AUS vs IRE Dream11 Prediction, Match 14, Fantasy Cricket Tips, Playing XI, Injury Updates, Pitch Report for ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026

Australia is set to face Ireland in the 14th match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at the R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, on Wednesday, February 11.

By Bhupender Sharma

Updated - 10 Feb 2026, 20:24 IST

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Preview

In the 14th match of the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, Australia (AUS) is set to face Ireland (IRE). Australia have not enjoyed the same level of success in the T20 format as they have in other formats of the game. To date, they have won the title once and finished runners-up on one occasion. Since lifting the trophy in 2021, Australia have failed to qualify for the semi-finals in the last two editions. Under the leadership of Mitchell Marsh, however, they will be keen to deliver a strong performance in this tournament.


On the other hand, Ireland did get a good start to the tournament as they lost the previous match by 20 runs against Sri Lanka. Despite the defeat, Harry Tector stood out with a solid knock of 40 runs. In the bowling department, Barry McCarthy and George Dockrell were impressive, picking up two wickets each

Match Information

Australia vs Ireland, 14th Match, Group B

ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 11 Feb 2026, Wed, 3:00 PM IST ,R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo

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Weather Report

R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo

Clouds

24.4°C

66% (Humidity)

Team Form (Last 5 matches)

Australia

NR
L
L
L
W

Ireland

L
NR
NR
W
W

Players Stats in current Series

1

Harry Tector

IRE - bat

40 Runs

1 Match

2

Ross Adair

IRE - all

34 Runs

1 Match

3

21 Runs

1 Match

1

Mark Adair

IRE - bowl

166.67

1 Match

2

Ross Adair

IRE - all

147.83

1 Match

3

128.57

1 Match

4

118.18

1 Match

5

Harry Tector

IRE - bat

117.65

1 Match

1

2 Wkts

1 Match

2

Barry McCarthy

IRE - bowl

2 Wkts

1 Match

3

Gareth Delany

IRE - bat

1 Wkts

1 Match

4

Mark Adair

IRE - bowl

1 Wkts

1 Match

1

4.25

1 Match

2

Gareth Delany

IRE - bat

6.00

1 Match

3

Mark Adair

IRE - bowl

8.25

1 Match

4

Barry McCarthy

IRE - bowl

13.33

1 Match

Probable Playing XI

Australia

TM Head, MR Marsh (C), C Green, JP Inglis (wk), MP Stoinis, GJ Maxwell, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, A Zampa, Matthew Kuhnemann

Bench : Tim David, Cooper Connolly, Matt Renshaw, Ben Dwarshuis, Sean Abbott

Ireland

PR Stirling (C), GR Adair, H Tector, L Tucker (wk), Benjamin Calitz, Curtis Campher, GH Dockrell, Gareth Delany, MR Adair, BJ McCarthy, Matthew Humphreys

Bench : Tim Tector, J Little, B White, CA Young

Injury and availability news

(Will be added when there is an update)

Pitch Report

The pitch at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo is known to be well balanced, offering a fair contest between bat and ball. Fast bowlers are likely to find some assistance in the early stages, with movement available off the surface. But as the game progresses, spinners can also play a key role here, as was seen in the last match at this venue, where spinners took 7 out of 10 wickets in the second innings.

40%

Pace Bowling

60%

Spin Bowling

45%

Batting Pitch

150

Average Score

55%

Bowling Pitch

Player Picks

8.5
C

Travis Head AUS | BAT

Travis Head has performed well in the recent past. He has scored 1224 runs in the last 49 T20 games with a strike rate of 156. Head is capable of performing well and winning games for the team.

8.5
VC

Harry Tector IRE | BAT

Harry Tector is an excellent batter who played many outstanding innings for his team. He has scored 40 runs in the last game against Sri Lanka

8

Mitchell Marsh AUS | ALL

Mitchell Marsh is an excellent top-order batsman. He scored 218 runs in the last 9 games with a strike rate of over 154.

5

Ross Adair IRE | ALL

Ross Adair is an excellent top-order batter. He performed outstandingly well in the recent past. Ross has scored 34 runs in the last game against Sri Lanka.

9

Adam Zampa AUS | BOWL

Adam Zampa is a brilliant T20 bowler and is currently performing well. He took 9 wickets in the last 5 games.

7

George Dockrell IRE | ALL

George Dockrell is a top-class T20 all-rounder. He took 2 wickets in the last game against Sri Lanka. He has the ability to perform well on turning surfaces

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7

Tim David

AUS | BAT

9.5

Cooper Connolly

AUS | ALL-ROUNDER

Teams will be updated after Toss

Last Updated On - Feb 10 2026 8:24 PM

Players
11/11

Team 1

AUS

6 : 5

IRE

Credits Left
12.5/100

Head To Head
Lorcan Tucker

7.5

Travis Head
C

8.5

Mitchell Marsh

8

Paul Stirling

7.5

Harry Tector
VC

8.5

Glenn Maxwell

9

Marcus Stoinis

8

George Dockrell

7

Nathan Ellis

7

Adam Zampa

9

Mark Adair

7.5

Players
10/11

Team 1

AUS

7 : 3

IRE

Credits Left
16/100

Mega League
Josh Inglis

9

Travis Head

8.5

Mitchell Marsh
C

8

Paul Stirling

7.5

Harry Tector

8.5

Glenn Maxwell

9

Marcus Stoinis
VC

8

Xavier Bartlett

8

Adam Zampa

9

Barry McCarthy

8.5

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