Sri Lanka Women vs Ireland Women, the match began at Bristol, the 20th match of the ICC Women’s T20 World Cup 2026. Ireland Women entered the match with the hope that they would find their first win of the tournament, and Sri Lanka played the match to get closer to qualification. Ireland had lost their last game, which they played against New Zealand on 19th June in the 13th group stage match, and in that match, NZ-W won by 4 runs, so it was a close defeat for Ireland, and they were looking to bounce back from it.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, had won one game out of the three games they had played, and in their last game against the West Indies, Sri Lanka Women lost the match by 5 wickets. In SL-W vs IRE-W, Sri Lanka made a great comeback by winning the match by 9 wickets and making a dominating statement by sealing their 2nd victory of the tournament. The toss was won by Chamari Athapaththu, and SL-W elected to bowl first, and her decision fell in her favour today.
Ireland Women Playing XI: Amy Hunter(WK), Gaby Lewis(C), Orla Prendergast, Rebecca Stokell, Louise Little, Leah Paul, Alice Tector, Arlene Kelly, Aimee Maguire, Cara Murray, Lara McBride
Sri Lanka Women Playing XI: Chamari Athapaththu(C), Imesha Dulani, Hasini Perera, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Hansima Karunaratne, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Kaushani Nuthyangana(WK), Sugandika Kumari, Nimasha Meepage, Mithali Ayodhya
Sri Lanka Women vs Ireland Women: First Innings of the Match, Domination by SL-W Bowlers
The first innings of the match began with Ireland Women batting first, but they lost three wickets inside the powerplay and were reduced to 30 for 3. In the middle order, captain Gaby Lewis played a fighting knock of 59 runs in 50 balls with 8 fours, while Leah Paul contributed 20 runs in 27 balls. In the lower order, Alice Tector scored 28 runs in 21 balls, and Ireland Women reached a competitive total of 130 runs with the loss of 5 wickets in 20 overs.
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Ireland Women’s Innings: Batting Summary
Amy Hunter – 0 runs – 2 balls – SR 0.00 – run out (Kaushini Nuthyangana)
Gaby Lewis (C) – 59 runs – 50 balls – SR 118.00 – b Athapaththu
Orla Prendergast – 0 runs – 6 balls – SR 0.00 – st Kaushini Nuthyangana b Kumari
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Rebecca Stokell – 13 runs – 12 balls – SR 108.33 – c Dilhari b Ayodhya
Leah Paul – 20 runs – 27 balls – SR 74.07 – c Kaushini Nuthyangana b Silva
Alice Tector – 28 runs – 21 balls – SR 133.33 – not out
Louise Little – 1 run – 2 balls – SR 50.00 – not out
Sri Lanka Women’s Innings: Bowling Summary
Mithali Ayodhya – 1 wicket – 4 overs – Economy 4.50 – Rebecca Stokell (caught by Dilhari)
Sugandika Kumari – 1 wicket – 4 overs – Economy 6.50 – Orla Prendergast (stumped by Kaushini Nuthyangana)
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Nimasha Meepage – 0 wickets – 4 overs – Economy 6.50 – No wickets
Kavisha Dilhari – 0 wickets – 3 overs – Economy 7.00 – No wickets
Chamari Athapaththu – 1 wicket – 3 overs – Economy 7.66 – Gaby Lewis (bowled)
Nilakshika Silva – 1 wicket – 2 overs – Economy 6.00 – Leah Paul (caught by Kaushini Nuthyangana)
Sri Lanka Women vs Ireland Women: Second Innings of the Match, Sri Lanka Sealed a Commendable Victory
The second innings of the match began with Sri Lanka Women chasing 131 runs, and the opening pair gave a brilliant start by adding 98 runs for the first wicket. Captain Chamari Athapaththu played a sensational unbeaten knock of 102 runs in 59 balls with 14 fours and 2 sixes, while Imesha Dulani contributed 20 runs in 27 balls. In the middle order, Nilakshika Silva remained unbeaten on 4 runs, and Sri Lanka Women reached the target in 15.3 overs with the loss of just 1 wicket, sealing a dominant 9-wicket victory.
Sri Lanka Women’s Innings: Batting Summary
Chamari Athapaththu (C) – 106 runs – 61 balls – SR 173.77 – not out
Imesha Dulani – 20 runs – 27 balls – SR 74.07 – b Orla Prendergast
Nilakshika Silva – 4 runs – 5 balls – SR 80.00 – not out
Ireland Women’s Innings: Bowling Summary
Aimee Maguire – 0 wickets – 3 overs – Economy 11.66 – No wickets
Orla Prendergast – 1 wicket – 4 overs – Economy 5.50 – Imesha Dulani (bowled)
Arlene Kelly – 0 wickets – 3 overs – Economy 9.00 – No wickets
Lara McBride – 0 wickets – 2.3 overs – Economy 8.80 – No wickets
Cara Murray – 0 wickets – 3 overs – Economy 9.00 – No wickets
Points Table Update After SL-W vs IRE-W
- England Women – Position: 1st – Played: 3 – Won: 3 – Lost: 0 – NRR: +2.490 – Points: 6
- West Indies Women – Position: 2nd – Played: 3 – Won: 3 – Lost: 0 – NRR: +0.644 – Points: 6
- New Zealand Women – Position: 3rd – Played: 4 – Won: 2 – Lost: 2 – NRR: +0.122 – Points: 4
- Sri Lanka Women – Position: 4th – Played: 4 – Won: 2 – Lost: 2 – NRR: -0.973 – Points: 4
- Scotland Women – Position: 5th – Played: 4 – Won: 1 – Lost: 3 – NRR: -0.236 – Points: 2
- Ireland Women – Position: 6th – Played: 4 – Won: 0 – Lost: 4 – NRR: -1.277 – Points: 0
