Australia vs Ireland Highlights, T20 World Cup 2022: Aaron Finch, bowlers power AUS to 42-run victory vs IRE in Brisbane

Marsh hammers this delivery by Delany past mid-off to his right for a four! There were calls for 'catch it', but the dive by the mid-off fielder wasn't enough!

A wide delivery by Adair, overpitched. Finch creams it inside out over cover for a four!

AUS: 34/1 (5)

A full delivery by Adair, wide. Finch clobbers it over mid-wicket for a six!

Back of a length delivery by Little, around off. Finch clatters it past cover point for a four!

Finch mistimed his cut off Little to point. Dockrell aimed for a direct-hit but missed! One run!

A full delivery by McCarthy, outside off. Marsh leaves it alone.

AUS: 14/1 (3)

A poor delivery by McCarthy and Marsh starts with a bang! He pulls it behind square on the leg-side for a four!

A short delivery by McCarthy and below the ribs. Warner pulls but fails to place it well. It goes to Adair at short fine leg for a catch!

Warner c Adair b McCarthy 3 (7)

A good length delivery by Adair, into the pads. Finch hits it to midwicket for a single.

A length delivery by Adair, outside off. Warner guides it to deep third for a single.

Back of a length delivery by Little, outside off. Finch directs this to deep square leg for a double. Good running!

Warner taps this delivery by Little to point and Dockrell attempts a direct hit but it goes wide! Finch did not expect this! A quick single.

Aaron Finch and David Warner to open for Australia. Joshua Little to bowl for Ireland.

Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch(c), Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Adam Zampa, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood

Ireland: Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie(c), Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Fionn Hand, Joshua Little

After toss, Australia captain Finch said, "We would have bowled first as well, looks like a pretty good surface. We need to make sure we do the basics right. We haven't talked about the net run rate yet. Adam Zampa is back for Agar. We considered all factors, we are pretty confident with the side we got."

After winning the toss, Balbirnie said, "We will bowl first, it's a big game for us (playing against Australia). Always nice to know what we can do in the second innings. There has been excitement among the guys, we are playing against the world champions today. What an opportunity to play against a team like Australia."

Ireland have won the toss and opted to field vs Australia.

Its toss time now! Get ready folks!

Ireland have played only one international previously at The Gabba, which was during the 2015 ODI World Cup, where they defeated UAE by two wickets.

Ahead of the match, Ireland's Delany said, "I think we know if we play pretty much near our best that we're going to be able to compete with anybody here."

"We have seen how damaging Ireland can be if you give them a sniff in a game. They have got some seriously talented players and some experience, especially at the top of the order. They are never a team you can take lightly. If the wicket has got anything in it they have got very good bowlers to maximise that as well", said Aussie captain Finch ahead of the match.

The pitches at The Gabba offer plenty of bounce at this time of the year. It will be beneficial for the pacers and also the batters.

The weather in Brisbane is expected to be cloudy but warm on Monday. The temperature in the evening will be around 25 degrees, with a slight chance of rain.

Australia lead 1-0 vs Ireland in head-to-head. They have only faced each other once, with Australia registered a seven-wicket victory in 2012. That game took place in the T20 World Cup, in Sri Lanka.

Australia: David Warner, Aaron Finch(c), Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Marcus Stoinis, Tim David, Matthew Wade(w), Pat Cummins, Ashton Agar, Mitchell Starc, Josh Hazlewood, Kane Richardson, Adam Zampa, Cameron Green, Steven Smith

Ireland: Paul Stirling, Andrew Balbirnie(c), Lorcan Tucker(w), Harry Tector, Curtis Campher, George Dockrell, Gareth Delany, Mark Adair, Barry McCarthy, Fionn Hand, Joshua Little, Simi Singh, Conor Olphert, Graham Hume, Stephen Doheny