Live Cricket Scorecard - AUS vs IRE Match 14, Australia tour of ICC MT20 WC, 2026

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Australia vs Ireland MATCH HIGHLIGHTS

CRICKET MATCH TEAMS

Australia
Josh Inglis (W)
Travis Head (C)
Cameron Green
Matt Renshaw
Marcus Stoinis
Glenn Maxwell
Cooper Connolly
Xavier Bartlett
Nathan Ellis
Adam Zampa
Matthew Kuhnemann

Ireland
Paul Stirling (C)
Ross Adair
Harry Tector
Lorcan Tucker (W)
Curtis Campher
Ben Calitz
Gareth Delany
George Dockrell
Mark Adair
Barry McCarthy
Matthew Humphreys

Australia vs Ireland MATCH INFO

Toss:Australia, who chose to bat
Umpires:Chris Gaffaney (NZ), Richard Illingworth (ENG) and Kumar Dharmasena (SL)
Match Referee:Sir Richie Richardson (WI)
Match Date:Wed, 11th Feb 2026

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MANHATTAN

AUS - INN IRE - INN

0
16.5: Nathan Ellis to Barry McCarthy, OUT! TAKEN! It's all over for Ireland as Paul Stirling won't come out to bat. Nathan Ellis ends with a four-fer. Nicely bowled again. Drags his length back and bowls it around off, probably the back-of-the-hand delivery. Barry McCarthy forces it across the line but fails to power. Cameron Green at deep mid-wicket takes a simple catch. Australia open their account with a comfortable win. They win by 67 runs.

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16.4: Nathan Ellis to Matthew Humphreys, Pitches it on the 8-meter length and outside off, Humphreys swipes across the line and to deep square leg for one.

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16.3: Nathan Ellis to Barry McCarthy, Slightly short and touch wide, Barry McCarthy strokes it through covers for a run.

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16.2: Nathan Ellis to Barry McCarthy, On a nagging length and around off, nipping in. Barry McCarthy hangs inside his crease as he punches it to cover.

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16.1: Nathan Ellis to Matthew Humphreys, Serves in a yorker-length delivery on middle, Humphreys squeezes it out to long on for a run.

End of over 16
IRE112/8
IRE Batting M Humphreys 1(2) B McCarthy 1(1)

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15.6: Adam Zampa to Matthew Humphreys, Flatter trajectory on middle, Matthew Humphreys works it to deep mid-wicket for a single to end the over.

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15.5: Adam Zampa to Matthew Humphreys, Josh Inglis is super excited as he appeals for a caught behind. The umpire shakes his head but Travis Head challenges the decision. This is a length delivery on leg and turning into the batter. Matthew Humphreys steps inside the line and tries to paddle it but seems to miss it. The UltraEdge loads and shows a flatline. NOT OUT, it remains.

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15.4: Adam Zampa to Mark Adair, OUT! TAKEN! 'Catch it' is the call from Josh Inglis and Connolly does the job. A wrong 'un, attacking the stumps and on a length. Adair clears his front leg and moves back to pull but top edges it to deep mid-wicket. High in the night sky and in the hands of Cooper Connolly in the deep. A simple catch for the fielder.

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15.3: Adam Zampa to Barry McCarthy, Serves it full and outside off, a googly. Barry McCarthy drills it past Zampa and to long on for a single.

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15.2: Adam Zampa to George Dockrell, OUT! STUMPED! Clever from Adam Zampa and he picks up his third wicket. Dockrell takes a premeditated charge and Zampa pushes his line wide outside off, away from the hitting zone. Dockrell swings and misses. The keeper, Josh Inglis, collects and clips the bails off with ease. George Dockrell goes for 41 (29). 73 needed off 28 balls now for Ireland.

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15.1: Adam Zampa to George Dockrell, SIX! Well over the fielder! Slower in the air, flights it full and around off, George Dockrell steps down the pitch, gets on his knee and slogs it over long on for a six.

End of over 15
IRE104/6
IRE Batting M Adair 12(5) G Dockrell 35(27)

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14.6: Cooper Connolly to Mark Adair, Short, outside off, Mark Adair cuts this one a bit early toward the left of the deep cover fielder for a couple of runs. An expensive over from Connoly, 14 runs off it!

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14.5: Cooper Connolly to Mark Adair, FOUR! CRUNCHED! Short again from Connolly, on the fourth stump. Mark Adair hangs back and opens the face of his bat before punching it through the backward point region for four runs.

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14.4: Cooper Connolly to George Dockrell, Short, and just outside off, George Dockrell bunts it to long off for a single.

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14.3: Cooper Connolly to George Dockrell, Pitches it up, does Cooper, on off, George Dockrell drills it to wide long off and gets a couple of runs.

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14.2: Cooper Connolly to Mark Adair, Flat and fuller, on off, Mark Adair punches it to sweeper cover for a single.

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14.1: Cooper Connolly to Mark Adair, FOUR! Excellently played! Full-length delivery, angled into the leg stump, following the batter as Adair makes room. However, he hangs back and plays inside out to loft it over the cover region and gets the boundary.

End of over 20
AUS182/6
AUS Batting C Connolly 11(8) X Bartlett 11(6)

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19.6: Mark Adair to Cooper Connolly, Nips away with extra bounce, outside off, short in length. Cooper Connolly plays a half-hearted pull shot and doesn't complete the follow-through. The ball is sliced over the leg side and lands in thereabouts of mid-wicket. The fielder from square leg runs across and collects on the bounce. Just a single. 13 runs from the final over. AUSTRALIA FINISH AT 182/6.

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19.5: Mark Adair to Xavier Bartlett, In-dipping full toss on the pads, this is whipped to deep mid-wicket for a single.

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19.4: Mark Adair to Xavier Bartlett, FOUR! Unlucky for Ireland. A deceptive off cutter, outside off, on a good length. Xavier Bartlett tries to fetch it from the wide line and looks to pull, but gets in an awkward shape due to the lack of pace. Only manages a thick inside edge as the ball rolls to the keeper's left and beats him on the dive before racing to the fence behind.

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19.3: Mark Adair to Cooper Connolly, Full and outside off, Cooper Connolly looks to go for an expansive drive to the off side but inside edges it past the stumps to short fine leg for a quick single.

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19.2: Mark Adair to Cooper Connolly, SIX! CLUBBED! Mark slips in a full toss, outside off, and goes pace on this time around. Cooper Connolly waits for it to arrive, stands tall and nails the pull shot over the leg side. It is hit with the wind and it sails into the stands behind deep mid-wicket.

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19.1: Mark Adair to Cooper Connolly, Not a wide! Adair pushes the line outside off, bowls a slower one, Cooper lets it go, but the ball flirts with the tramline and stays within before bouncing back to the keeper. Good execution.

End of over 19
AUS169/6
AUS Batting X Bartlett 6(4) C Connolly 3(4)

0
18.6: Barry McCarthy to Xavier Bartlett, Big heave and a miss! Barry runs from around the stump and hurls it across the batter, taking the pace off, on a length. Xavier Bartlett swings for the hills, only to connect a handful of air. 10 from the penultimate over for Australia. 20 from the last 2.

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18.5: Barry McCarthy to Xavier Bartlett, FOUR! POWERED AWAY! An off cutter, outside off, on a hard length. Xavier Bartlett plays with a flat batted angle and spanks it gun-barrel straight down the ground, beating long off's dive to his right for a cracking boundary.

1WD
18.5: Barry McCarthy to Xavier Bartlett, WIDE! Tries to keep far from the arc, but misfires it beyond the tramline, outside off. Xavier is happy to see that off. Wide called.

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18.4: Barry McCarthy to Xavier Bartlett, Takes pace off again, short and on top of the stumps. Xavier Bartlett stands tall and swats it towards long on and they hare back for the second run.

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18.3: Barry McCarthy to Cooper Connolly, Slowish short ball, on leg, Cooper Connolly swivels and pulls it to deep mid-wicket for a run.

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18.2: Barry McCarthy to Cooper Connolly, On back of a length, over middle and off, Cooper Connolly gets on the toes and bunts it to short cover.

2
18.1: Barry McCarthy to Cooper Connolly, Back of a length around the fourth stump, driven off the back foot to the right of deep point for a brace.

End of over 18
AUS159/6
AUS Batting X Bartlett 0(1) C Connolly 0(1)

0
17.6: Mark Adair to Xavier Bartlett, Good length, on the stumps, nudged off the back foot to mid-wicket.

0
17.5: Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! CAUGHT! Massive blow for Australia. A low full toss by Adair, on the pads. It is there to be hit, but Marcus Stoinis fails to get underneath it and whips it off the inner half of the bat. The ball dips towards deep backward square leg, where Ben Calitz runs a few yards ahead, gets crouched and takes it with a reverse cup. He doesn't look comfortable, but he balances himself up eventually. A well-constructed 45 off 29 from Marcus Stoinis as he is extremely frustrated with himself for not putting that all the way. Australia are 159/6.

2
17.4: Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis, Length ball drifting in, a slower one. Stoinis tries to clip it on the leg side but gets a leading edge. It trickles into the vacant mid off region, and they sneak a couple of runs.

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17.3: Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis, SIX! MUSCLED! Short and into the pitch. Mark takes the pace off and keeps the line of attack on middle. Marcus Stoinis climbs on it and blasts it beyond deep square leg for a big six.

2
17.2: Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis, A lot of elixir in the tank despite humidity. Short of a length, climbing on the shoulder height, on middle. Marcus Stoinis waits, waits, and waits for it before pulling it to the deep mid-wicket region. The call is for two as the fielder gets across and gets rid of the ball. Stoinis does not slide his bat in, just skates through to get in as the fielder scores a direct hit at the batting end. He though, is comfortably in.

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17.1: Mark Adair to Marcus Stoinis, DROPPED! A big chance goes begging here. Short of a length and outside off, Marcus Stoinis backs away and slaps it but does not connect with it from the middle. He shouts 'No, no' as the ball flies towards extra cover. Gareth Delany dives low to his left but fails to hold on to it. Stoinis will look to make the Irish pay now in these last few overs.

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