Ireland's captain Lorcan Tucker plays a shot during the 2026 ICC Men's T20 Cricket World Cup group stage match against Oman at the Sinhalese Sports Club Ground in Colombo.--AFPCOLOMBO: Ireland's stand-in-captain Lorcan Tucker scored a superb unbeaten 94 as they hammered Oman by 96 runs to register their first Group B win at the T20 World Cup. It propelled Ireland to the tournament's highest score of 235-5, the second biggest total in the history of the men's T20 World Cup. Oman were never remotely in the chase at Colombo's Sinhalese Sports Club and were bundled out for 139 in 18 overs. Tucker put on 101 runs for the fifth wicket with Gareth Delany, who made 56 off 30 balls. In reply, opener Aamir Kaleem scored exactly 50 and Hammad Mirza 46 but they were the only bright spots for Oman.-AFP

Source: New Strait Times February 14, 2026 10:56 UTC