If the current Australian squad manages to win the CT, I'll lose all hope lol. This squad is that bad and the weakest ODI outfit in my memory (at least in the last decade).
They lost the ODI series to Sri Lanka by 2-0, and that is enough for us to think that this time, Australia would not go into the ICC tournament as a favorite. Also, England isn't in good form, and this increases India's chances to a great extent.
Almost everyone played with responsibility. Ireland captain leading from the front and made 89 runs. He missed his century by 11 runs as he was Ngarava, it was a soft dismissal. He must be disappointed with that but he would be happy seeing his team succeed today. Curtis Campher also played a good 63 runs innings. Now we will have the final match on 18 feb, and it will be the decider of the series.
I think Ireland has more chances in this last match, too. Yes, everyone is looking at a 1-1 series level now but what nobody is looking at is that it was Brian Bennett's 169 runs due to which Zimbabwe won the first match and such innings we don't see often. So overall Ireland are a better team.