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Australia vs Ireland - Players & Playing XI · T20 World Cup 2026

T20 Cricket World Cup • Match 14th Match

Result

Result

Australia won by 67 runs

Statz MVP

Nathan Ellis

112

Rating

Leading Run Scorer Sahibzada Farhan 383 runs · Leading Wicket Taker Jasprit Bumrah 14 wkts · Standings →

R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

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R.Premadasa Stadium

Colombo, Sri Lanka

Full Stats →

Based on the last 30 T20 matches at this venue (since Oct 2012). 1 rain-affected match excluded.

Avg Total Runs

289.2

Avg 1st Inn

151.5

Avg 2nd Inn

137.7

Avg Sixes

8.8

Avg Fours

23.6

Bat 1st Win %

37%

Boundary %

51.0%

Seam Econ

8.63

Spin Econ

6.91

Avg PP 1st Inn

44.9

1.7 wkts · Overs 1-6

Avg PP 2nd Inn

42.1

1.5 wkts · Overs 1-6

Recent Matches at This Venue

Match	1st Inn	2nd Inn	Total
IND vs PAK 15 Feb 2026	175/7 (20)	114/10 (18)	289
SL vs ZIM 19 Feb 2026	178/7 (20)	182/4 (19.3)	360
NZ vs PAK 21 Feb 2026	-	-	-
NZ vs SL 25 Feb 2026	168/7 (20)	107/8 (20)	275
ENG vs NZ 27 Feb 2026	159/7 (20)	161/6 (19.3)	320

AUS at R.Premadasa Stadium

Won

Lost

Avg Score 20.1

Highest Score 72

Top Scorer

Shane Watson 249 runs

Top Wicket-Taker

Mitchell Starc 13 wkts

IRE at R.Premadasa Stadium

Won

Lost

Avg Score 12.6

Highest Score 41

Top Scorer

George Dockrell 50 runs

Top Wicket-Taker

George Dockrell 4 wkts

Australia

Playing XI in this match

Travis Head Batsman

Josh Inglis Wicketkeeper

Cameron Green Allrounder

Matt Renshaw Batsman

Glenn Maxwell Allrounder

Marcus Stoinis Allrounder

Cooper Connolly Allrounder

Xavier Bartlett Bowler

Nathan Ellis Bowler

Adam Zampa Bowler

Matthew Kuhnemann Bowler

Ireland

Playing XI in this match

Paul Stirling Batting Allrounder

Ross Adair Batsman

Harry Tector Batsman

Lorcan Tucker Wicketkeeper

Curtis Campher Allrounder

Benjamin Calitz Batsman

Gareth Delany Allrounder

George Dockrell Bowler

Mark Adair Bowler

Barry McCarthy Bowler

Matthew Humphreys Bowler

Australia · Innings 1

Travis Head (c)

run out (Benjamin Calitz)

6 (7)

1×4 · 0×6 · SR 85.71

Josh Inglis (wk)

c Paul Stirling b George Dockrell

37 (17)

6×4 · 1×6 · SR 217.65

Cameron Green

c George Dockrell b Mark Adair

21 (11)

1×4 · 2×6 · SR 190.91

Matt Renshaw

b Matthew Humphreys

37 (33)

2×4 · 0×6 · SR 112.12

Glenn Maxwell

c Lorcan Tucker b Harry Tector

9 (9)

1×4 · 0×6 · SR 100

Marcus Stoinis

c Benjamin Calitz b Mark Adair

45 (29)

2×4 · 1×6 · SR 155.17

Cooper Connolly

not out

11* (8)

0×4 · 1×6 · SR 137.5

Xavier Bartlett

not out

11* (6)

2×4 · 0×6 · SR 183.33

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Travis Head (c)	run out (Benjamin Calitz)	6	7	1	0	85.71
Josh Inglis (wk)	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

Total

182/6 (20 ov)

DNB Adam Zampa, Matthew Kuhnemann, Nathan Ellis

FoW 1-7 (Travis Head, 1.1 ov), 2-56 (Cameron Green, 4.6 ov), 3-69 (Josh Inglis, 6.5 ov), 4-88 (Glenn Maxwell, 9.3 ov), 5-149 (Matt Renshaw, 16.5 ov), 6-159 (Marcus Stoinis, 17.5 ov)

Ireland · Bowling

Matthew Humphreys

4-0-33-1 · Econ 8.25

1/33

wd 2 · nb 0

Mark Adair

4-0-44-2 · Econ 11

2/44

wd 1 · nb 0

Barry McCarthy

3-0-37-0 · Econ 12.33

0/37

wd 1 · nb 0

Gareth Delany

2-0-12-0 · Econ 6

0/12

2 ov

George Dockrell

4-0-31-1 · Econ 7.75

1/31

4 ov

Harry Tector

3-0-24-1 · Econ 8

1/24

3 ov

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ	Wd
Matthew Humphreys	4	33	1	8.25	2
Mark Adair	4	44	2	11	1
Barry McCarthy	3	37	0	12.33	1
Gareth Delany	2	12	0	6	0
George Dockrell	4	31	1	7.75	0
Harry Tector	3	24	1	8	0

Ireland · Innings 2

Paul Stirling (c)

retired hurt

1 (1)

0×4 · 0×6 · SR 100

Ross Adair

b Nathan Ellis

12 (9)

1×4 · 1×6 · SR 133.33

Harry Tector

c Cameron Green b Matthew Kuhnemann

0 (3)

0×4 · 0×6 · SR 0

Lorcan Tucker (wk)

c Fielder b Adam Zampa

24 (27)

1×4 · 1×6 · SR 88.89

Curtis Campher

c Cameron Green b Nathan Ellis

4 (2)

1×4 · 0×6 · SR 200

Benjamin Calitz

b Nathan Ellis

2 (4)

0×4 · 0×6 · SR 50

Gareth Delany

c Josh Inglis b Adam Zampa

11 (12)

1×4 · 1×6 · SR 91.67

George Dockrell

st Josh Inglis b Adam Zampa

41 (29)

3×4 · 2×6 · SR 141.38

Mark Adair

c Cooper Connolly b Adam Zampa

12 (6)

2×4 · 0×6 · SR 200

Barry McCarthy

c Cameron Green b Nathan Ellis

2 (4)

0×4 · 0×6 · SR 50

Matthew Humphreys

not out

3* (4)

0×4 · 0×6 · SR 75

Batter	Dismissal	R	B	4s	6s	SR
Paul Stirling (c)	retired hurt	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 (wk)	c Fielder 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

Total

115/9 (16.5 ov)

FoW 1-0 (Paul Stirling, 0.0 ov), 2-13 (Harry Tector, 1.6 ov), 3-13 (Ross Adair, 2.1 ov), 4-17 (Curtis Campher, 2.3 ov), 5-27 (Benjamin Calitz, 4.1 ov), 6-43 (Gareth Delany, 6.5 ov), 7-89 (Lorcan Tucker, 13.4 ov), 8-110 (George Dockrell, 15.2 ov), 9-111 (Mark Adair, 15.4 ov), 10-115 (Barry McCarthy, 16.5 ov)

Australia · Bowling

Xavier Bartlett

2-0-22-0 · Econ 11

0/22

2 ov

Matthew Kuhnemann

4-0-29-1 · Econ 7.25

1/29

4 ov

Nathan Ellis

3.5-0-12-4 · Econ 3.43

4/12

3.5 ov

Adam Zampa

4-0-23-4 · Econ 5.75

4/23

4 ov

Cooper Connolly

3-0-26-0 · Econ 8.67

0/26

3 ov

Bowler	O	R	W	Econ
Xavier Bartlett	2	22	0	11
Matthew Kuhnemann	4	29	1	7.25
Nathan Ellis	3.5	12	4	3.43
Adam Zampa	4	23	4	5.75
Cooper Connolly	3	26	0	8.67

Statz Rating

A contextual performance score measuring each player's overall impact in the match. Scaled against the season so ratings are directly comparable across fixtures.

Rank	Player	Rating
1	Nathan Ellis AUS	111.8
2	George Dockrell IRE	95.4
3	Adam Zampa AUS	82.3
4	Mark Adair IRE	64.7
5	Josh Inglis AUS	63.9
6	Marcus Stoinis AUS	51.8
7	Cameron Green AUS	41.9
8	Matthew Humphreys IRE	33.4
9	Matt Renshaw AUS	29.9
10	Matthew Kuhnemann AUS	29.7
11	Harry Tector IRE	27.9
12	Gareth Delany IRE	24.5
13	Xavier Bartlett AUS	24.0
14	Lorcan Tucker IRE	22.4
15	Ross Adair IRE	22.2
16	Cooper Connolly AUS	21.3
17	Glenn Maxwell AUS	10.1
18	Barry McCarthy IRE	7.4
19	Travis Head AUS	5.8
20	Curtis Campher IRE	4.5
21	Benjamin Calitz IRE	1.4
22	Paul Stirling IRE	0.4

How Statz Rating works:

Each player receives a contextual match impact score based on their all-round contribution — batting, bowling, and situational factors.
Ratings are scaled against the season benchmark so they are directly comparable across fixtures and to the season leaderboard.
A typical top performer scores around 100. Exceptional performances can exceed 100.

Australia vs Ireland: who played

Australia won by 67 runs in T20 World Cup 2026 at R.Premadasa Stadium on 11 February 2026. Marcus Stoinis top-scored with 45 off 29 balls and Nathan Ellis took 4/12.

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Frequently asked questions

Who played in Australia vs Ireland?

Australia XI: Travis Head (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Cooper Connolly, Xavier Bartlett, Nathan Ellis, Adam Zampa, Matthew Kuhnemann. Ireland XI: Paul Stirling (c), Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Curtis Campher, Benjamin Calitz, Gareth Delany, George Dockrell, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Matthew Humphreys.

Who won Australia vs Ireland?

Australia won by 67 runs.

When and where was Australia vs Ireland played?

Australia vs Ireland was played at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Wednesday 11 February 2026, in T20 World Cup 2026.

What were the final scores in Australia vs Ireland?

Australia scored 182/6 in 20 overs. Ireland scored 115/9 in 16.5 overs.

Who was the Statz MVP in Australia vs Ireland?

Nathan Ellis was named Statz MVP, earning a Statz Rating of 112/100. The Statz Rating combines batting impact, bowling impact and match context.

Who was the top run-scorer in Australia vs Ireland?

Marcus Stoinis top-scored with 45 off 29 balls.

Who took the most wickets in Australia vs Ireland?

Nathan Ellis took 4/12 in 3.5 overs.

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