Skipper lorcan tucker

Skipper Lorcan Tucker: Skipper Lorcan Tucker's batting masterclass, followed by Joshua Little impressive bowling, powered Ireland to an emphatic 96-run win over Oman in the do-or-die Group B clash of the T20 World Cup 2026 here at the Sinhalese Sports Club on Saturday.

Batting first, captain Tucker (94), Gareth Delany (56) and George Dockrell's 35 off 9 fired Ireland to 235/5, the highest total at this T20 World Cup and the second highest across all editions. Then, Joshua Little (3-16), Matthew Humphreys (2017) and Barry McCarthy (2-32) restricted Oman to 139 in 18 overs to seal the huge win.

In the chase of 236, Oman started off well as they scored 21 runs in just two overs, with captain Jatinder Singh and Aamir Kaleem looking in great touch. Before they could capitalise on the good start, Ireland struck with two back-to-back wickets in the third over, sending captain Jatinder and Ashish Odedara to the pavilion in the span of just three balls.