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Originally published by Standard Sportssports
February 11, 2026
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Australia cruise past Ireland at World Cup after skipper Marsh ruled out

A depleted Australia shrugged off the loss of their captain Mitchell Marsh to injury to cruise to a dominant 67-run opening T20 World Cup win over Ireland in Colombo on Wednesday...
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Australia, despite losing captain Mitchell Marsh to injury, secured a dominant 67-run victory over Ireland in their opening World Cup match in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Australia scored 182-6 and bowled Ireland out for 115.
- Stand-in captain Travis Head led the team in Marsh's absence.
- Nathan Ellis, named player of the match, took 4-12.
- Mitchell Marsh was ruled out after sustaining a direct blow to the groin during training, with Steve Smith called up as a standby.
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