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T20 WC: Theekshana, Hasaranga pick three wickets each as Sri Lanka beat Ireland by 20 runs

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Theekshana, Hasaranga Spin Sri Lanka to 20-Run Win Over Ireland in T20 World Cup 2026

By IANS News February 09, 2026 • 08:31 AM View: 573

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 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.

Batting first, Sri Lanka were struggling at 87/4 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.

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

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