Australia and Ireland out of T20 World Cup
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Former champions Australia were eliminated from the Twenty20 World Cup in Sri Lanka on Tuesday while Zimbabwe progressed to the Super Eight stage of the tournament after their match against Ireland was abandoned due to persistent rain in Pallekele.
Steve Smith has been drafted into Australia's T20 World Cup squad, replacing Josh Hazlewood and is likely to open against Sri Lanka. This move comes as captain Mitchell Marsh remains doubtful due to injury,
Pathum Nissanka played an unbeaten knock of 100 runs for Sri Lanka against Australia in the T20 World Cup 2026.
Pathum Nissanka's stunning performance leaves one of cricket's superpowers on the brink of exiting the World T20