T20 WC 2026: Are the doors to Super-8 closed for Australia? Know the equation after the defeat from Sri Lanka

T20 World Cup 2026: t20 world cup 2026 The 30th match was played between Sri Lanka and Australia on 16 February. In this match, Sri Lanka performed amazingly and almost eliminated Australia from the race of Super-8. So far, this T20 World Cup has been no less than a nightmare for Australia.

Earlier, the Kangaroo team had to face defeat at the hands of a weaker team like Zimbabwe. Now with the second consecutive defeat, the Australian team seems to be out of the tournament. Although the Australian team is not completely out yet, but only luck can take them to the Super-8 now.

Is Australia completely out?

Although the Australian team is not completely out of the Super-8 race yet, its hopes have suffered a major blow after the defeat at the hands of Sri Lanka. Kangaroo team has come to the third position in the points table of Group-B. Australia has played 3 matches so far, out of which it has lost 2 and won 1. If Australia wants to reach the Super-8 from here, then it will have to win its next match and also hope that Zimbabwe loses both its next matches. That means Australia reaching Super-8 now depends on luck.

Zimbabwe has played 2 matches so far and has won both. Zimbabwe’s next 2 matches are to be with Ireland and Sri Lanka. Australia’s last group stage match will be with Oman. Which the Australian team would like to win by a big margin.

How was the condition of SL vs AUS match?

In this match, Australia batted first and scored 181 runs in 20 overs. For Australia, Travis Head scored 56 runs and captain Mitchell Marsh scored 54 runs. While bowling for Sri Lanka, Dashun Hemantha took 3 wickets.

After this, Sri Lanka won the match in 18 overs by losing just 2 wickets. Batting brilliantly for Sri Lanka, Pathum Nissanka played an unbeaten inning of 100 runs on 52 balls. With this victory, Sri Lanka qualified for Super-8.