Australia register dominating win by 67 runs against Ireland:Nathan Ellis Adam Zampa lead Aussie to big victory

Australia and Ireland faced each other on Wednesday in Group B of the T20 World Cup. Despite coming from a previous series loss to Pakistan and India, Australia secured a commanding win by 67 runs against Ireland. Aussies were the ones who won the toss and opted to bat first. Australia scored 182/6 in 20 overs with Marcus Stoinis’ quickfire 45 in the end. Meanwhile, Adam Zampa and Nathan Ellis stunned the Ireland batting, bundling out the side for 115 in 16.5 overs. Notably, Pat Cummins and Josh Hazlewood were not included in the team. Meanwhile, Mitchell Starc is not part of the team due to retirement. Yet the Aussie made sure to register a commanding win in the ICC tournament. Also Read: South Africa edge past Afghanistan after two Super Overs:Stubbs, Maharaj star as SA clinch thrilling win in Ahmedabad Australia’s commanding win despite without their captain Nathan Ellis finished with a career-best 4 for 12 in just 3.5 overs. Meanwhile, Adam Zampa also got a 4-fer in four overs, conceding 23 runs in his spell. Matthew Kuhnemann also scalped one. In the batting department, Marcus Stoinis was the highest scorer, slamming 45 runs in 29 deliveries. Meanwhile, Josh Inglis and Matt Renshaw scored 37 runs each but could not convert them into a big knock. Travis Head was the stand-in captain today as Australia captain Mitchell Marsh was ruled out of his side’s opening match against Ireland at the Men’s T20 WC. He suffered internal testicular bleeding in a training ground accident. Marsh, 34, was struck in the groin by a ball in training earlier this week. Irelands lose two matches in a row in T20 World Cup Ireland have now lost two matches from their first two matches of the tournament. George Dockrell and Mark Adair tried to put up a fightback, but it was too late for Ireland to get back into the game. Dockrell scored 41 runs in 29 balls and even stitched a 46-run partnership with LJ Tucker on the other end. Mark Adair picked up two wickets with the ball but also conceded 44 runs in 4 overs. In addition to him, Matthew Humphreys, George Dockrell, and Harry Tector scalped one each. Now, Australia will turn their attention to Zimbabwe on Friday and will hope for some positive news on the injury front. Possible Playing-11 Ireland (Playing XI): Paul Stirling (c), Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker (wk), Curtis Campher, Benjamin Calitz, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Matthew Humphreys Australia (Playing XI): Travis Head (c), Josh Inglis (wk), Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Nathan Ellis, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Adam Zampa