IRE vs OMA Match 22 Highlights - Colombo (14 February 2026)

A quick and sharp bouncer, on middle and leg, too good for Mohammad Nadeem to pull it away.

OUT! TAKEN! Another one bites the dust! Josh Little lands this short of a length and on middle, takes off a bit. Mohammad Nadeem goes for the pull but does not go fully through the shot. It flies off the top edge towards deep square leg, where Gareth Delany this time manages to hold on to it. He makes amends for his earlier dropped catch. Oman lose half their side now.

Back of a length and around off, Jiten Ramanandi punches it through covers for a single.

Fuller and down the leg side, Hammad Mirza glances it away wide of fine leg. The fielder is quick to runs to his right and cuts it out. They cross.

Beaten! Short of a length and on middle, holds its line, Jiten Ramanandi gets squared up as the ball zips past the outside edge.

Bangs this into the pitch, outside off, gets some extra bounce, Jiten Ramanandi slashes hard but misses. Oman need 126 runs in 42 balls.

Tossed up, full and around off, Hammad Mirza drives it to sweeper cover for a single.

Floated, full and on off, Jiten Ramanandi steps across and lofts it to long on for a run.

Goes short and on middle, Hammad Mirza stays back to clip it away but hits it onto his pads as the ball rolls towards the bowler.

OUT! HAMMAD MIRZA IS RUN OUT! A big mix-up and this is Oman's second run out in this chase. Matthew Humphreys flights it up, full and on middle, Mirza tucks it towards mid-wicket and calls for two right away. He turns around but his partner takes a couple of steps and then sends him back. However, it is too late by then, as Curtis Campher throws it to the bowler's end, where Harry Tector is backing up and breaks the stumps, with Mirza nowhere to be seen. Hammad is absolutely furious with Jiten Ramanandi but has to walk back just short of his fifty.

Flatter, full and on middle, Jiten Ramanandi eases it to long on for one.

Drops it short and around off, Nadeem Khan cuts it to point.

OUT! CAUGHT! Josh Little gets his second wicket now. He bangs in a quick short ball, on middle. Jiten Ramanandi looks to drag his pull over mid-wicket, but the ball hurries onto him and he fails to handle the extra bounce. It takes the top edge and goes straight up in the air, and Mark Adair at mid off takes an easy catch.

Back of a length and on middle, Sufyan Mehmood swats it to mid on.

Hard length and around off, Sufyan Mehmood guides it to deep third for one.

OUT! BOWLED'EM! Two in the over for Josh Little! He goes full and straight, tailing in a bit. Nadeem Khan backs away and has a big swing at it, but gets beaten by the pace here. The ball goes through and rattles the stumps behind, much to the delight of Little. Ireland are just 2 wickets away from winning now.

On a length and on middle, Shakeel Ahmed blocks it out.

WIDE! Pitched up but down the leg side, Shakeel Ahmed fails to glance it away. Wided.

Short of a length and on off, Shakeel Ahmed dabs it down to point.

Pushes it full and on the pads, Sufyan Mehmood nudges it to deep mid-wicket.

FOUR! Hits in the gap! Floats it fuller and around off, Ahmed slog sweeps with the angle, over square leg for a boundary. 

Overpitched and around off, Shakeel Ahmed drives it straight to cover. 

OUT! CAUGHT AND BOWLED! Matthew Humphreys picks up his second wicket. Tosses it up, touch fuller and around off, Shakeel Ahmed frees his arms and swings across the line but miscues it completely. It goes high and behind Matthew Humphreys, who runs back and takes it over his shoulder to his left. 

Fuller delivery, turning in on middle and leg. Shah Faisal flicks it to mid-wicket for a single. 

Uppish and hits in the vacant region! Floats it on the fuller side, outside off, Sufyan Mehmood makes room to go big but toe-ends his shot over extra cover. It lands safely for two runs.

Bowls a bumper into the surface and nipping on the hips. Faisal bunts it to mid-wicket for a single.

A tennis-ball bouncer, outside off. Sufyan Mehmood looks to pull it away but gets beaten by the lack of bounce.

Short in length and on middle, Sufyan Mehmood pulls but gets a top edge to deep square leg for one.

WIDE! Slower one, well down leg, Shah leaves it alone.

FOUR! A nice-looking boundary! Pitches it up and bowls in the slot. Faisal checks his drive and punches it nicely over Adair's head. It rolls past mid off for a boundary. 

A bumper, into the surface and on middle, Faisal hoicks it behind square on the leg side for one. A misfield but they settle with a run.

EDGED AND FOUR! A pace on shorter delivery on leg. Sufyan Mehmood stays back to pull but edges it fine, well past the fielder at deep fine leg for four runs.

Hard length delivery, into the surface and dies off the deck. Faisal taps on top of the bounce and hits it to point for a single.

On a good length and around off, punched to point.

Serves it full and across the batter, outside off. Sufyan Mehmood slashes his blade and misses. 

Dragged length, on middle, Sufyan Mehmood pulls it along the ground to deep mid-wicket for one.

No pace at all behind this short ball, on leg. Faisal pulls with soft hand and slices it to fine leg for one.

OUT! TAKEN! A superb all-round performance from Ireland. Barry McCarthy bangs it short and on middle, pace on and Sufyan Mehmood forces his pull shot. He gets a top edge to mid-wicket, where Ross Adair tracks back and holds onto it. IRELAND WIN BY 96 RUNS.