Australia vs Ireland Highlights, T20 World Cup 2026: Australia clinch 67-run win over Ireland

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, Short again and outside off, Matt Renshaw reaches out and punches it to long off fora single.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, Floated, short and around off, Matt Renshaw opens the face of his bat and guides it away wide of deep point for a brace.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, Tossed up, full and on middle, Matt Renshaw steps across and clips it to short mid-wicket.

Harry Tector to Marcus Stoinis, A tight off break, on a length, on off, Marcus Stoinis knocks it to the left of the bowler. A very profitable over for Ireland. At halfway, Australia are 90/4.

Harry Tector to Matt Renshaw, Landed on a length, on off, Matt Renshaw goes on the back foot and works it across to deep mid-wicket for a single.

Harry Tector to Marcus Stoinis, Short, outside off, this is slapped off the back foot to deep cover for a single.

A massive wicket for Ireland. Marcus Stoinis walks out to bat now.

Harry Tector to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! CAUGHT BEHIND! Tector strikes and strikes very big for Ireland. Harry stays around the stumps and bowls another round-arm ball, but this time, he pushes it flatter and quicker, across the batter with a good drift. Glenn Maxwell is hurried on the back foot and looks to cut it away, but the ball grazes the inside edge as it skids through and stays low. Lorcan Tucker takes a sharp catch behind the stumps. Glenn Maxwell stands there in absolute disbelief and departs for not many. Just a run-a-ball 9 for him and Australia are reduced to 88/4.

Harry Tector to Matt Renshaw, A round-arm delivery, fractionally full and slightly outside off, Matt Renshaw goes back and bunts it across to the mid-wicket region for a quick single.

Harry Tector to Glenn Maxwell, Pitched short, on off, Glenn Maxwell drags it off the back foot to deep mid-wicket for a single.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, Sprays it miles outside off on a good length. Matt Renshaw throws his bat at it and slaps it to deep point for two more. 9 runs from the over. 17 from the last 2 for Australia.

George Dockrell to Glenn Maxwell, Nicely floated, full and wide outside off, Glenn Maxwell carves it through cover for another solo.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, Goes short, at 91.5 kph, does Dockrell. Outside off and Renshaw hangs deep in the crease and heaves it to widish long on for a single.

George Dockrell to Glenn Maxwell, A bit too full, around off, Glenn Maxwell slices it to deep cover-point for an easy single.

George Dockrell to Glenn Maxwell, FOUR! PUNISHED! George bowls it short again, on the middle stump line. Glenn Maxwell gets enough time to rock back and finds the gap between deep mid-wicket and deep square leg for a boundary.

George Dockrell to Glenn Maxwell, In-dipping short ball, on off, Glenn Maxwell stands tall and eases it back to the bowler.

Harry Tector to Glenn Maxwell, Flatter and pushed fuller, around off. Glenn Maxwell uses his wrists and flicks it through the vacant mid-wicket region for a run.

Harry Tector to Matt Renshaw, Slower through the air, on middle, drifting in. Matt Renshaw uses the depth of the crease and whips it to deep square leg for one more.

Harry Tector to Glenn Maxwell, On a length, at 88 kph, outside off, Maxwell cuts it off the back foot to the right of deep backward point for a single to open his account.

Harry Tector to Matt Renshaw, Shortish length, on middle, Matt goes deep in the crease and nudges it past square leg for a single.

Harry Tector to Matt Renshaw, Around off this time, full in length. Matt Renshaw gets a bit across and again paddles it to the left of deep fine leg for two more runs.

Harry Tector comes into the attack now.

Harry Tector to Matt Renshaw, Looped on the pads, on a fuller length, Matt Renshaw sits down and paddles it finer to deep fine leg for a couple of runs.

George Dockrell to Glenn Maxwell, Just outside off, on a good length, Glenn backs away and chop-cuts it to backward point.

Top three are gone for Australia inside 7 overs. Glenn Maxwell is the next man in.

George Dockrell to Josh Inglis, OUT! TAKEN! A screamer of a catch by the skipper, Stirling. Smartly bowled by Dockrell. Lands this around the off stump, on a fractionally fuller length, offering good bit of flight. It lands and turns with some bounce. Josh Inglis is sucked into the shot and tries to smash it through cover, or maybe, trying to loft it over the cover fielder. But the ball holds on the surface and arrives later than he expected it to. Ends up tamely chipping it towards cover where Paul Stirling times his leap nicely to his right and takes a flat catch over his head. The Irishmen are joyous as they get a big wicket. A quickfire 37 off 17 from Josh Inglis. Australia are 69/3.

George Dockrell to Josh Inglis, FOUR! That's a good shot! Short in length, on middle and leg. Josh Inglis rushes onto the back foot and nails the pull shot, perfectly between long on and deep mid-wicket. Gareth Delany runs to his left from the latter position and puts in a dive, but fails to prevent the boundary.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, A touch short, outside off, Matt Renshaw hangs back and cuts it to deep point for a run.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, Nice and full, on middle, Matt leans on and pushes it back to the bowler.

George Dockrell to Matt Renshaw, Oh, this one stays low on the bounce. On a length, grips into the batter. Matt Renshaw stays put and tries to whack it across to the leg side, but misses. The ball thuds his front pad and lobs and lands around the silly point region.

DRINKS! Australia have scored over 10 runs an over in the first six overs, but also lost a couple of wickets. However, Josh Inglis is looking in great touch, and Matt Renshaw has been added to the squad for exactly this situation, where he can manipulate the spinners in the middle phase, while the others around him can be the aggressor. Ireland have been better in the field, despite dropping a catch in the first over, but they have to keep picking wickets at regular intervals and cannot let the Aussies settle in here. Also, here is George Dockrell to bowl after the break.

Gareth Delany to Matt Renshaw, Serves it full and around middle and leg, Matt Renshaw flicks it along the carpet to deep mid-wicket for a single. Australia are 64/2 as the Powerplay concludes.

Gareth Delany to Matt Renshaw, Pushed wide outside off, away from the arc, on a length, Matt lets it be.

Gareth Delany to Josh Inglis, Flat again, full and on leg, Josh Inglis whips it to deep square leg for a single.

Gareth Delany to Matt Renshaw, Flat and into the pitch, Matt gets across and dinks it wide of mid-wicket for a single.

Gareth Delany to Josh Inglis, Pushed on the leg stump, on a fuller length, Josh Inglis drills it down to long on for a single.

Gareth Delany to Josh Inglis, FOUR! A delightful shot! A leg break from Gareth, full and on leg, Josh Inglis shuffles outside leg and lofts it inside out over the extra cover fielder for a boundary.

The 49-run partnership is broken. The southpaw, Matt Renshaw, makes his way to the crease at number 4. Had a pretty decent Big Bash League for Brisbane Heat. And he is known for his good strike rate against the spinners. And talking about spin, Gareth Delany is into the attack now.

Mark Adair to Cameron Green, OUT! TAKEN! Mark Adair has the last laugh here. He rolls his fingers to take pace off the ball, pulls his length back too, on middle. Cameron Green once again tries to go leg side and has a slog across the line but goes through it early. It takes the inside half of the bat and flies towards mid-wicket, where George Dockrell dives forward to take a fine catch. Green departs for a quick 21 off 11, and Australia are 56/2.

Mark Adair to Cameron Green, SIX! That has gone miles! Mark Adair goes back to his fuller length, on middle and leg, right in the slot. Cameron Green clears his front leg away and gives it a whack. He hits it with the wind and the ball sails over the deep square leg fence, into the second tier for half a dozen.

Mark Adair to Josh Inglis, On a good length, on middle and leg, Josh Inglis clips it to deep mid-wicket for a single. 50 UP FOR AUSTRALIA!

Mark Adair to Josh Inglis, WIDE! Fuller again but down the leg side, Josh Inglis fails to glance it away. Called a wide.

Mark Adair to Cameron Green, Pitched up and around middle, Cameron Green swipes it to deep square leg for a run.

Mark Adair to Josh Inglis, Fuller and on midlde, Josh Inglis clips it to mid-wicket for a single.

Mark Adair to Josh Inglis, SIX! A misjudgement in the deep! Mark Adair lands this short of a length and on middle, Josh Inglis pulls it away towards deep mid-wicket. It looks to be going over, but just holds up in the wind. Gareth Delany moves to his right to grab it, but he just steps on the ropes while taking the catch. He flicks it up and then grabs it again, but he knows that it is a six. The replay confirms the same. Just a bit more awareness of his surroundings, and Delany would have taken it.

We have just got started here in Colombo, but it was a loooooong game in Ahmedabad. That game went into the Super Over, which was also tied. But South Africa managed to hold their nerves in the second Super Over and eventually crossed the line, handing Afghanistan their second defeat in this World Cup. But to their credit, Afghanistan pushed the Proteas to deep waters. Right. Back here. Pace in tandem. Mark Adair is back on. He replaces Matthew Humphreys.

Barry McCarthy to Cameron Green, Length again and around leg too, Cameron Green flicks it through square leg for a couple of runs.

Barry McCarthy to Cameron Green, SIX! BANG! Cameron Green goes big now. Barry McCarthy pulls his length back a bit, on leg, tries to follow the batter. Green is quick to move to the leg side, picks it up and whips it against the wind over the deep mid-wicket fence for a biggie.

Barry McCarthy to Cameron Green, FOUR! Up and over! Barry McCarthy goes fuller this time, on middle. Cameron Green backs away, stays leg side of the ball and thumps it over mid off for a boundary.

Barry McCarthy to Josh Inglis, Follows the batter again, lands this on a hard length, on leg, Josh Inglis works it to deep square leg for a run.