Australia crashed out of the league round in the T20 World Cup 2026. Zimbabwe reached Super-8 after the match between Zimbabwe and Ireland was canceled due to rain. Australia will not be able to go to the next round even after winning the last match.
Australia out t20 world cup 2026: 2021 champion Australia is out of the T20 World Cup. The match between Zimbabwe and Ireland on Tuesday 17 February was canceled due to rain. Even the toss could not take place at Pallekele Stadium in Kandy. After the cancellation of the match, Zimbabwe reached the Super-8 and the Kangaroos were eliminated from the league round.
T20 World Cup 2026: Australia out of league stage
A day earlier, Australia had to face defeat by 8 wickets against Sri Lanka. Earlier on February 13, Zimbabwe had defeated Kangaroos by 23 runs. Australia’s next match is against Oman on 20 February. But even after winning this match, Mitchell Marsh’s team will not be able to make it to the next round.
Australia out of league round for the second time in T20 World Cup
This is the second time in the history of the T20 World Cup that Australia has been out of the group stage. Earlier in 2009, under the captaincy of Ricky Ponting, the team was out of the league round.
Match canceled due to rain: First no-result of the tournament
This is the first match in the current T20 World Cup which was canceled due to rain. A total of 8 matches have been canceled so far in the history of the tournament. 2 matches were canceled in T20 World Cup 2016. Apart from this, one match each was canceled in 2007, 2010, 2012, 2022 and 2024.
Group B Points Table: Super-8 Race
Two teams from Group B have to get a place in the Super-8. Sri Lanka has already reached the next round. Oman is out of the tournament. There was a contest between Zimbabwe, Australia and Ireland for the second place. Zimbabwe has 4 points. At the same time, Australia and Ireland have 2 points each. Due to the cancellation of the match, Zimbabwe got 1 point, due to which it reached the Super-8. In such a situation, Australia cannot overtake Zimbabwe even after winning its last match.
Zimbabwe also qualified for 2028 T20 World Cup
By reaching the Super-8, Zimbabwe has also qualified directly for the 2028 T20 World Cup. Now he will not need to play qualifiers. According to the rules, the top-8 teams of the World Cup and the host country get direct entry into the next tournament. The remaining teams have to play qualifier matches.