Australia will make an embarrassing group-stage exit from the Men’s T20 World Cup after Zimbabwe’s match against Ireland was rained off.
Defeats to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka left Australia on two points from their first three matches and needing multiple results to work in their favour for them to have any chance of reaching the Super 8s.
Australia required Zimbabwe to lose to Ireland on Tuesday, but the match was abandoned without any play to see Zimbabwe earn the point required for them to secure a top-two finish in Group B.
Zimbabwe move to five points from three matches, one behind group leaders Sri Lanka, with Australia – who can only earn a maximum of four points – now guaranteed an early exit regardless of the result against Oman on Friday.
The no-result means Ireland will also be eliminated, ending with three points from their four matches, with Oman also failing to progress from the group.
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