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## Stoinis, Renshaw Shine as Australia Beat Ireland in T20 World Cup Opener
Marcus Stoinis of Australia during his innings against Ireland” loading=”lazy”>Marcus Stoinis smashed an explosive 72 not out from 42 balls as Australia launched their ICC Men’s T20 world Cup campaign with a dominant 67-run victory over Ireland in Gros Islet, St Lucia on Tuesday.
Stoinis’s innings, featuring six sixes and four fours, propelled Australia to a formidable total of 190 for 6.Matthew Renshaw contributed a steady 37 off 33 balls,focusing on running between the wickets,scoring seven twos and hitting two boundaries.
“I think it’s one of the first times I’ve batted with him,” renshaw said of his partnership with Stoinis.
“For me, he was really critically important.
“Just how calm he was made me a lot calmer, and that helped me to get into my innings and then push on.”
“Knowing that there’s other guys that can do different skills (allowed me) to trust my skills and the way that I want to play.
“it was nice to get some time in the middle and get the boys a decent total.”
Australia’s bowlers then restricted Ireland to 123 all out, with Adam Zampa taking 2-19.
with Australia bracing for another slow surface when they return to R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo to face Zimbabwe on Friday (4:30pm AEDT), the enduring American football saying “offense wins games, defense (in this case calculated batting) wins championships” may just play out in this tournament as the perennial world-beaters eye another deep cup run.
2024 ICC Men’s T20 World Cup
Australia squad: Mitch Marsh (c), Xavier Bartlett, Cooper Connolly, Tim David,
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