"Australia have been knocked out of the T20 World Cup after Zimbabwe's match against Ireland was washed out. The African nation's share of the points means Australia cannot catch them or Sri Lanka at the top of the group table and are eliminated from the competition. The writing was on the wall for Australia after they lost first to Zimbabwe and then Sri Lanka and had to bank on Ireland beating Zimbabwe on Tuesday."
"Even then, Australia would have needed Sri Lanka, who have already qualified for the Super Eight phase, to knock out Zimbabwe on Thursday to stay alive ahead of a final group match against Oman. But persistent rain in Kandy meant there was no play at all and the match was abandoned at 5.30pm local time."
Australia have been eliminated from the T20 World Cup after Zimbabwe's abandoned match against Ireland awarded points that made Australia unable to reach the top two positions in the group. Australia lost earlier group matches to Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka, leaving their fate dependent on Ireland beating Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka then defeating Zimbabwe on Thursday. Sri Lanka had already secured Super Eight qualification, so Australia required a sequence of unlikely results to stay alive before their final group game against Oman. Persistent rain in Kandy prevented any play, and the Zimbabwe–Ireland match was abandoned at 5.30pm local time.
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