Australia lost to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, and these defeats proved to be very costly for them.
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The Twenty20 World Cup 2026 Group B match between Zimbabwe and Ireland in Kandy has been called off due to rain. With this result, Zimbabwe has qualified for the Super Eights. Sri Lanka has already qualified from this group.
Australia, which was considered a strong candidate for the title, is out of the competition with this result. Australia had lost the matches against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka and these defeats proved to be very costly for them.
The match that was supposed to be held in Kandy was not possible due to rain. After this result, Sri Lanka remained on 6 points and Zimbabwe on 5 points. Ireland is behind them with 3 points and Australia with 2 points. Oman is on zero points.
