Rain ends Ireland & Australia’s T20 World Cup hopesImage source, Getty ImagesImage caption, Constant rain meant play was not possible between Ireland and Zimbabwe on Tuesday Published37 minutes agoIreland and Australia have both been eliminated from the T20 World Cup as rain prevented play in the Group B game between the Irish and Zimbabwe at Pallekele Cricket Stadium in Kandy.Zimbabwe’s shock victory over Australia left them needing just a point on Tuesday to advance to the Super 8s with the match being a must-win for Ireland to retain any hope of advancing.
Australia, who suffered an eight-wicket defeat to Sri Lanka on Monday, were also banking on a win for Ireland to remain in the hunt for the next phase.
But with the rain unrelenting in Kandy the match was ultimately abandoned with both Ireland and Zimbabwe taking a point apiece.
That left Zimbabwe on five points and Ireland – whose four-game campaign is complete – on three, with Australia sitting on two and just one game remaining against Oman on Friday (13:30 GMT) which is now a dead rubber.
Zimbabwe will take on Sri Lanka in Colombo on Thursday (09:30 GMT) with the winner topping Group B, but they are both guaranteed a place in the next phase of the tournament.
