आयरलैंड vs ओमान, मैच 22, सिंहलीज स्पोर्ट्स क्लब, कोलम्बो, 14 February 2026 - लाइव कमेंट्री

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

Floated, short and on middle, Hammad Mirza nudges it through mid-wicket for a couple of runs.

Short again and outside off, Hammad Mirza cuts it straight to point.

Drops it short and on middle, Hammad Mirza tucks it with soft hands towards mid-wicket and comes back for the second run. Good running again!

Flatter, full and on leg, Hammad Mirza clips it towards short fine for a single.

OUT! CAUGHT! George Dockrell gets a wicket now. He floats it up, full and on off. Vinayak Shukla skips down the track to go over extra cover, but gets too close to the ball and fails to get the elevation. He ends up hitting it flat and aerially straight to short cover, where Matthew Humphreys takes a simple catch. Shukla departs for a two-baller, and Oman are four down now.

Shorter delivery around leg, Mohammad Nadeem nudges it off his hips to short fine for another run.

FIFTY FOR KALEEM! A fantastic knock from the Oman opener, and this is a massive moment for him. He gets to it in just 28 balls. On a length and on off, Aamir Kaleem runs it down to deep third for a single. He takes his helmet off and raises his bat to celebrate the milestone, but also knows the job is not done here.

SIX! Picked up and how! Barry McCarthy goes fuller, angling into the pads. Hammad Mirza just picks it up, brings his wrists into play and whips it nonchalantly over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

FOUR! Easy pickings! Barry McCarthy tries to overcorrect but pitches it up down the leg side. Hammad Mirza just has to get some bat on it and tickles it away to the fine leg fence for a boundary.

Short of a length and on middle, Hammad Mirza gets hurried and miscues his pull towards mid-wicket for one.

OUT! TAKEN! Fifty and out for Aamir Kaleem and the threatening 73-run stand has been broken now. Barry McCarthy bangs in a well-directed delivery, angling into the batter. Aamir Kaleem goes for the pull but takes his eyes off the ball, with the ball following him. It takes the top edge and flies towards fine leg where Matthew Humphreys runs forward and takes a good catch. Oman are 97/3, still needing 139 runs in 55 balls.

FIVE WIDES! Bonus runs! Barry McCarthy tries another bouncer but this is way too high. Vinayak Shukla leaves it alone and the keeper also has no chance of stopping as it rolls to the fence behind for a boundary. 100 UP FOR OMAN!

On a length and on middle, Vinayak Shukla blocks it out.

A straighter delivery, lands it around off and gets it to turn and bounce. Kaleem paddles it around the corner and rotates the strike.

Little bit too full and in the slot, around off. Mirza stands and hits away down the ground. The long off fielder runs across and cuts it off. One.

Tosses it up, fuller and aorund off, Kaleem drops it wide of cover for a run.

FOUR! Good shot! Short and wide from Harry Tector, asking to be hit. Hammad Mirza frees his arms and flat-bats it over extra-cover for a boundary. Mirza needs to move on. 

Much better! Fuller delivery, around off, turning in, HM turns it down to long on for a single.

Right-arm slingy action, short and wide. Kaleem slaps it to cover and scampers across for a run. The fielder has a shy at the bowler's end but Kaleem was in.

FOUR! Slapped away! Sweet sound off the blade. Overpitches a scrambled seam delivery, wide outside off. Kaleem crouches and thumps it through covers for a boundary. 

Little brings the stumps into play with a length delivery. Kaleem goes behind and taps it back to the bowler.

Back of a length, outside off, Kaleem cuts it stylishly and to the right of point. A diving effort in the deep by the fielder and he flicks it back for the man running across and saves a couple of runs.

A slower bumper into the surface, outside off, guided to third man for one.

Hard length, pace on this time and on leg. Hammad Mirza swivels pulls it to deep square leg. Uppish and it drops short of the man there. A single.

Shorter delivery, outside off, Kaleem helps it away to third man and keeps the strike. 9 runs off the over. 

Pitches it up, outside off, Kaleem crunches it to deep cover for a single.

Fractionall short, into the surface and on middle, Mirza makes room and cuts well but finds the point fielder.

Gareth Delany follows Hammad Mirza on the leg side with a fuller delivery, this is punched to cover.

Slides it full and down the leg side, Hammad Mirza tries to sweep it away but misses. Wide not given. Oh, it went off the gloves. So, that's another chance put down. Tough one for the keeper to collect but Ireland need to take their chances.

Tossed up, fuller and outside off, Hammad Mirza plays it to cover.

Slower through the air, drifting onto the batter. Gareth Delany bowls a flatter delivery. Mirza tries to flick it away but wears it on the pads.

Short of a length and on middle, Kaleem is pegged back as he pulls it to deep square leg for a single.

Extra bounce as Josh Little bowls into the surface, outside off, Mirza taps it to point.

Well bowled! Tight from Little as this is onto the stumps on a length. Mirza pats it back on the deck.

Keeps attacking the stumps with a good length delivery. Mirza gets inside the line and turns it to mid-wicket for a single.

PUT DOWN! Should have been taken! Hard length delivery, outside off, Kaleem flashes to the width and hits it straight to deep point. Gareth Delany doesn't move an inch, bends low to reverse cup and spills it out. A single.

On a nagging length and around off, Hammad Mirza knocks it to point.

A leggie but it comes with the arm, length delivery on leg, Mirza nudges it to mid-wicket for a single.

FOUR! Nicely played! Fires it full and in line of the stumps. Kaleem gets on his knee and sweeps it to deep square leg, in the gap for a boundary. A bit too quick from Gareth Delany.

SIX! JUST OVER! Gareth Delany bowls a half-tracker and on leg, Kaleem swings across the line as he goes back, hits it over square leg and over the fielder there for a six.

Slower in the air, flat and around off, tapped to point for a single.

Pushes it full and tailing on leg, Mirza sweeps it well but straight to short fine leg.

Tosses it up, fuller and on leg, Hammad Mirza nudges it to square leg. 12 runs off the over. Oman end the Powerplay at 63/2, needing 173 more runs to win.

FOUR! Up and over! Fuller delivery, outside off, Aamir Kaleem gets the chance to free his arms and lofts it over covers for a boundary.

Just short! Short of a length and on middle, just gets big on the batter. Aamir Kaleem goes for the pull but gets a top edge. It flies in the air but drops ahead of the deep square leg fielder. A single taken.

FOUR! Sweet sound off the bat! Back of a length and on middle, sits up nicely for the batter. Hammad Mirza pounces on it quickly and pulls it cleanly over mid-wicket for another boundary.

On a length and around leg, Hammad Mirza clips it through square leg or one.

A bouncer now, on middle, Aamir Kaleem sways away from it.

FOUR! 50 UP FOR OMAN! Mark Adair goes short again but way outside off, not a great delivery. Aamir Kaleem backs away, has to stretch out for it and smacks it over point for a boundary.

Good length and around off, shaping away, Hammad Mirza watches it through and leaves it alone.

FOUR! Nice shot! Back of a length and around off, Hammad Mirza stays back and just rolls his wrists to gently dab at it. He gets it in the gap through mid-wicket and the ball races through the quick outfield for a boundary.

EDGED AND FOUR! Fuller delivery and on off, shapes away. Hammad Mirza looks to drive on the up but gets a thick outside edge that flies through the vacant first slip region for another boundary. There is a slip in pace, but he is very wide and had no chance here.

On a length and on middle, Hammad Mirza tucks it away to short mid-wicket.

Bangs in a quick and sharp bouncer, on middle, Hammad Mirza ducks under it.

FOUR! A bit sloppy in the field! Short of a length and just outside off, Hammad Mirza rides the bounce well and cuts it away wide of deep point. The fielder runs to his right, dives but gets tangled up and lets it through for a boundary.

OUT! LBW! Matthew Humphreys strikes! Flatter delivery, full and on middle, Jatinder Singh changes his stance for the premeditated reverse sweep, but this is too full for that shot and he misses to get hit on the pads. Humphreys goes on a celebrappeal and the finger goes up. Jatinder has a chat with his partner, but does not take the review as this is plumb. Oman lose their skipper, and are 21/1, chasing 236 runs.

Shorter in length and on middle and leg, Ashish Odedara clips it away towards mid-wicket for a single.

Short again and around off, Aamir Kaleem moves back and steers it wide of backward point. The fielder dives to his left to keep it down to one.

WIDE! Fires this one full but angling down the leg side, Ashish Odedara goes down for the sweep but misses. Called a wide.

OUT! ODEDARA IS RUN OUT! Matthew Humphreys tosses it up, full and on off, Ashish Odedara gets forward and taps it towards short cover. He sets off for the run, but is sent back. Ashish though is a bit casual about turning back and getting to his crease. Harry Tector charges forward, picks up the ball, and puts in an underarm throw with a dive at the keeper's end, where Lorcan Tucker collects it right behind the stumps and breaks them. The third umpire is called in and the replay shows that Ashish is well short of his crease. Oman are rocked early here.

Drops it short and on middle, Hammad Mirza pats it back to the bowler.

Flighted, full and on middle, Hammad Mirza swipes it to deep square leg for one.

SIX! Welcome to the game, Mark Adair! He bangs this short but down the leg side, begging to be put away. Aamir Kaleem swivels, uses his wrists and helps it on its way over the deep backward square leg fence for a biggie.

On a length and on middle, Aamir Kaleem guides it away towards point and scampers across for a single.

Short of a length and outside off, Jatinder Singh takes a couple of steps forward and across, rides the bounce and cuts it to deep point for a run.

Swing and a miss! Fuller delivery, on off, angling across the batter, Aamir Kaleem has a big heave across the line but fails to connect.

An off-cutter, good length and around off, goes away but stays inside the tramline, Aamir Kaleem leaves it alone.

Slower again, full and outside off, Aamir Kaleem throws his bat at it. Gets an outside edge over the head of short third for a couple of runs.

Matthew Humphreys starts with a flatter delivery, short and on off, angling away, Aamir Kaleem steps across but gets hurried and stabs it back to the bowler.

FOUR! Oman are up and running in the chase! Tossed up, full and around off, Aamir Kaleem extends his arms and drills it powerfully through covers for the first boundary.

Tossed up, full and on middle, Aamir Kaleem gets forward and taps it towards cover-point for a single.

FOUR! Gets off the mark in streaky fashion! Floated, full and on off, grips and turns away a bit. Jatinder Singh gets forward to push it away but gets an outside edge wide of first slip. Adair is a bit late to reach and the ball races to the third man fence for another boundary.

Just out of reach! Flatter, full and on middle, Jatinder Singh changes his stance early and goes for the reverse sweep. He loses his balance and gets a top edge that flies over short fine. Barry McCarthy runs backwards and dives but cannot get his hands on the ball. Two taken.

Drops it short and around off, Jatinder Singh punches it to extra cover. 11 runs off the first over!