AUS vs IRE Live, T20 World Cup 2026: Come the chase, Ireland had the worst possible start as Paul Stirling got injured on the very first delivery, and then the team lost three quick wickets. At the end of the powerplay, they were 40/4. Post that, their innings folded for only 115 as Australia won by 67 runs.
Australia lost Travis Head and Cameron Green in quick succession, but kept up the scoring rate, to be 64/2 at the end of 6 overs. Post that, Marcus Stoinis scored 45 and took the team to 182/6. Irish spinners were good too. Australia began their campaign without regular skipper Mitchell Marsh, while Travis Head took over the captaincy duties. He won the toss and opted to bat first in the afternoon game.
AUS vs IRE Match Information
- Match – Australia vs Ireland, match number 14, T20 World Cup 2026
- Date: February 11 (Wednesday)
- Venue: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
- Toss: 2.30 PM IST
- Time: 3 PM IST
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AUS vs IRE live: Australia win by 67 runs
11/02/2026 18:26
Best career figures for Nathan Ellis in T20Is as he picks up his fourth wicket. And Australia have won big here. Paul Stirling won't come out to bat.
AUS vs IRE live: Zampa the wicket-taker
11/02/2026 18:21
There is something about Adam Zampa, that he just ends up picking wickets in a cluster. He picks up two in his last over and Ireland are 8 down now.
AUS vs IRE live: Adair gets some runs
11/02/2026 18:14
Adair hits Connolly for a couple of boundaries, but it is too little too late for Ireland. They still need 79 from 30.
AUS vs IRE live: Zampa removes Tucker
11/02/2026 18:06
6th wicket falls for Ireland and this time it was Tucker who makes the long walk back. He is dismissed for 24 from 27 as Zampa takes his second.
AUS vs IRE live: Partnership building for Tucker-Dockrell
11/02/2026 17:59
The duo of Tucker and Dockrell have added a little over 30 here; this is huge, considering they had lost 5 for only 43. This won't really have an effect on the match.
AUS vs IRE live: 117 needed from 60
11/02/2026 17:50
Spinners continue to do an excellent job for Australia. 10 overs done now and only 66 is on the board. It is the just the question of getting through the match.
AUS vs IRE live: Ireland lagging behind
11/02/2026 17:45
Irish batters have failed to adjust to this wicket in Colombo and as a result the required rate is above 11. This will only get worse for them.
AUS vs IRE live: Delany out to Zampa
11/02/2026 17:39
Now Zampa has a fi43.rst wicket to his name. The question is, the way things are going, Will IReland play out the full overs?
AUS vs IRE live: Powerplay done
11/02/2026 17:31
Kuhnemann again now. He has been excellent too. How can you keep AUS out of contention from an ICC event?
AUS vs IRE live: Calitz gone, Ireland in trouble
11/02/2026 17:22
Ellis has a third wicket as Calitz chops one on to the stumps. This is all but over for them. The pitch seems to be playing all kinds of tricks now. Just one run comes in the over.
AUS vs IRE live: Adair bowled, Ireland lose two
11/02/2026 17:12
Another one bites the dust. Ellis bowls a slower delivery and Adair is castled now. Two quick wickets for the Aussies. Ellis gets his second wicket as Campher gives a simple catch to Green.
AUS vs IRE live: Tector gone, Trouble mounts for Ireland
11/02/2026 17:12
Kunhemann comes with a near-perfect over here. He has a wicket on the last wicket of the over. Tector out.
AUS vs IRE live: CHase starts
11/02/2026 17:06
Ireland start the chase here. This would not be easy at all. And Stirling has been hit on the foot on the very first delivery. He is retired hurt. But 12 runs come from the 1st over.
AUS vs IRE live: Australia end with 182/6
11/02/2026 16:49
13 runs come from the final over for Australia, and that is an excellent total here. Stoinis came in with a late burst to take them here and contributed with 45.
AUS vs IRE live: 19 overs done, Australia in command
11/02/2026 16:42
Just one over remains now, and can Australia reach 190 here? When the spinners were operating, it wasn't the easiest to score. So Ireland will find it diffuclt too..
AUS vs IRE live score: Renshaw out
11/02/2026 16:28
A quicker delivery by Humphreys and Renshaw is castled. A maiden T20 World Cup wicket for him. Just as when AUS were looking to take it away, they have lost a wicket.
AUS vs IRE live score
11/02/2026 16:24
Australia need a little flourish here from Stoinis who has spent considerable time here at the crease.
AUS vs IRE live: Booundary after three overs
11/02/2026 16:18
A boundary comes Australia's way after a gap of three overs. And that is poor batting overall. They are moving at snail's pace.
AUS vs IRE live: Tee off?
11/02/2026 16:10
Australia batters need to up the ante. 170 won't be enough for sure. Ireland has some decent batters. Credit to the spinners for keeping the batters quiet.
AUS vs IRE live: Australia need 180 at least
11/02/2026 16:01
The run rate has come down significantly. But SToinis and Renshaw need to rebuild the innings and look for 180 at least. Pitch is a good one to bat on.
AUS vs IRE live: Tector removes Maxwell
11/02/2026 15:49
Tector has a wicket. He comes from around the wicket and Maxwell is caught behind. Tucker takes a brilliant catch.
AUS vs IRE live: Spinners operating
11/02/2026 15:47
Dockrell has managed to bring the run-rate down. AUS need to withstand the pressure tactics and look to score freely.
AUS vs IRE live: OUT
11/02/2026 15:38
Another one bites the dust for Australia. And this could be trouble. Inglis gives a simple catch to Striling as he departs for 37.
AUS vs IRE live: Powerplay done
11/02/2026 15:31
So, at the end of six overs, AUS is going great guns despite losing two wickets. 200 on the cards for them. Renshaw joins Josh Inglis.
AUS vs IRE live score: INGLIS-GREEN in command
11/02/2026 15:25
After a couple of miserly overs by Ireland, Green and Inglis are starting to get a few sixes. This is excellent by Australia. Oh and out of nowhere, Green has been caught out. Adair has a wicket.
AUS vs IRE live score: Drifting to other match
11/02/2026 15:20
SA has beaten AFG in a double super over in Ahmedabad here just now. The match went into the super over after both teams scored 187. Then AFG scored 18 in the super over, which was replicated by SA. In the second super over, SA scored 23.. Gurbaz smashed three sixes to win eventually.
AUS vs IRE live score: Slowish start
11/02/2026 15:15
Humphreys comes on for his second over. Inglis has amends to make here after a disastrous start here. Two back-to-back fours here. In fact it is three.
AUS vs IRE live score: OUT
11/02/2026 15:07
And we have a first wicket already. Travis Head is run out here, and looks like Australia is feeling the pinch. Bad call by Inglis. He is out for 6.
AUS vs IRE live score: Josh Inglis opens
11/02/2026 15:01
There you go. The two openers are out in the middle and it is Josh Inglis who is opening with Travis Head. The latter gets a four in the first over. But just 7 runs come from the over.
AUS vs IRE live score: All eyes on Head
11/02/2026 14:55
HEad will have a huge role to play in the match. Not only is he the captain, but batting-wise too, a lot depends on him.
AUS vs IRE live: Safe score?
11/02/2026 14:51
What shoud be the kind of score AUS should be looking at? Well, going by the last match, 190-200 is what Head would be looking at.
AUS vs IRE live: Ireland Xi
11/02/2026 14:48
Ireland (Playing XI): Paul Stirling(c), Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(w), Curtis Campher, Benjamin Calitz, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Matthew Humphreys
AUS vs IRE live: Playing XI
11/02/2026 14:40
AUSTRALIA: Travis Head(c), Josh Inglis(w), Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Nathan Ellis, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Adam Zampa
AUS vs IRE live: Australia win toss
11/02/2026 14:34
And the toss is done. Head wins and opts to bat first. Should be a tricky pitch, but the last match was a high-scoring one. Let's see how it goes from here.
AUS vs IRE live: AUS confident
11/02/2026 14:32
Despite this big loss, Australia should be the favorites. They have some star players, and plus their aura in the World Cups and other ICC events, that makes them invincibles.
AUS vs IRE LIVE: Travis Head to lead
11/02/2026 14:26
In a big blow, even before their first match, Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of the match. Instead Travis Head has taken over as the skipper, and Steve Smith has been called in for the tournament too.
AUS vs IRE LIVE: 14th match
11/02/2026 14:26
Hello and welcome to the 14th encounter of the T20 World Cup 2026, where Australia will play their first encounter vs Ireland in Colombo. While some teams have already played two matches, AUS will play their first now. Let us see how they perform, after a poor series vs Pakistan recently where they lost 0-3.
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