The match 32 between IRE and ZIM got washed out due to rain at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele.

Australia has crashed out of cricket’s Twenty20 World Cup after Zimbabwe’s Group B game against Ireland was abandoned because of rain without a ball being bowled

In a dramatic turn of events at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on February 17, 2026, rain has officially knocked Australia and Ireland out of the T20 World Cup. Persistent showers throughout the day meant that the crucial Group B clash between Zimbabwe and Ireland was abandoned without a single ball being bowled.

Ireland are out of the Twenty20 Cricket World Cup after their match with Zimbabwe was abandoned without a ball being bowled due to persistent rain in Pallekele.

Persistent rain in Kandy forces a washout between Ireland and Zimbabwe as both teams share a point each. As a result, Zimbabwe qualify for the Super 8, thus knocking Australia out.

Ireland and Zimbabwe clash in a must-win ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 encounter at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, with a Super Eight spot at stake alongside Sri Lanka.

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Rain washed out the IRE vs ZIM group-stage clash in Pallekele, ending Ireland and Australia's T20 World Cup 2026 campaign, while Zimbabwe advanced to the Super 8.

The Pallekele crowd isn't to be trifled with - on Monday, the stands took time filling up, and Sri Lanka had saved their best for the full house

T20 World Cup 2026: Pathum Nissanka's blazing century powered Sri Lanka to an eight-wicket win over Australia, sealing a Super 8 berth and ending a three-year wait for victory over the Aussies in the shortest format.