A fine display with both bat and ball helped defending champions Australia beat Ireland by 42 runs to bag two crucial points in a crunch game in Brisbane. After skipper Aaron Finch (63 off 44) and Marcus Stoinis (35 off 25) set the tone for a total of 179/5, Glenn Maxwell and Mitchell Starc’s double-whammy had Ireland in tatters at 25/5 by the end of the fourth over. Lorcan Tucker’s 71* notwithstanding, the result of the match was a forgone conclusion.
Tucker’s 71* in vain as Australia keep semi-final hopes alive by beating Ireland
