Australia vs Ireland Live Cricket Score, AUS vs IRE T20 World Cup 2026 Match Today
Australia vs Ireland T20 World Cup Match Live Cricket Score Updates: Mitchell Marsh’s Australia will lock horns against Paul Stirling’s Ireland in game 14 of the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup at the R.Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday. It is the first game for the former in the tournament, while Ireland has lost to Sri Lanka in their opening encounter
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Although on paper Australia does have a superior squad, they still have problems of their own with an injury-hit bowling line-up. With Mitchell Starc retiring, Pat Cummins injured, and Josh Hazlewood unavailable till the later stages of the tournament, it will be interesting to see how the Kangaroos make up their bowling attack.
As per Ireland, they have been playing at this level for a long time and have some quality players in their ranks. Given the bowling predicament Aussies are going through, if they can manage to get one of the batters going, they can pile on runs, and the Australian batting order did show vulnerability facing spin.
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Australia’s power-packed batting unit must deliver in absence of Cummins and Hazlewood
Australia’s power-packed batting can put to the sword the best of bowlers. (AP Photo)
Australia is heading into the T20 World Cup in a state of crisis, reeling from a 3-0 whitewash in Pakistan and struggling with a severely depleted roster of only 13 available players for their opener against Ireland. For the first time in nearly a decade, the squad is missing its legendary pace trio—Mitchell Starc (retired), Pat Cummins, and Josh Hazlewood (both injured)—leaving them without their most reliable weapons and a massive “knowledge bank” of international conditions at a critical moment. (Read more from Venkata Krishna B)
