Australia National Cricket Team vs Ireland Cricket Team Match: Australia won the toss and chose to bat in the ICC T20 World Cup 2026 Group B match against Ireland at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Wednesday, February 11, 2026. Travis Head will lead the side in the absence of Mitchell Marsh, who is sidelined due to an injury sustained during training. 

Australia comes into the match following a 3-0 T20I series loss to Pakistan. Ireland, led by Paul Stirling, lost their tournament opener to co-host Sri Lanka by 20 runs at the same venue on February 8.

Head said the team is looking forward to building on their recent performances and backing their game plan. Ireland captain Paul Stirling said his team would have batted as well and hoped familiarity with the conditions would give them a slight edge.

Australia vs Ireland Playing XIs

Ireland (Playing XI): Paul Stirling(c), Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(w), Curtis Campher, Benjamin Calitz, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Matthew Humphreys

Australia (Playing XI): Travis Head(c), Josh Inglis(w), Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Nathan Ellis, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Adam Zampa