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Lorcan Tucker Key Reason Behind T20 World Cup 2026 Record Total

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Lorcan Tucker is an Irish cricketer born in Dublin in 1996. He plays as a wicketkeeper-batter for the Ireland national team in Tests, ODIs, and T20 matches. He made his international debut in 2016. His biggest achievement is scoring 108 runs on his Test debut, becoming only the second Irish player to score a Test century and the first to do it outside Ireland. He is known for calm batting and quick glove work.

Lorcan Tucker: Ireland Cricket Star Wicket-Keeper Batter

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Lorcan Tucker:  Irish Cricket Star

Lorcan Tucker is an Irish wicket-keeper batter who plays Tests, ODIs, and T20 Internationals for Ireland. He made his T20I debut in 2016 and later became a regular player in all formats. He has played 9 Tests with 703 runs, 58 ODIs with 1,054 runs, and 88 T20Is with 1,591 runs. His highest Test score is 108. He was also Ireland’s top scorer in the 2022 T20 World Cup.

Lorcan Tucker: Full International Career Stats 

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Lorcan Tucker is a wicket-keeper batter for Ireland who plays Tests, ODIs, and T20Is. His record shows strong all-format impact with a Test century, steady ODI runs, and over fifteen hundred T20I runs. He also has many catches and stumpings as a keeper in international cricket, overall.
Format Mat Runs Avg 100/50 HS
Test 9 703 43.93 1/4 108
ODI 58 1054 25.09 0/5 85
T20I 88 1591 21.50 0/10 94*
FC 26 1299 38.20 2/7 125*

Lorcan Tucker Family Background in Cricket Dublin Clublorcan Tucker

Lorcan TuckerwithPembroke Cricket Club. Barry also played for the same club when he was a player. Lorcan’s two brothers, Donncha Tucker and Fiachra Tucker, also play cricket. This shows cricket is a big part of his family and home life.

Lorcan Tucker vs Oman in T20 World Cup 2026

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Lorcan Tucker 94 Not Out Vs Oman In T20 World Cup 2026

The match between the Ireland national cricket team and the Oman national cricket teamInICC Men’s T20 World Cup Group B stage. It was played in Colombo, Sri Lanka. This was an important group match where both teams needed a win to improve their points position in the tournament table.

Lorcan Tucker played a captain’s knock and controlled the innings smartly. He scored 94* runs from 51 balls with attacking shots all around the ground. He built partnerships and kept the run rate high from the middle overs. His wicket-keeping was also neat and active behind the stumps. His batting helped Ireland post a record level total in the tournament.

Ireland scored 235 for 5 in 20 overs. Oman replied with 139 all out. Ireland won by 96 runs after strong batting first and then disciplined bowling, making the highest Total In T20 World Cup 2026 till now. 

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