Eire posted a mammoth whole of 235-5 in opposition to Oman within the Group B encounter of the ICC Males’s T20 World Cup on the Sinhalese Sports activities Membership Floor in Colombo on Saturday.
After being requested to bat, Eire bought off to a shaky begin as they misplaced opener Tim Tector early within the first over after scoring simply 5 off 4 deliveries from Shakeel Ahmed.
The group slipped additional when Ross Adair and Harry Tector have been dismissed for 14 every, leaving Eire reeling at 45-3 in 5 overs.
Skipper Harry Tector and Curtis Campher steadied the innings with a good partnership, however Campher fell for 12 off seven balls, together with two fours, to Aamir Kaleem.
The innings gained momentum when Lorcan Tucker joined Gareth Delany, each attacking aggressively in opposition to Oman’s bowling.
Runs flowed freely as Eire crossed the 100-run mark, with Delany in scintillating type. He raised his fifty and shared a vital 101-run partnership for the fourth wicket with Tucker.
Tucker himself was unstoppable, pushing the group previous 150 runs whereas reaching his eleventh T20I half-century. Delany ultimately fell for 56 off 30 balls, hitting three fours and 4 sixes, caught by Shah Faisal.
Eire completed strongly with late fireworks. George Dockrell remained unbeaten on 35 off simply 9 balls, smashing 5 sixes, whereas Tucker stayed not out with 94 off 51 deliveries, together with 10 fours and 4 sixes, serving to Eire put up a commanding whole.
