MatchesMen's T20IICC Men's T20 World Cup 2025/26

Australia v Ireland

Group B, match 14 · R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo · 11 Feb 2026

Australia won by 67 runs

Australia innings182/620 overs
Ireland innings115/916.5 overs · target 183

The worm

AustraliaIreland
05010015020005101520Australia: 1 wicket in over 2, 12/1Australia: 1 wicket in over 5, 56/2Australia: 1 wicket in over 7, 69/3Australia: 1 wicket in over 10, 90/4Australia: 1 wicket in over 17, 149/5Australia: 1 wicket in over 18, 159/6Ireland: 1 wicket in over 2, 13/1Ireland: 2 wickets in over 3, 18/3Ireland: 1 wicket in over 5, 28/4Ireland: 1 wicket in over 7, 43/5Ireland: 1 wicket in over 14, 90/6Ireland: 2 wickets in over 16, 112/8Ireland: 1 wicket in over 17, 115/9

Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

Runs per over

Australiawicket
09185101520Over 1: 7 runsOver 2: 5 runs, 1 wicketOver 3: 14 runsOver 4: 14 runsOver 5: 16 runs, 1 wicketOver 6: 8 runsOver 7: 5 runs, 1 wicketOver 8: 8 runsOver 9: 9 runsOver 10: 4 runs, 1 wicketOver 11: 8 runsOver 12: 12 runsOver 13: 6 runsOver 14: 4 runsOver 15: 9 runsOver 16: 13 runsOver 17: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 18: 10 runs, 1 wicketOver 19: 10 runsOver 20: 13 runs
Irelandwicket
09185101520Over 1: 12 runsOver 2: 1 run, 1 wicketOver 3: 5 runs, 2 wicketsOver 4: 9 runsOver 5: 1 run, 1 wicketOver 6: 12 runsOver 7: 3 runs, 1 wicketOver 8: 4 runsOver 9: 11 runsOver 10: 8 runsOver 11: 4 runsOver 12: 10 runsOver 13: 7 runsOver 14: 3 runs, 1 wicketOver 15: 14 runsOver 16: 8 runs, 2 wicketsOver 17: 3 runs, 1 wicket

Australia innings 182/6 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
TM Headrun out (BF Calitz/MR Adair)671085.7
JP Inglisc PR Stirling b GH Dockrell371761217.6
C Greenc GH Dockrell b MR Adair211112190.9
MT Renshawb MJ Humphreys373320112.1
GJ Maxwellc L Tucker b HT Tector9910100.0
MP Stoinisc BF Calitz b MR Adair452921155.2
C Connollynot out11801137.5
XC Bartlettnot out11620183.3
Extras5
Total6 wickets, 20 overs182

Did not bat: A Zampa, MP Kuhnemann, NT Ellis

Fall of wickets: 7-1 (TM Head, 1.1 ov), 56-2 (C Green, 4.6 ov), 69-3 (JP Inglis, 6.5 ov), 88-4 (GJ Maxwell, 9.3 ov), 149-5 (MT Renshaw, 16.5 ov), 159-6 (MP Stoinis, 17.5 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
MJ Humphreys403318.25820
MR Adair4044211.00910
BJ McCarthy3037012.33310
GJ Delany201206.00400
GH Dockrell403117.75700
HT Tector302418.00300
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
177TM Head 6, JP Inglis 0
24923JP Inglis 27, C Green 21
31311JP Inglis 10, MT Renshaw 3
41916MT Renshaw 10, GJ Maxwell 9
56144MT Renshaw 24, MP Stoinis 35
6106MP Stoinis 10, C Connolly 0
Unbroken2313C Connolly 11, XC Bartlett 11

Ireland innings 115/9 (16.5 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
PR Stirlingretired hurt1100100.0
GR Adairb NT Ellis12911133.3
HT Tectorc C Green b MP Kuhnemann03000.0
L Tuckerc C Connolly b A Zampa24271188.9
C Campherc C Green b NT Ellis4210200.0
BF Calitzb NT Ellis240050.0
GJ Delanyc JP Inglis b A Zampa11121191.7
GH Dockrellst JP Inglis b A Zampa412932141.4
MR Adairc C Connolly b A Zampa12620200.0
BJ McCarthyc C Green b NT Ellis240050.0
MJ Humphreysnot out340075.0
Extras3
Total9 wickets, 16.5 overs115

Fall of wickets: 13-1 (HT Tector, 1.6 ov), 13-2 (GR Adair, 2.1 ov), 17-3 (C Campher, 2.3 ov), 27-4 (BF Calitz, 4.1 ov), 43-5 (GJ Delany, 6.5 ov), 89-6 (L Tucker, 13.4 ov), 110-7 (GH Dockrell, 15.2 ov), 111-8 (MR Adair, 15.4 ov), 115-9 (BJ McCarthy, 16.5 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
XC Bartlett2022011.00400
MP Kuhnemann402917.251400
NT Ellis3.511243.131400
A Zampa402345.751200
C Connolly302608.67400
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
11312PR Stirling 1, GR Adair 12
201GR Adair 0, L Tucker 0
342L Tucker 0, C Campher 4
41010L Tucker 8, BF Calitz 2
51616L Tucker 2, GJ Delany 11
64641L Tucker 14, GH Dockrell 32
72110GH Dockrell 9, MR Adair 12
812MR Adair 0, BJ McCarthy 1
947BJ McCarthy 1, MJ Humphreys 3

Match details

Toss
Australia, chose to bat
Player of the match
NT Ellis
Ground
R Premadasa Stadium, Sri Lanka
Season
2025/26
Umpires
CB Gaffaney, RK Illingworth
Match referee
RB Richardson
Source
Cricsheet match 1512732