It leaves Australia needing an improbable set of results to go their way to avoid becoming the first major casualty of this enthralling World Cup. “I haven’t got much to say other than Sri Lanka outplayed us,” Australia captain Mitch Marsh told reporters. We will watch the Ireland-Zimbabwe game with hope but we are disappointed.”Australia, who won the 2021 T20 World Cup, have been unconvincing throughout this tournament. They are the most prolific team in ODI World Cup history, winning it six times, but their victory over New Zealand in Dubai five years ago remains their only World T20 title. In a total of 23 World Cups across both formats, they have only once failed to make the final eight, in the 2009 T20 World Cup in England.

Source: International New York Times February 17, 2026 08:50 UTC