Friends, there was a time when the Australian team was dominant in the cricket world, anyone who heard its name would get shivers, but it is said that everyone has bad times, perhaps those are the times of Australia, Australia is out of the 2026 T20 World Cup, the Kangaroos have suffered shocking defeats – first they lost to Zimbabwe and then they lost to Sri Lanka by 8 wickets.

Surprisingly, this is not the first time that Australia has had to make an early exit in the T20 World Cup. Despite being one of the strongest cricket-playing nations, they have won the tournament only once — in 2021. Let us know about those occasions when Australia has been out of the knockout-

2009 – England: A Nightmare

The 2009 T20 World Cup in England is remembered as one of Australia’s worst performances. Despite having great players like Ricky Ponting, Michael Clarke and David Warner, the team could not win a single match. Australia was eliminated before the Super 8 stage.

2014 – Bangladesh: another early exit

Australia saw another disappointing campaign in 2014. They managed to win only one match in the tournament and were eliminated during the Super Stage.

2016 – India: They suffered loss due to poor net run rate

In the 2016 T20 World Cup in India, Australia suffered a crushing defeat by New Zealand by 89 runs. One match was abandoned due to rain, and another defeat to India significantly damaged their net run rate.

2022 – Australia: Host but no benefit

Australia did not benefit from hosting the tournament in 2022. They were eliminated before the knockouts due to rain affected matches and low net run rate.

2024 – West Indies/USA: Close but not quite

In 2024, Australia managed to reach the Super 8 stage but could not advance further. India ended their semi-final hopes.

2026 – Sri Lanka/West Indies: Team in trouble

It has been a very bad start to the 2026 T20 World Cup campaign for Australia. The team could not make it to the Super 8 due to sudden defeats against Zimbabwe and Sri Lanka.