Ireland vs Oman Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: Aggressive IRE complete 96-run demolition to stay alive in tournament

Ireland vs Oman LIVE Score: Some momentum into this Oman innings. Again, not super convincing, but at this stage runs are runs. Oman need to get to the second half of the innings with wickets in hand and try to make a fist of it from there.

Ireland vs Oman LIVE Score: It's all coming up Ireland! Ashish knocks it into the off-side and sets off, but there's never a run there. He's sent back, but isn't sharp enough to beat the direct hit – a couple of inches short, and his stay ends prematurely! Ireland on top.

Ireland vs Oman LIVE Score: And force an error they do! Jatinder tries to get too elaborate, the big switch hit is completely whiffed. That's three reds and that's out, Ireland have the Omani captain.

Ireland vs Oman LIVE Score: Decent start to the innings, couple of boundaries, but also a little bit of streakiness. Ireland trying to tempt mistakes out of Oman.

IRE vs OMA LIVE Score: Huge innings required from Oman – they need a fast start in the powerplay, cannot afford to be watchful with the required rate already at 12. At least 60 runs needed in the powerplay, you feel.

IRE vs OMA LIVE Score: What an end to the innings! Tucker doesn't get to his century but he won't care, George Dockrell hammers three sixes to end the innings, scores 35*(9), and sets a monstrous target of 236.

What an innings after a poor start from Ireland – 86 runs off the last 4 overs alone!

IRE vs OMA LIVE Score: Dockrell also having some fun as Ireland sprint past the 200 mark – onto 214/5 with the last over coming up, Dockrell hammering two sixes. Tucker on strike on 91*.

IRE vs OMA LIVE Score: Lorcan Tucker is playing an absolute gem and 200 is in sights now! A couple of big sixes – not short enough, and he is able to pull it hard for six, and two balls later it lands right in the slot for him to take a big hack – and that was never anything except six.

Ireland are now 193/5, Tucker onto 86*. What an innings thus far.

IRE vs OMA LIVE Score: Massive wicket for Oman! They were really under the pump with Delany finding his range, so that's a crucial wicket. Goes after Faisal again, but can't clear long-off this time.

Fine knock from him, scores 56(30). Ireland are 167/5 with 3 overs left to play.

IRE vs OMA LIVE Score: Good mix, these two. Tucker capable of using his crease to find his gaps, but Delany is more the stand-and-deliver kind. He really does pack a punch – first punches it hard through covers for four, then a flat-bat swing to send it high over mid-on. Next ball, slices one over covers for four more. Making it look like there's nary a fielder out there!

IRE vs OMA LIVE Score: Excellent hitting! Two consecutive sixes smashed over the bowler's head – that's what the seam up bowlers are being treated to, Oman's gambit seeing its pitfall. Clean hitting from Delany, clearing his front leg and then an easy swing through the line to send it back for six.

180+ definitely on.

IRE vs OMA LIVE Score: Had some fortune go his way with that stumping earlier, but this has been a good innings otherwise – calm, with a lot of responsibility given the situation. Lovely sweep hit fine to pick up four and reach his half-century – true captain's knock.

IRE vs OMA LIVE Score: Good batting from Tucker! Finally some seam-up and he uses the entirety of the field with a pair of scoops right back over the wicketkeeper for a couple of boundaries. He's beginning to bat well and find his range – the key wicket for Oman now.

IRE vs OMA LIVE Score: Things have definitely quietened down, but Ireland might be thinking that anything close to 170 will be enough from here. It's not too far away but at the moment, wickets are the problem for them. Might be waiting for some seamers to come on to attack again.

IRE vs OMA LIVE Score: Rate has quietened down too with these wickets tumbling. Huge pressure on Ireland, and plenty of spin still to come their way. Ireland might think they need to take it easy now.

IRE vs OMA LIVE Score: Controversial call! Tucker is stumped down leg, but third umpire Hasan Raza says that the keeper Vinayak had the ball in his left hand as he broke the stumps with his right. However, replays indicate that the gloves were connected to each other as he took down the stumps. Commentators also think that should out – is this one that the TV umpire got wrong?

IRE vs OMA LIVE Score: Ireland looked like they were recovering really well with Campher and Tucker hitting them nicely, but Aamer Kaleem strikes – more left-arm spin causing trouble to the batters! Goes back to it when it's far too full, and that's about as plumb as can be as he misses it altogether. Oman know it's out even before it's given.

64/4 now.

IRE vs OMA LIVE Score: Couple of fours in the first over of the post-powerplay phase, Campher and Tucker keeping up the positivity. Picking the gaps well, and growing to terms with the pace of the pitch.

Ireland vs Oman LIVE Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Timber again! Shakeel has bowled both the Tectors. It's another good ball which grips just that little bit to beat the outside edge. Not much, but just enough to beat Harry Tector, and hit the top of off.

Three wickets for him in the powerplay, he has bowled so well. 45/3 after 5 now.

Ireland vs Oman LIVE Score, T20 World Cup 2026: With Shakeel finding success early on, Oman also turn to Nadeem for some more spin in the powerplay. Another half-LBW chance, but a touch more watchful now.

He offers up a no-ball and free-hit on the very last ball of the over, and it hurts Oman as it is swept for four, fine.

41/2 after 4 overs now.

Ireland vs Oman LIVE Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Gone! He tries to keep attacking but Shakeel is all over it. Last one was quicker, this one was slower, and draws the false stroke – miles into the air as he swings big, and very well taken by Kaleem running around.

25/2 now in 2.4 overs.

Ireland vs Oman LIVE Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Ireland trying to be very positive early on here! Despite the early wicket, Ross Adair takes some risks and goes hard after Faisal. Hat-trick of boundaries for him – a couple sliced through the off-side, a little uppishly, but sandwiching a commanding drive right back over the bowler's head.

Ireland vs Oman LIVE Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Dream start for Oman! Tim Tector keeps trying to give himself room and cut, but Shakeel is too wily to let that happen unpunished. Slides one through flatter and quicker, no bite in the pitch yet, and the left arm angle from around the wicket beats the right-handed batter entirely and rattles his stumps.

Ireland vs Oman LIVE Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Here we go! Ross Adair and Tim Tector to open, and a fast start needed for Ireland in this powerplay on what has been the better of the Sri Lankan batting surfaces.

Ireland vs Oman LIVE Score, T20 World Cup 2026: For Ireland, Tim Tector comes in to replace Stirling, while Ben Calitz is replaced by Josh Little.

Ireland XI: Ross Adair, Tim Tector, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (c&wk), Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Matthew Humphreys, Joshua Little

Ireland vs Oman LIVE Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Oman's playing XI for the day. Odedara and Shakeel Ahmed come in.

Oman XI: Jatinder Singh (c), Aamir Kaleem, Hammad Mirza, Ashish Odedara, Mohammad Nadeem, Jiten Ramanandi, Vinayak Shukla (wk), Nadeem Khan, Sufyan Mehmood, Shah Faisal, Shakeel Ahmed

Ireland vs Oman LIVE Score, T20 World Cup 2026: Oman win the toss and opt to bowl first! No concern for Lorcan Tucker, who says his team would have batted first anyway.

A couple of changes for Oman, and a couple for Ireland too.

Ireland vs Oman LIVE Score, T20 World Cup 2026: A knee injury means the experienced Paul Stirling will miss the remainder of the World Cup, a big hit for the Irish. Lorcan Tucker will be the stand-in captain, while Tim Tector heads the options as squad members who could open the batting in his stead. Not a change they want to make at this point, but one they will need to adapt.

Ireland vs Oman LIVE Score, T20 World Cup 2026: It's a big weekend in the T20 World Cup, and we start with two teams who are yet to register a win as they fight to stay alive in the tournament. A third loss in the group stages will spell the end of the campaign – so expect a tooth-and-nail contest between Ireland and Oman today in Colombo.