Australia knocked out of T20 World Cup after Zimbabwe-Ireland washout
Australia were eliminated from the Twenty20 World Cup without even completing their group stage matches after Zimbabwe’s match against Ireland in Sri Lanka ended in failure.
With both sides taking a point each from the rain-soaked draw, Australia cannot catch Zimbabwe on five points with two points even if they win their last game against Oman on Friday (12.30pm AEDT on Saturday).
Captain Travis Head was batting last Friday. Australia have since been eliminated from the T20 World Cup in the group stage.Credit: access point
Regular rain in Kandy meant there were covers at the Pallekele International Stadium for much of the day before the match was finally called off two and a half hours after its scheduled start.
Zimbabwe have now progressed to the Super Eight stage with Sri Lanka, with Thursday’s match between the teams to decide who comes top of the group.
It was the first time since 2009 that Australia were eliminated from a World Cup at the group stage in either T20 or ODI formats. Their only victory was against Ireland, who were also eliminated via knockout.
The match between Ireland and Zimbabwe in Kandy, Sri Lanka was interrupted due to rain.Credit: Getty Images
Currently, 7 teams have qualified for the second round.
Zimbabwe will be in Group 1 along with champions India, West Indies and South Africa. Sri Lanka is in Group 2 with England, New Zealand and Pakistan or the USA.
Earlier, Canada’s Yuvraj Samra’s thrilling century came to nothing as New Zealand advanced to the Super 8s with an eight-wicket win in Chennai.
