Australia vs Ireland, T20 World Cup 2026 Cricket Updates: Pacer Nathan Ellis and spinner Adam Zampa took four wickets each as Australia beat Ireland to begin their T20 World Cup campaign with a win.

Their recent form has been far from convincing and the loss of two lead pacers has only added to Australia's woes but the former champions will still start as overwhelming favourites in their T20 World Cup opener against Ireland.

A half-century from Jordan Cox and three-fer from spinner Adil Rashid were the highlights as England defeated Ireland in the third T20I by six wickets in Dublin.

CAN vs IRE Highlights: Canada shocked Ireland by 12 runs to record their first-ever win in T20 World Cup

Pakistan beat Ireland by seven wickets in the second T20I in Dublin on Sunday to set up a deciding showdown in the three-match series.

Ireland claimed victory in the first T20I of their three-match series against Afghanistan in Sharjah on Friday, winning by 38 runs.

Harry Tector has been enjoying a sustained period of good batting form in One Day International (ODI) and his recent run-scoring feats have seen him shoot to his highest-ever position

The right-handed batter's new rating of 722 points is also the highest an Ireland male batter has ever achieved in ODI cricket

Mushfiqur Rahim shrugged off Bangladesh's mid-innings jitters to hit a quickfire half-century Friday and seal a seven-wicket victory over Ireland in their one-off Dhaka Test

BAN vs IRE, One-Off Test, Day 3 Highlights: Andy McBrine remained unbeaten at the score 71 as eight-down Ireland extended their lead to 131 runs against Bangladesh.