland recovered from 64\/4 in 7.3 overs to pile on 235\/5 in 20 overs, the highest score at this T20 World Cup and the second-highest overall in the history of the T20 World Cup. Sri Lanka held the record when they made 260\/6 against Kenya at Johannesburg in 2007.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
Lorcan Tucker's 94 not out was the second-highest individual score made by any captain in the T20 World Cup. West Indies' Chris Gayle holds the record with 98 against India in Bridgetown in 2010.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
63\/2: This is Oman's highest score in the -. Their previous best was 53\/2 against Scotland at North Sound in 2024.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
22.10: The partnership run rate for the stand between Tucker and Dockrell (70* off 19 balls). This is the highest ever for a T20 World Cup, surpassing 19.87 by M. Hussey and M. Johnson v Pakistan at Gros Islet (53* off 16 balls).<\/p>\r\n\r\n
63\/2: This is Oman's highest score in the -. Their previous best was 53\/2 against Scotland at North Sound in 2024.<\/p>\r\n\r\n
5: Ireland recorded their fifth win against Oman in the seven T20Is.<\/p>\r\n\r\n