Australia eliminated from T20 World Cup, rain dashes hopes, Zimbabwe advances to Super 8

New Delhi: The 32nd group stage match of the T20 World Cup 2026 was scheduled to be played between Zimbabwe and Ireland at the Pallekele Stadium in Sri Lanka, but rain forced the match to be cancelled. Rain continued throughout the match, preventing the toss from taking place. Ultimately, the match was abandoned without a single ball being bowled. With this match being cancelled, Zimbabwe advanced to the Super 8, while the Kangaroos’ journey in this World Cup ended.

Zimbabwe advances to Super 8 with five points
After the Zimbabwe vs. Ireland match was cancelled, both teams were divided into one point each. With this, Zimbabwe now has five points and Ireland three. Zimbabwe and Australia still have one more match each to play in the group stage. Even after winning that match, Australia will only be able to reach a maximum of four points, thus ending their World Cup campaign. Zimbabwe’s next match will be against Sri Lanka, and Australia’s next match will be against Oman.

Zimbabwe has won two matches
Zimbabwe’s performance in this World Cup has been excellent. The team has played three matches so far, one of which was abandoned due to rain, while they have won two. Zimbabwe defeated Oman by 8 wickets in their first match. In the second match, they defeated Australia by 23 runs. Zimbabwe will now play their next match against Sri Lanka on February 19.

Australia has suffered two defeats
Regarding Australia, their performance in this World Cup has not been as expected. They did defeat Ireland by 67 runs in their first match, but have since lost two consecutive matches. Australia was defeated by Zimbabwe by 23 runs. They then suffered an 8-wicket defeat against Sri Lanka. With these two defeats, Australia’s World Cup campaign has come to an end. Their next match will be against Oman on February 20th.