Australia vs Ireland, 14th Match
Group B 2026 · T20I · · R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Australia won by 67 runs (Australia 182/6, Ireland 115/9).
Match report
Australia (AUS) faced Ireland (IRE) in the 14th Match of Group B 2026, a T20I match, at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Play began on Wednesday, 11 February 2026 at 09:30 UTC. Each side bats for up to 20 overs, so a full match takes about three hours.
Australia won the toss and chose to bat. The on-field umpires were Chris Gaffaney and Richard Illingworth, with Richie Richardson as match referee.
Australia made 182/6 in 20 overs, with Marcus Stoinis top-scoring on 45 from 29 balls. Mark Adair was the pick of the bowlers with 2 for 44. Ireland made 115/9 in 16.5 overs, with George Dockrell top-scoring on 41 from 29 balls. Nathan Ellis was the pick of the bowlers with 4 for 12.
Result: Australia won by 67 runs. Nathan Ellis was named player of the match.
The full scorecard, fall of wickets and every ball of the commentary are on the Scorecard and Commentary tabs, and the Crease Cam replays each delivery as an animation.
Australia · 1st innings: 182/6 (20 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Head | run out | 6 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 85.71 |
| Josh Inglis | c Paul Stirling b George Dockrell | 37 | 17 | 6 | 1 | 217.65 |
| Cameron Green | c George Dockrell b Mark Adair | 21 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 190.91 |
| Matt Renshaw | b Matthew Humphreys | 37 | 33 | 2 | 0 | 112.12 |
| Glenn Maxwell | c Lorcan Tucker b Harry Tector | 9 | 9 | 1 | 0 | 100 |
| Marcus Stoinis | c Benjamin Calitz b Mark Adair | 45 | 29 | 2 | 1 | 155.17 |
| Cooper Connolly | not out | 11 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 137.5 |
| Xavier Bartlett | not out | 11 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 183.33 |
Extras: 5 · Did not bat: Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Matthew Kuhnemann
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matthew Humphreys | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| Mark Adair | 4 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 11 |
| Barry McCarthy | 3 | 0 | 37 | 0 | 12.33 |
| Gareth Delany | 2 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 6 |
| George Dockrell | 4 | 0 | 31 | 1 | 7.75 |
| Harry Tector | 3 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 8 |
Ireland · 1st innings: 115/9 (16.5 ov)
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Paul Stirling | not out | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100 |
| Ross Adair | b Nathan Ellis | 12 | 9 | 1 | 1 | 133.33 |
| Harry Tector | c Cameron Green b Matthew Kuhnemann | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Lorcan Tucker | c sub b Adam Zampa | 24 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 88.89 |
| Curtis Campher | c Cameron Green b Nathan Ellis | 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 200 |
| Benjamin Calitz | b Nathan Ellis | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Gareth Delany | c Josh Inglis b Adam Zampa | 11 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 91.67 |
| George Dockrell | st Josh Inglis b Adam Zampa | 41 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 141.38 |
| Mark Adair | c Cooper Connolly b Adam Zampa | 12 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 200 |
| Barry McCarthy | c Cameron Green b Nathan Ellis | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 50 |
| Matthew Humphreys | not out | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75 |
Extras: 3
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Bartlett | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11 |
| Matthew Kuhnemann | 4 | 0 | 29 | 1 | 7.25 |
| Nathan Ellis | 3.5 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 3.13 |
| Adam Zampa | 4 | 0 | 23 | 4 | 5.75 |
| Cooper Connolly | 3 | 0 | 26 | 0 | 8.67 |
Latest overs
- Over 17 (IRE, Nathan Ellis): 3 runs, 112/9 – W 1 1 • 1
- Over 16 (IRE, Adam Zampa): 8 runs, 109/8 – 1 • W 1 W 6
- Over 15 (IRE, Cooper Connolly): 14 runs, 101/6 – 2 4 1 2 1 4
- Over 14 (IRE, Adam Zampa): 3 runs, 87/6 – • 1 W • 1 1
- Over 13 (IRE, Matthew Kuhnemann): 7 runs, 84/5 – • 6 • • • 1
- Over 12 (IRE, Xavier Bartlett): 10 runs, 77/5 – • 2 2 • 4 2