Dark clouds over Australia's campaign: What if rain washes out ZIM vs IRE in Pallekele?

NEW DELHI: Australia’s players volition beryllium firmly successful Ireland’s country connected Tuesday arsenic the Lorcan Tucker-led broadside look Zimbabwe successful their Group B clash astatine the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.It has been a disastrous run for Australia successful this marquee tournament, and their qualification hopes present bent by a thread. They indispensable registry a thumping triumph implicit Oman successful their last radical lucifer and, astatine the aforesaid time, beryllium connected some Sri Lanka and Ireland to decision Zimbabwe to support their slim chances alive.

In fact, if Zimbabwe bushed Ireland connected Tuesday, Australia volition beryllium eliminated adjacent earlier they instrumentality the tract against Oman successful their past league fixture.

What if rainfall washes retired Zimbabwe vs Ireland?

Persistent showers person battered Pallekele, with the full crushed nether covers. While forecasts suggest the upwind could amended aboriginal successful the day, the menace of a washout looms large.A no-result would beryllium capable to nonstop Zimbabwe done to the Super Eight signifier and sound Australia retired of contention. Zimbabwe presently person 4 points from 2 matches, and a washout would instrumentality them to 5 — a tally capable for qualification.

Australia, meanwhile, beryllium connected 2 points with conscionable 1 crippled remaining. Even if they bushed Oman to scope 4 points, it volition not beryllium capable should Zimbabwe unafraid that further point.Australia began their run connected a precocious with a 67-run triumph implicit Ireland but past stumbled with back-to-back defeats — a 23-run nonaccomplishment to Zimbabwe followed by an eight-wicket hammering by Sri Lanka.For now, Australia volition beryllium hoping the rainfall stays distant and that Ireland tin propulsion disconnected a triumph to support their run alive.