SL Vs IRE T20 Match Result: Who won yesterday’s match between Sri Lanka and Ireland in the T-20 World Cup, know the full result, important moments and highlights of the England vs Nepal and New Zealand vs Afghanistan matches here…
SL Vs IRE T20 World Cup Yesterday Match Result: Yesterday, three tremendous cricket matches were played in the T20 World Cup 2026, in which the teams of Sri Lanka, England and New Zealand registered victory. The audience got to see excitement on every ball, high-voltage drama in every match. Sri Lanka made a great start by defeating Ireland by 20 runs, while England beat Nepal by just 4 runs and New Zealand made the biggest run chase in T20 history against Afghanistan. In this article, know the full results of yesterday’s matches, which players became heroes, highlights and turning points of the match…
T20 World Cup: Sri Lanka won the first match by defeating Ireland by 20 runs
Sri Lanka made a great start in the T20 World Cup 2026. In the third match played on Sunday, the team defeated Ireland by 20 runs. The match was played at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Ireland won the toss and decided to bowl first. Sri Lanka scored 163 runs at the loss of 6 wickets in 20 overs. Kusal Mendis scored 56 runs in 43 balls and gave a strong start to the team. Kamindu Mendis played a stormy inning of 44 runs in 19 balls. For Ireland, Barry McCarthy and George Dockrell got 2-2 wickets. Sri Lanka’s top and middle order led the team to a challenging score.
Ireland team could not even play 20 overs
The Irish team, which came to chase the target of 164 runs, was all out for 143 runs in 19.5 overs. Harry Tekkar scored 40 and Ross Adair scored 34 runs, the rest of the batsmen could not do much. Mahish Teekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga took 3 wickets each. Mathisha Pathirana got 2 wickets.
ENG Vs NEP T20 World Cup 2026: The match was breath-taking till the last over
England’s account of victory in the T-20 World Cup has finally been opened, but this victory was not easy at all. In this match played at Wankhede Stadium, Nepal made England sweat till the last over. The match was decided by just 4 runs, and the hero was Sam Curran, who bowled brilliantly in the last over. Nepal needed 11 runs in the last over to win. Sam Curran was in front, the pressure was at its peak. But Karan maintained the line and length on each ball and gave only 6 runs. Nepal could reach only 180 runs and England won the match.
Nepal’s combative batting won hearts
Nepal got off to a good start while chasing the target of 185 runs. Deependra Singh Airi played a brilliant inning of 44 runs, captain Rohit Paudel added 39 runs, Lokesh Bam remained unbeaten on 39 runs and Kushal Bhurtel gave a quick start of 29 runs. Nepal put pressure on England in the middle overs and it seemed that there could be an upset. Liam Dawson took 2 important wickets for England. Archer, Luke Wood and Will Jacques got 1-1 success.
Brilliant batting by Harry Brook and Jacob Bethel for England.
After winning the toss and batting first, England scored 184 runs in 20 overs. Jacob Bethel played a brilliant inning of 55 runs and Harry Brook scored 53 runs to put the team in a strong position. However, England could not score big in the last overs, due to which Nepal got the advantage. For Nepal, Deependra Singh Airi took 2 wickets, Nandan Yadan also sent 2 batsmen to the pavilion.
NZ vs AFG Match Result: New Zealand’s biggest chase in T20 World Cup history
In the T20 World Cup 2026, New Zealand made a great start to the tournament by defeating Afghanistan by 5 wickets in its first match of Group D. The match was played at Chepauk Stadium, Chennai, where runs were scored and there was a lot of excitement. Afghanistan won the toss and decided to bat first. The team scored 182 runs for 6 wickets while playing the entire 20 overs. Gulbadin Naib played a brilliant inning of 63 runs, Sediqullah Atal added 29 runs, Rahmanullah Gurbaz scored 27 runs, Darwish Rasooli contributed 20 runs. In bowling for New Zealand, Lockie Ferguson took 2 wickets, Matt Henry, Rachin Ravindra and Jacob Duffy got 1 wicket each.
New Zealand made the biggest chase
The target of 183 runs was in front, but there was no nervousness anywhere in New Zealand’s batting. Opener Tim Seifert made it clear from the beginning that the Kiwi team is not under pressure. He played a quick and intelligent inning of 65 runs. After him, Glenn Phillips scored 42 runs, Mark Chapman scored 28 runs and Daryl Mitchell remained unbeaten till the end scoring 25 runs. For Afghanistan, Mujib ur Rehman took 2 wickets, Rashid Khan, Mohammad Nabi and Azmatullah Omarzai got 1 wicket each. New Zealand achieved the target in just 17.5 overs by losing 5 wickets. This is New Zealand’s biggest run chase in T20 World Cup history. Earlier, the Kiwi team had achieved the target of 167 runs against England in 2021.
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