T20WC 2026 AUS vs IRE Playing 11: Mitchell Marsh-led Australia will square off against Paul Stirling-led Ireland in the 14th match of the Men’s T20 World Cup 2026 on February 11 at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
Australia are set to play their opener match in the T20 World Cup 2026, while Ireland has suffered a 20-run defeat against Sri Lanka and will be aiming for a victory.
Australia won the toss and opted to bat. Speaking at the toss, Travis Head said, “Yeah, there’s been a couple (niggles), unfortunately. Marsh copped a blow at training a couple of days ago and no one’s been willing to massage it out for him. So he’s the unfortunate one. The rest is the same.”
According to today’s Australia Cricket Team players list, the selected playing 11 looks strong and competitive.
“We should have a couple of boys back for our Pakistan series. But yeah, it’s a strong team and we’re looking forward to it. We spoke as a group probably 18 months ago about a 19-block game series leading into this. So we’ve looked at those 19 games as a block,” added Travis Head.
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“The Pakistan series didn’t go our way, but we’ve got an opportunity now. We’ve been playing some really good cricket over the last 12 to 18 months and that becomes important in a tournament like this. You want the guys to go out with no fear and back what we’ve been building for a couple of years now,” further added Head.
“We’ve got an experienced team and also some new faces with World Cup experience, which is always exciting. For us, it’s about going out with no fear. Tournament cricket is exciting, there are ups and downs, rollercoaster moments. It’s about adapting and problem-solving on the go. That’s what you enjoy as a cricketer,” concluded Travis Head.
Meanwhile, Paul Stirling said, “We would have batted as well, to be honest. Look, the games come thick and fast. We haven’t had much time to train things through. So it’s about a fresh start again.”
“There were some obvious errors that we’ll try to cut out today. Having played here in our last game, knowing the conditions hopefully works to our advantage. From our perspective, I think it does,” added Stirling.
“We don’t take anything away from the Australian side, but knowing the conditions and how the pitch might react probably gives us a slight edge. We’ve gone with the same side,” added Stirling.
Today Ireland Cricket Team players list confirms the official playing 11 for today’s match.
Before the match begins, don’t forget to read the detailed R. Premadasa Stadium weather report for today.
T20WC 2026 AUS vs IRE Playing 11
Australia Playing 11: Travis Head(c), Josh Inglis(w), Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Nathan Ellis, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Adam Zampa
Ireland Playing 11: Paul Stirling(c), Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(w), Curtis Campher, Benjamin Calitz, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Matthew Humphreys
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