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Ireland vs Italy Scorecard, 3rd T20I
Italy won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining)
Italy won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Mon, 26 Jan, 19:30 IST
- Venue
- The Sevens Stadium
- Data checked
- 05:49:40 IST
Match summary
Italy won by 4 wickets (with 3 balls remaining).
3rd T20I · Twenty20 International · The Sevens Stadium · 26 Jan 2026
Italy won the toss and elected to bowl.
Ireland: 154 (19.4 ov)
Top score: Paul Stirling, 45 off 38 balls
Best bowling: Crishan Kalugamage, 3 for 28 in 4 overs
Italy: 157/6 (19.3 ov)
Top score: Wayne Madsen, 39 off 30 balls
Best bowling: Matthew Humphreys, 2 for 23 in 4 overs
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Ireland innings154 (19.4 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirlingb Kalugamage | 45 | 38 | 118.4 | ||
| Ross Adairb Hasan | 6 | 8 | 75.0 | ||
| Harry Tectorc Hasan b Kalugamage | 13 | 9 | 144.4 | ||
| Lorcan Tuckerst Meade b Kalugamage | 0 | 4 | 0.0 | ||
| Benjamin Calitzc & b Smuts | 22 | 12 | 183.3 | ||
| George Dockrellst Meade b Smuts | 2 | 6 | 33.3 | ||
| Gareth Delanyc Manenti b Stewart | 18 | 14 | 128.6 | ||
| Mark Adairrun out (Manenti) | 25 | 21 | 119.0 | ||
| Barry McCarthynot out | 11 | 6 | 183.3 | ||
| Matthew Humphreysb Stewart | 1 | 2 | 50.0 | ||
| Craig Youngrun out (Stewart) | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | ||
| Extras | 10 (w 7, nb 3, b 0, lb 0) | ||||
| Total | 154 (19.4 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
22-1 (Ross Adair, 2.6 ov) · 66-2 (Harry Tector, 7.1 ov) · 66-3 (Lorcan Tucker, 7.5 ov) · 91-4 (Benjamin Calitz, 10.6 ov) · 95-5 (Paul Stirling, 11.6 ov) · 95-6 (George Dockrell, 12.4 ov) · 138-7 (Gareth Delany, 17.5 ov) · 149-8 (Mark Adair, 18.6 ov) · 152-9 (Matthew Humphreys, 19.2 ov) · 154-10 (Craig Young, 19.4 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ali Hasan | 3 | 0 | 30 | 1 | 10.00 | ||
| Grant Stewart | 3.4 | 0 | 27 | 2 | 7.36 | ||
| Jaspreet Singh | 3 | 0 | 31 | 0 | 10.33 | ||
| JJ Smuts | 4 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 4.50 | ||
| Harry Manenti | 2 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 10.00 | ||
| Crishan Kalugamage | 4 | 0 | 28 | 3 | 7.00 |
Italy innings157/6 (19.3 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Moscac Tector b Humphreys | 8 | 5 | 160.0 | ||
| Anthony Moscac McCarthy b Adair | 11 | 10 | 110.0 | ||
| JJ Smutsc & b Young | 14 | 13 | 107.7 | ||
| Wayne Madsenc Calitz b Humphreys | 39 | 30 | 130.0 | ||
| Harry Manentib Dockrell | 10 | 13 | 76.9 | ||
| Gian Meadec Dockrell b Adair | 22 | 19 | 115.8 | ||
| Grant Stewartnot out | 33 | 19 | 173.7 | ||
| Marcus Campopianonot out | 8 | 8 | 100.0 | ||
| Extras | 12 (w 3, nb 0, b 0, lb 9) | ||||
| Total | 157/6 (19.3 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
8-1 (Justin Mosca, 0.5 ov) · 22-2 (Anthony Mosca, 3.3 ov) · 44-3 (JJ Smuts, 5.3 ov) · 68-4 (Harry Manenti, 9.2 ov) · 108-5 (Wayne Madsen, 14.4 ov) · 111-6 (Gian Meade, 16.1 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Humphreys | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 | ||
| Mark Adair | 4 | 0 | 23 | 2 | 5.75 | ||
| Barry McCarthy | 3.3 | 0 | 40 | 0 | 11.43 | ||
| Craig Young | 1 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 15.00 | ||
| Gareth Delany | 3 | 0 | 29 | 0 | 9.67 | ||
| George Dockrell | 4 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 4.50 |
Line-ups
Ireland
The ground: The Sevens Stadium
FairPlay holds 3 completed matches in T20 and shorter formats at The Sevens Stadium, Dubai, with a median first-innings score of 154.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 33% and the toss winner won 67%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 100% of the time.
Highest total: 190/5 by Ireland on 25 Jan 2026.
That is a small sample, so treat these figures with care.
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