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The Grade Cricketer

Australia wake up and Afghanistan choke | AUS v IRE | T20 World Cup

The Grade Cricketer

RARE

Comedy, Sports, Cricket

4.7518 Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2026

⏱️ 33 minutes

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Summary

A depleted Australian side get the job done professionally over an underwhelming Ireland team and Afghanistan choke against South Africa in one of the greatest T20 games of all time. 

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0:00.0

Well, overnight we saw one of the most amazing games of cricket that a World Cup has ever seen.

0:07.1

Australia also beat Ireland, despite them having 12 players available with the captain being hit in the dick,

0:12.2

and one guy on a flight, I presume American Airlines, on the way to join the squad.

0:16.0

That's right, Australia by 67 runs.

0:18.1

We will be talking about South Africa and Afghanistan.

0:22.5

But this show is brought to by Budweiser.

0:23.5

This calls for a bud.

0:40.0

Pezza, Australia, wake up this morning and they realize that a World Cup is on and they expect nothing but excellence and a win by 67 runs, the biggest of the tournament so far,

0:46.0

against Ireland.

0:47.1

And Australia will say, well, that's par.

0:49.2

Uh, the scores on your screen right now.

0:51.3

Australia made 182.

0:53.6

Ireland's never in it,

0:54.9

especially when Sterling did a string

0:57.5

on the first ball of the chase.

0:58.8

So they were all out for 115

1:00.7

with heaps of balls to spare.

1:02.8

But it was comprehensive.

1:04.3

It was what we expect.

1:05.9

And we now realize that we will now tune in again

1:08.4

for the World Cup final.

1:10.4

If you're Australian, go to sleep and set your alarm for the final,

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