T20 World Cup | Australia opt to bat against Ireland, Marsh out with groin injury
The Hindu
Australia opts to bat against Ireland in T20 World Cup; Mitchell Marsh ruled out with a groin injury.
Australia stand-in captain Travis Head won the toss and elected to bat against Ireland in their T20 World Cup match on Wednesday (February 11, 2026).
Regular skipper Mitchell Marsh has been ruled out of Australia's opening fixture after sustaining a groin injury.
Ireland, on the other hand, are unchanged.
Australia: Travis Head(c), Josh Inglis(w), Cameron Green, Matt Renshaw, Cooper Connolly, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Nathan Ellis, Xavier Bartlett, Matthew Kuhnemann, Adam Zampa.
Ireland: Paul Stirling(c), Ross Adair, Harry Tector, Lorcan Tucker(w), Curtis Campher, Benjamin Calitz, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Matthew Humphreys.
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