Ireland captain Paul Stirling has been ruled out of the rest of the 2026 T20 World Cup due to injury.
Australia overcame the injury-enforced absence of captain Mitch Marsh to start their T20 World Cup campaign in fine style after a 67-run victory against Ireland in Colombo.
Sri Lanka opened their T20 World Cup campaign with a 20-run victory over Ireland in Colombo, using a late batting surge and disciplined spin bowling to secure the win.
Ross Adair has recovered from injury and has been included in Ireland's squad, that will be captained by Paul Stirling, for the upcoming T20 World Cup that kicks off on 7 February.
Jordan Cox scored a quickfire 55 off 35 balls at a packed Malahide, guiding England to a comfortable six-wicket win and sealing the T20 series 2-0 after restricting Ireland to 154.
Phil Salt smashed 89 from 46 balls to help England to a four-wicket victory against Ireland in the first of three T20Is in Dublin on Wednesday.