Australia, Ireland out of T20 World Cup as Zimbabwe qualify after washout
Ireland and Australia have been knocked out of the T20 World Cup after rain forced the abandonment of Ireland’s Group B match against Zimbabwe at Pallekele in Kandy.
Ireland and Australia have been knocked out of the T20 World Cup after rain forced the abandonment of Ireland’s Group B match against Zimbabwe at Pallekele in Kandy.
Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka scored the first century of the 2026 T20 World Cup on Monday to put his side into the Super Eights and leave Australia on the brink of elimination.
Steve Smith has been added to Australia's T20 World Cup squad to fill the place left vacant by Josh Hazlewood and looks likely to play in their must-win match against Sri Lanka later Monday.
Zimbabwe beat a depleted Australia by 23 runs on Friday in Colombo to pull off the biggest shock of the T20 World Cup so far.
Nepal captain Rohit Paudel on Tuesday called for cricketing powers India, England and Australia to tour his country to play a T20 series.
Fast bowler Josh Hazlewood will miss the early stages of the Twenty20 World Cup as he recovers from hamstring and Achilles injuries in another setback for Australia.
Pakistan produced a dominant all-round performance to hammer Australia by 90 runs in the second T20I at Lahore on Friday, taking a 2-0 lead in the three-match series.
Australia have been dealt a major setback ahead of the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, with fast bowler Pat Cummins ruled out of the tournament due to injury.
Pakistan made a winning start to the T20I series against Australia with a 22-run victory in the opening match at Lahore on Wednesday night.
Spin-bowling allrounder Sophie Molineux was named captain of the all-conquering Australian women's cricket team across all three formats on Thursday, replacing the retiring Alyssa Healy.
Speculation began circulating from Sunday evening that Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) president Aminul Islam Bulbul was heading to Australia. The rumour mill remained active throughout the night, with claims that Bulbul had already left the country.
Pakistan have named a 16-player squad for their upcoming three-match T20I series against Australia, set to begin on January 29.