Sri Lanka Women won the toss at Karwan Cricket Ground in Ajman and chose to field, and that decision looked sound from the start. Ireland Women were held to 105/9 from their 20 overs, and Sri Lanka Women then knocked off the runs with all 10 wickets in hand. The target was 106, the first-innings total plus one. Sri Lanka Women reached 110/0 in 13 overs, which leaves seven overs unused and tells you how comfortable the chase was.
Ireland's innings never found a rhythm that could carry it. The best of their batting came from Louise Little, who made 26 off 34 balls with a single four, a slow knock that never turned into a surge. Amy Hunter scored 21 off 16 balls with three fours, and Laura Delany added 15 off 16 balls with one four. Those three were the highest scores on the board, and the gap between them and the rest of the order is the story the scorecard tells.
Sri Lanka's bowlers did the damage. Sathya Sandeepani was the most economical of the listed bowlers, taking 1 for 6 from three overs. Kavisha Dilhari took 1 for 11 from two overs, and Chethana Vimukthi returned 1 for 20 from three. Nine Ireland wickets fell in total, but the best figures listed show only three of them, and the scorecard summary does not show how the other six were shared.
The chase is where the match was decided. Sri Lanka Women finished on 110/0 in 13 overs, just under 8.5 runs per over, and never lost a wicket along the way. The scorecard summary does not break down Sri Lanka's innings by batter, so this report cannot say who did the scoring. What the figures make clear is that the chase was never in serious danger once it got going.
For the ICC Women's Emerging Nations Trophy 2026, this was the opening match of Group A, and it gives Sri Lanka Women a strong start to the group. Ireland Women now need to respond, but the next fixtures and the group standings fall outside the information available here, so the table will need watching. The early read is that Sri Lanka Women have set the pace, while Ireland Women face the question of how to post a total that can be defended.