Summary

  • Australia win the toss and bat first

  • Australia without the injured Mitchell Marsh

  • Australia reach 182-6 from their innings

  • Ireland lose captain Paul Stirling to injury in first ball of reply

  • Nathan Ellis and Adam Zampa take four wickets apiece

  • George Dockrell contributes 41 but Ireland attack falls apart

  • T20 World Cup, Group B

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  1. dropped catch

    Dropped catch

    Ire 72-5

    A tough one for Marcus Stoinis to get at full-stretch but that will go down as a missed catch and Lorcan Tucker can breathe again.

  2. Ire 70-5

    Nathan Ellis fails to add to his three wickets but concedes just four runs.

    Excellent bowling.

  3. Aatif Nawaz
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    This is a bit of reminder game to the rest of the world from Australia - hey we are here guys. They are maybe a bit of out of sight, out of mind, aspect to playing in Sri Lanka as well. Particularly with some of their big stars missing.

  4. Ire 66-5

    Lorcan Tucker steps aside before clipping Cooper Connolly through the covers for a boundary.

    This has a feeling of inevitability about it but the Irish will be determined to bat out the 20 overs.

  5. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    George Dockrell can swing for the hills now. He has nothing to lose. 117 off 10 is not impossible but they are effectively down to six given Paul Stirling will not bat.

  6. Three is the magic number for Ellis

    Nathan Ellis rips the Ireland batting attack apart with three quick wickets.

  7. Ire 58-5

    George Dockrell rips one away for four and then pulls for another boundary off Adam Zappa.

  8. Nathan Johns
    Irish cricket journalist on BBC Test Match Special

    It's easy to overreact. These collapses can happen in T20 cricket but it doesn't make it easy to watch. Ireland used to take a scalp or two in a major tournament but that's something which won't happen here.

    It's been the polar opposites in their opening two games. On Sunday they threw away a winning position against Sri Lanka while today they have not been remotely competitive.

  9. Nathan Johns
    Irish cricket journalist on BBC Test Match Special

    Ireland just look like what they are. A team who hasn't played much international cricket recently while Australia look like they are team who have played a lot, on the back of the Big Bash as well.

  10. Ire 47-5

    Cooper Connolly beats the Lorcan Tucker's bat with delightful spin and turn but just fails to find the edge.

  11. Daniel Norcross
    Test Match Special commentator on BBC Radio 5 Sports Extra

    Edged and a sharp catch behind the stumps by Josh Inglis. Ireland are subsiding and the game is basically up.

  12. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Gareth Delany has been swinging and swinging and not really connecting. It's been all or nothing. He was trying too hard.

  13. Ire 43-5

    Australia in total control in Colombo.

  14. wicket

    WICKET

    Delany c Inglis b Zampa 11 (Ire 43-5)

    Gareth Delany takes a mighty swing, the ball comes off the bottom edge and it's a good take from wicketkeeper Josh Inglis.

    A poor shot is punished.

  15. Not out

    Ire 42-4

    DRS shows it pitched outside the line and Lorcan Tucker survives.

  16. Australia review

    Adam Zampa thinks he has Lorcan Tucker lbw - it's given not out and Travis Head goes for a review.

  17. 6 runs

    Ire 40-4

    Gareth Delany lofts one down the ground for a much-needed Irish boundary and follows it up with a repeat stroke but this time gets more on it for a magnificent six.

  18. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Paul Stirling is in his training kit, so I don't think he's going back out to bat again after retiring hurt earlier.

  19. Alex Hartley
    Former England bowler on BBC Test Match Special

    Australia have had the perfect start. Nathan Ellis has show his full range of cutters and slower balls.

  20. Ire 28-4

    Nathan Ellis is the star man for the Aussies for far, sitting with figures of 3-5 from two overs.