Australia vs Ireland, 14th Match, Group B - Live Cricket Score

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

ResultAustralia won by 67 runs
AUS

AUS

182/6 (20 ov)

IRE

IRE

115/10 (16.5 ov)

Player of the Match: Nathan Ellis

BatterRB4s6sSR
Travis HeadTravis Head(c)runout (MR Adair / B Calitz)671085.71
Josh InglisJosh Inglis(wk)c P Stirling b G Dockrell371761217.65
Cameron GreenCameron Greenc G Dockrell b MR Adair211112190.91
Matt RenshawMatt Renshawb M Humphreys373320112.12
Glenn MaxwellGlenn Maxwellc LJ Tucker b HT Tector9910100.00
Marcus StoinisMarcus Stoinisc B Calitz b MR Adair452921155.17
Cooper ConnollyCooper ConnollyNot out11801137.50
Xavier BartlettXavier BartlettNot out11620183.33
Did Not Bat: Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Matthew Kuhnemann
Extra( b - 0, w - 4, no - 0, lb - 1, p - 0 )5
Total( 9.10 Runs per over )182 (6 Wkts, 20 Ov)

Fall of Wickets

7-1 (Travis Head, 1.1), 56-2 (Cameron Green, 4.6), 69-3 (Josh Inglis, 6.5), 88-4 (Glenn Maxwell, 9.3), 149-5 (Matt Renshaw, 16.5), 159-6 (Marcus Stoinis, 17.5)

BowlerOvMRWNBWDEco
Matthew Humphreys40331018.25
Mark Adair404420111.00
Barry McCarthy303700112.33
Gareth Delany20120006.00
George Dockrell40311007.75
Harry Tector30241008.00

BatterRB4s6sSR
Paul StirlingPaul Stirling(c)Retired out1100100.00
Ross AdairRoss Adairb N Ellis12911133.33
Harry TectorHarry Tectorc CM Green b M Kuhnemann03000.00
Lorcan TuckerLorcan Tucker(wk)c C Connolly b A Zampa24271188.89
Curtis CampherCurtis Campherc CM Green b N Ellis4210200.00
Benjamin CalitzBenjamin Calitzb N Ellis240050.00
Gareth DelanyGareth Delanyc J Inglis b A Zampa11121191.67
George DockrellGeorge Dockrellst J Inglis b A Zampa412932141.38
Mark AdairMark Adairc C Connolly b A Zampa12620200.00
Barry McCarthyBarry McCarthyc CM Green b N Ellis240050.00
Matthew HumphreysMatthew HumphreysNot out340075.00
Extra( b - 0, w - 0, no - 0, lb - 3, p - 0 )3
Total( 6.83 Runs per over )115 (10 Wkts, 16.5 Ov)

Fall of Wickets

13-1 (Harry Tector, 1.6), 13-2 (Ross Adair, 2.1), 17-3 (Curtis Campher, 2.3), 27-4 (Benjamin Calitz, 4.1), 43-5 (Gareth Delany, 6.5), 89-6 (Lorcan Tucker, 13.4), 110-7 (George Dockrell, 15.2), 111-8 (Mark Adair, 15.4), 115-9 (Barry McCarthy, 16.5)

BowlerOvMRWNBWDEco
Xavier Bartlett202200011.00
Matthew Kuhnemann40291007.25
Nathan Ellis3.51124003.13
Adam Zampa40234005.75
Cooper Connolly30260008.67

Predict the Winner!

team

AUS (56%)

draw

Tie (18%)

team

IRE (25%)

Expired
Votes 16

Info

Series

ICC Men's T20 World Cup

Date & Time

11 Feb 2026, Wed, 3:00 PM IST

Toss

Australia elected to bat

Venue

R.Premadasa Stadium, Khettarama, Colombo

Umpires

Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand), Richard Illingworth (England), Kumar Dharmasena (Sri Lanka, TV)

Match Referee

Richie Richardson (West Indies)

weatherWeather Report

Sunny

pitchPitch Condition

Balanced

ScoreAvg 1st Inning Score

150

PredictionWin Prediction

Australia

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.