COLOMBO, Feb 14:
Ireland skipper Lorcan Tucker produced a masterful unbeaten 94 under pressure to power his side to a 96-run victory over Oman in their T20 World Cup match here on Saturday.
Riding on Tucker’s entertaining 51-ball knock, studded with 10 boundaries and four sixes, Ireland piled up a formidable 235 for five before dismissing Oman for 139.
It was Tucker who steadied the innings after Oman’s 38-year-old left-arm spinner Shakeel Ahmed (3/33) had jolted Ireland with three top-order strikes, leaving them reeling at 64 for four in the eighth over. (PTI)
Brief scores:
Ireland: 235 for 5 in 20 overs (Lorcan Tucker 94 not out, Gareth Delany 56.
Oman: 139 in 18 overs (Aamir Kaleem 50, Hammad Mirza 46.
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