Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl first against Ireland in the 20th match of the Women's T20 World Cup 2026 at the Bristol County Ground.

Sri Lanka lost to West Indies by 5 wickets in the last encounter and have named an unchanged XI for today’s game.

Sri Lanka defeated New Zealand but lost to England in the tournament.

After winning the toss, Sri Lanka skipper Chamari Athapaththu said, “Will bowl first because I'm confident about my bowling unit. Conditions should suit the bowlers. If we can bowl the right line and length, 140 should be chaseable. Every game is crucial for us. Unfortunately, we lost the last game. The thing is we lost a couple of wickets early in the last game and couldn't execute our plans. No changes.”

While after losing the toss, Ireland skipper Gaby Lewis said, "Was happy to do either. I think there was a big discussion before this game about what to do, and to be honest, I was happy doing either. We like to set the tone in the power play, and yeah, hopefully we can do that today," she said.

"I think if you look at the progression from game one to game two to game three, we’re moving in the right direction, and that’s what you want to see in tournaments like this. So I’m still looking for our first win and hopefully today’s the day," she added.

Playing XIs

Sri Lanka: Vishmi Gunaratne, Chamari Athapaththu(c), Imesha Dulani, Harshitha Samarawickrama, Kavisha Dilhari, Nilakshika Silva, Kaushani Nuthyangana(wk), Kawya Kavindi, Sugandika Kumari, Mithali Ayodhya, Nimasha Meepage

Ireland: Amy Hunter(wk), Gaby Lewis(c), Orla Prendergast, Rebecca Stokell, Louise Little, Leah Paul, Alice Tector, Arlene Kelly, Aimee Maguire, Cara Murray, Lara McBride