T20 World Cup 2026: 10 fours- 4 sixes… Became the captain a few hours ago, now played the biggest innings, the team also made a record

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Lorcan Tucker played an explosive innings. (Photo- Sameera Peiris-ICC/ICC via Getty Images)

T20 World Cup 2026: In the 22nd match of the T20 World Cup 2026, Ireland performed brilliantly against Oman and made the highest team score of the tournament. In the Group B match played at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo, Oman won the toss and chose to bowl first, but Ireland took full advantage of it and put a big score on the board. During this, captain Lorcan Tucker played an amazing innings and also made a big record in his name.

Captain’s stormy innings made a few hours ago

Before the match, Ireland suffered a major blow when experienced captain and opener Paul Stirling was ruled out of the entire tournament due to a knee ligament injury. Lorcan Tucker was given the captaincy in his place. Tucker fulfilled this responsibility brilliantly. He played a brilliant inning of 94 unbeaten runs on 51 balls, which included 10 fours and 4 sixes. This is the biggest innings played for Ireland in T20 World Cup history. At the same time, the current edition also has the highest score.

Lorcan Tucker played this innings at an important moment. Actually, the team had lost 4 wickets for 64 runs in 7.3 overs. After this, Lorcan Tucker took over the innings and then scored runs in style. Due to which the Irish team managed to score 235 runs for 5 wickets in 20 overs. This is the biggest score of T20 World Cup 2026. At the same time, for the second time in the history of the tournament, a team has crossed the 230-run mark. The highest score in the tournament is in the name of Sri Lanka, it scored 260 runs against Kenya in 2007.

Gareth Delaney-George Dockrell also made important contributions

Gareth Delaney-George Dockrell also made important contributions in this match for Ireland. Gareth Delany added 56 runs in 30 balls, which included 3 fours and 4 sixes. At the same time, George Dockrell scored 35 runs in just 9 balls in the last overs. He hit 5 sixes while scoring runs at a strike rate of 388.88. Due to which the Irish team was successful in reaching this score.

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