ICC Men's T20 World Cup: Rain Washout Knocks Out Australia national cricket team

The match between Ireland and Zimbabwe in the T20 World Cup 2026 was abandoned due to rain on Tuesday. With this, both the teams were divided, and both got one point, knocking Australia out of the Super 8. Zimbabwe qualified for the next round from Group B instead of Australia.

It is the sixth time Australia has not qualified for the T20 World Cup playoffs. The Australian captain, Mitchell Marsh, is extremely disappointed with the team's exit from the tournament and believes the injured players are responsible for the team's poor performance.

Marsh said, "To be honest, it's very disappointing for us. We didn't qualify for the Super 8s. Injuries hampered us a lot. Furthermore, we didn't play very good cricket. We wanted to finish the 2026 T20 World Cup on a positive note by playing our last match well, but this is a very sad day for us. Congratulations to Zimbabwe for advancing to the next round."

Australia has participated in all editions of the T20 World Cup since 2007. In 2010, they reached the final but lost to England. They reached the semi-finals in 2007 and 2012. In 2021, Australia won the T20 World Cup for the first time. Mitchell Marsh's unbeaten 77-run innings defeated New Zealand in the final. In 2024, the Kangaroos reached the Super 8s but missed the semi-finals after losing to India and Afghanistan. This time in the 2026 edition, the team had to leave from the group stage itself.