Sri Lanka will be up against Ireland in the sixth match of the ICC 2026 WT20. This match will be played at Premadasa Stadium and this is a Group B Fixture. Sri Lanka will be led by Dasun Shanaka. Sri Lanka have a very good record at home and they will be playing all their group stage and Super 8 matches in Sri Lanka. So, they will have the players who are used to the conditions. They lost the recent T20I series against England but will be keen to bounce back.
On the other hand, Ireland recently won a T20I series against Italy and even won a match in Bangladesh. They competed well in the 2024 WT20 and have shown that they can do well in the big teams. Paul Stirling will lead the Ireland side for this Sri Lanka vs Ireland match prediction. In this article we look at the playing XIs, top picks for this match.
Sri Lanka vs Ireland Match Details
- Series : ICC Men’ T20 World Cup 2026
- Match : Sri Lanka vs Ireland, Match 6
- Toss : To be updated
- Venue : R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Match Timings : 7:00 pm IST, 8th February
- Live Streaming : JioHotsar
Sri Lanka vs Ireland Stats
| Player | Team | Performance |
| Pathum Nissanka | Sri Lanka | 2437 runs |
| Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka | 2425 runs |
| Mark Adair | Ireland | 135 wickets |
Sri Lanka vs Ireland Probable Playing XI
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis(w), Charith Asalanka, Kamindu Mendis, Janith Liyanage, Dasun Shanaka(c), Dunith Wellalage, Wanindu Hasaranga, Matheesha Pathirana, Chameera
Ireland: Paul Stirling(c), Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(w), Benjamin Calitz, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Joshua Little, Matthew Humphreys
Sri Lanka vs Ireland Dream11 Captaincy Picks
Paul Stirling has scored 3821 runs in 158 matches and will captain the side in this World T20. He will be a top pick for SL vs IRE Dream11 match
Kusal Mendis is a quality batter and has scored 2425 runs in 100 T20I matches He will be a good captaincy pick in SL vs IRE Dream11 match.
Sri Lanka vs Ireland Match winner
These two sides have met three times in this format and Sri Lanka have the upper hand. Looking at the squads of both sides and the recent form, Sri Lanka are expected to win this match.
