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    T20 WC: Kamindu, Kusal, Theekshana, Hasaranga help Sri Lanka beat Ireland by 20 runs (ld)
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    T20 WC: Kamindu, Kusal, Theekshana, Hasaranga Help Sri Lanka Beat Ireland By 20 Runs (ld)

    By IANS News February 08, 2026 • 23:30 PM View: 245
    T20 World Cup: Spin twins Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga picked three wickets apiece as Sri Lanka defeated Ireland by 20 runs in a Group B clash of the 2026 Men’s T20 World Cup at the R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.

    Batting first, Sri Lanka were struggling at 87/4, including not hitting a single boundary in the middle overs, before Kamindu Mendis’s blazing 44 off just 19 balls and Kusal Mendis’s unbeaten 56 off 43 lifted them to an above-par 163/6.

    Chasing 164, Ireland looked well placed at 105/2, with Harry Tector set for the final assault alongside a struggling Lorcan Tucker. But both fell in quick succession, and the chase unravelled from there, as Ireland were eventually bowled out for 143 in 19.5 overs. Theekshana returned with 3-23 in his four overs while Hasaranga, battling discomfort in his hamstring, produced a trademark spell of 3-25. It was far from a convincing win, but Sri Lanka pocketed two crucial points, tightening their grip early on in Group B.

    TAGS Kamindu Mendis Kusal Mendis Maheesh Theekshana Wanindu Hasaranga Sri Lanka ICC Men T20 World T20 World Cup Premadasa Stadium Harry Tector Lorcan Tucker Paul Stirling Ross Adair Matheesha Pathirana Dushmantha Chameera
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