ICC Men's T20 World Cup, B

Australia v Ireland

Australia 182/6 20 ov
Ireland 115/9 16.5 ov

Australia won by 67 runs

Venue
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Date
Wed, 11 February 2026
Toss
Australia won the toss and chose to bat
Player of the match
Nathan Ellis

The match

Before a ball was bowled the model made Australia 60% favourites, from the two XIs that took the field.

Australia win

Ireland win

Australia batIreland chase 183

Turning point −12 to Ireland. 0.4, the chase: Xavier Bartlett to GR Adair, 6 runs, 11/1, needing 172. Australia went from 66% to 54%.

Moved it most Nathan Ellis +26.8 · Barry McCarthy −14.5 · Matthew Kuhnemann +13.5 · Joshua Inglis +12.1

BattingRB4s6sSRWin
Travis Headrun out (BF Calitz/MR Adair)671085.7−7.0
Joshua Inglisc PR Stirling b GH Dockrell371761217.6+12.1
Cameron Greenc GH Dockrell b MR Adair211112190.9−0.2
Matthew Renshawb MJ Humphreys373320112.1−3.8
Glenn Maxwellc L Tucker b HT Tector9910100.0−7.0
Marcus Stoinisc BF Calitz b MR Adair452921155.2+1.7
Cooper Connollynot out11*801137.5+1.1
Xavier Bartlettnot out11*620183.3+3.8
Extras lb 1, w 45
Total 20 ov, 9.10 an over182/6

Did not bat Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Matthew Kuhnemann

Fall of wickets 7-1 (Head, 1.1), 56-2 (Green, 5), 69-3 (Inglis, 6.5), 88-4 (Maxwell, 9.3), 149-5 (Renshaw, 16.5), 159-6 (Stoinis, 17.5)

BowlingOMRWEconDotsWdNbWin
MJ Humphreys403318.25920−4.0
Mark Adair4044211.00910−1.7
Barry McCarthy3037012.33310−14.6
Gareth Delany201206.00400+3.1
George Dockrell403117.75700+5.3
Harry Tector302418.00300+0.8

Fielding BF Calitz +3.1, Mark Adair +3.1 (run-outs)

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Ball by ball

The whole match on one screen: a row for every over, a square for every ball, coloured by how far it moved the match. Pick any ball, play it through, or click a name to follow one player.

The balls that decided it