AFP
17 Feb 2026 4:27 PM IST17 Feb 2026 4:27 PM IST
If the game were to be washed out and the aspects shared then Australia, who misplaced to Sri Lanka on Monday evening, could perhaps well be unable to qualify from the neighborhood
The bottom remains lined in tarpaulin as rain delays the launch of the 2026 ICC Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup neighborhood stage match between Zimbabwe and Eire at Pallekele Global Cricket Stadium in Kandy on February 17, 2026. (Photo by AFP)
Kandy: Rain became as soon as threatening to knock Australia out of the T20 World Cup on Tuesday, because the launch of the crunch Crew B match between Eire and Zimbabwe in Kandy became as soon as delayed.
If the game were to be washed out and the aspects shared then Australia, who misplaced to Sri Lanka on Monday evening, could perhaps well be unable to qualify from the neighborhood.
A web for Zimbabwe would ship them thru to the Tidy Eights and do away with both Australia and Eire.
An Eire web would grasp all three groups in with a chance of qualifying alongside co-hosts Sri Lanka, who be pleased already secured their residence.
There needs to be on the least 5 overs per facet for a match to be accomplished below T20 guidelines.
( Supply : AFP )
