Injury-stricken Australia beat Ireland by 67 runs in Colombo
Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa took 4 wickets each for Australia
Australia lost their skipper Mitchell Marsh before the toss due to injury
Australia Vs Ireland, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Nathan Ellis And Adam Zampa Guide AUS To 67-Run Victory Over IRE
Australia defeated Ireland by 67 runs in their first match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on February 11, 2026
Summary
Australia started their what looks like a jinxed World Cup campaign with a 67-run win over Ireland at the R.Premadasa Stadium on February 11, 2026.
Australian skipper Marsh picked up the injury during training, leading to testicular bleeding and was ruled out of the match just 15 minutes before the toss.
Australia received an early jolt when their stand-in captain, Travis Head was run out early but the Aussie batter steadied the ship and batted well on a slow wicket to take their team to a decent total of 182/6 in 20 overs. Marcus Stoinis topped the scoring chart for AUS with a well-paced 45-run innings.
In reply, Ireland lost Paul Stirling in the first over as he retired out due to a hamstring injury he sustained while fielding. They kept losing wickets at regular intervals and eventually got bundled out at 115/10 in 16.5 overs.
Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa picked up four wickets each to skittle Ireland 68 runs short of the target. Ellis was declared the 'Player of the Match' for his heroics with the ball.
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Ireland, on the other hand, are unchanged from their previous game against Sri Lanka, which they lost by 20 runs.
Australia Vs Ireland, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Playing XIs
Australia: Travis Head (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Nathan Ellis, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Adam Zampa.
Ireland: Paul Stirling (c), Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Curtis Campher, Benjamin Calitz, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Matthew Humphreys.
Australia Vs Ireland, ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Squads
Australia: Travis Head (c), Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Josh Inglis (wk), Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Nathan Ellis, Matthew Kuhnemann, Adam Zampa, Ben Dwarshuis, Xavier Bartlett, Tim David
Ireland: Paul Stirling (c), Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Curtis Campher, Benjamin Calitz, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Matthew Humphreys, Tim Tector, Joshua Little, Benjamin White, Craig Young
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