Once upon a time he used to work as a laborer on the road, now he is turning the match for Australia with his bowling.

By Sandy Verma On Feb 12, 2026

AUS vs IRE: Australia has started its journey in the T20 World Cup 2026 with a win. In its first league match played in Colombo, Australia defeated Ireland by 67 runs. The biggest thing is that in this match, without captain Mitchell Marsh, the team scored 182 runs while batting first. Chasing this, the entire Irish team collapsed for just 115 runs. Nathan Ellis played the most important role in this victory of Australia. He took 4 wickets against Ireland.

Ireland trapped in Ellis and Zampa’s trap

While chasing 182 runs, Ireland got its first blow. When captain Ireland captain Paul Stirling retired hurt after playing one ball and did not come out to bat again. The Irish team lost four wickets in the powerplay while chasing the target. No batsman could face the Australian bowlers and three of these wickets were in the name of Nathan Ellis. In which Ellis took 2 victims in one over only.

In this way, Ellis took three wickets for 9 runs in the initial spell of three overs, he dismissed Ross Adair (12), Curtis Campher (04), Ben Kalitz (02). Then Zampa took the wickets of Gareth Delany (11), Lorcan Tucker (24), Dockrell and Mark Adair (12). Ireland, however, managed to cross the score of 100 runs. Finally Ellis came to bowl his last over and ended the match by dismissing Barry McCarthy (02).

Nathan Ellis’ clever bowling paved the way for a solid Australia win and got him the @aramco POTM award pic.twitter.com/pwTOjC24zb
— T20 World Cup (@T20WorldCup) February 11, 2026

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Had to work as a laborer to meet expenses

After performing well in the Big Bash League, Nathan Ellis got a place in the Australian team. But Alice had to struggle a lot to reach here. Despite taking wickets in local cricket, his career was not on the right track. Because of which Alice had to work as a laborer to meet her expenses. Sometimes he would do the work of removing furniture and installing AC. This bowler’s fortunes completely changed after joining BBL team Hobart Hurricanes.

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