Ireland vs Italy, 1st T20I
Ireland vs Italy in UAE 2026 · T20I · · The Sevens Stadium, Dubai
Ireland won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining) (Ireland 119/7, Italy 118).
Match report
Ireland (IRE) faced Italy (ITA) in the 1st T20I of Ireland vs Italy in UAE 2026, a T20I match, at The Sevens Stadium, Dubai. Play began on Friday, 23 January 2026 at 06:00 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Ireland won the toss and chose to bowl.
Italy made 118 in 18.1 overs, with Anthony Mosca top-scoring on 35 from 22 balls. Matthew Humphreys was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 16. Ireland made 119/7 in 19.3 overs, with Harry Tector top-scoring on 41 from 40 balls. Grant Stewart was the pick of the bowlers with 3 for 21.
Result: Ireland won by 3 wickets (with 3 balls remaining).
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Italy · 1st innings: 118 (18.1 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Justin Mosca | c George Dockrell b Barry McCarthy | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 25 |
| Anthony Mosca | lbw b Matthew Humphreys | 35 | 22 | 4 | 2 | 159.09 |
| JJ Smuts | b Barry McCarthy | 18 | 12 | 2 | 1 | 150 |
| Wayne Madsen | c Harry Tector b Gareth Delany | 10 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 83.33 |
| Harry Manenti | c George Dockrell b Gareth Delany | 20 | 19 | 2 | 0 | 105.26 |
| Grant Stewart | b Matthew Humphreys | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Gian Meade | c Ross Adair b Mark Adair | 15 | 12 | 2 | 0 | 125 |
| Marcus Campopiano | c Lorcan Tucker b Matthew Humphreys | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Jaspreet Singh | b Matthew Humphreys | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Crishan Kalugamage | c Barry McCarthy b Mark Adair | 7 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 63.64 |
| Thomas Draca | not out | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
Extras: 4
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Humphreys | 4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 |
| Mark Adair | 3.1 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 9.47 |
| Barry McCarthy | 3 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 4.67 |
| Joshua Little | 2 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 13.5 |
| Gareth Delany | 4 | 0 | 19 | 2 | 4.75 |
| George Dockrell | 2 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 5.5 |
Ireland · 1st innings: 119/7 (19.3 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirling | b JJ Smuts | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ross Adair | b Grant Stewart | 12 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 92.31 |
| Harry Tector | c Anthony Mosca b Jaspreet Singh | 41 | 40 | 3 | 0 | 102.5 |
| Lorcan Tucker | c Jaspreet Singh b Thomas Draca | 34 | 34 | 2 | 0 | 100 |
| Benjamin Calitz | not out | 9 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
| George Dockrell | b Thomas Draca | 9 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 150 |
| Gareth Delany | c Gian Meade b Grant Stewart | 4 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 66.67 |
| Mark Adair | c Wayne Madsen b Grant Stewart | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Barry McCarthy | not out | 2 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 40 |
Extras: 8 · Did not bat: Joshua Little, Matthew Humphreys
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JJ Smuts | 3.3 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 4.29 |
| Grant Stewart | 4 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 5.25 |
| Thomas Draca | 4 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 6.25 |
| Crishan Kalugamage | 3 | 0 | 23 | 0 | 7.67 |
| Harry Manenti | 2 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 7.5 |
| Jaspreet Singh | 3 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 6 |
Latest overs
- Over 20 (IRE, JJ Smuts): 4 runs, 120/7 – 2 1 1
- Over 19 (IRE, Jaspreet Singh): 3 runs, 116/7 – • 1 1 1 • •
- Over 18 (IRE, Grant Stewart): 1 runs, 113/7 – • • W • W 1
- Over 17 (IRE, Thomas Draca): 4 runs, 112/5 – • • 4 • • W
- Over 16 (IRE, Jaspreet Singh): 8 runs, 108/4 – • 1 4 • 2 1
- Over 15 (IRE, Thomas Draca): 6 runs, 100/4 – 2 W 1 1 1 1