30th Match, Group B, Australia vs Sri Lanka ICC Men’s T20 World Cup 2026
Australia 
vs Sri Lanka 
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
Australia vs Sri Lanka
Categories: ICC Mens, ICC Mens WC t20 2026
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Marsh (c) | lbw b Hemantha | 54 | 27 | 52 | 8 | 2 | 200.00 |
| Travis Head | c PHKD Mendis b Hemantha | 56 | 29 | 43 | 7 | 3 | 193.10 |
| Cameron Green | st †BKG Mendis b Wellalage | 3 | 7 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 42.85 |
| Tim David | c Hemantha b PHKD Mendis | 6 | 5 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Josh Inglis † | c Wellalage b Chameera | 27 | 22 | 33 | 3 | 0 | 122.72 |
| Glenn Maxwell | c Nissanka b Hemantha | 22 | 15 | 16 | 1 | 1 | 146.66 |
| Marcus Stoinis | c Theekshana b Chameera | 4 | 6 | 19 | 0 | 0 | 66.66 |
| Cooper Connolly | c Perera b Theekshana | 3 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Xavier Bartlett | run out (†BKG Mendis) | 0 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Nathan Ellis | not out | 0 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Adam Zampa | run out (PHKD Mendis/†BKG Mendis) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Extras | 5 (nb 1, w 4) | ||||||
| Total | 181 (20 Ov, RR: 9.05) | ||||||
| Batting | Dismissal | R | B | M | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | not out | 100 | 52 | 86 | 10 | 5 | 192.30 |
| Kusal Perera | c Ellis b Stoinis | 1 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
| Kusal Mendis † | c Connolly b Stoinis | 51 | 38 | 50 | 6 | 1 | 134.21 |
| Pavan Rathnayake | not out | 28 | 15 | 28 | 6 | 0 | 186.66 |
| Extras | 4 (w 4) | ||||||
| Total | 184/2 (18 Ov, RR: 10.22) | ||||||
1-104 (Travis Head, 8.3 ov), 2-110 (Cameron Green, 9.6 ov), 3-116 (Mitchell Marsh, 10.4 ov), 4-130 (Tim David, 12.4 ov), 5-160 (Glenn Maxwell, 16.1 ov), 6-174 (Josh Inglis, 17.5 ov), 7-177 (Cooper Connolly, 18.3 ov), 8-180 (Marcus Stoinis, 19.3 ov), 9-180 (Xavier Bartlett, 19.5 ov), 10-181 (Adam Zampa, 19.6 ov)
1-8 (Kusal Perera, 1.2 ov), 2-105 (Kusal Mendis, 12.2 ov)
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Bartlett | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 4 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 11.50 | 9 | 1 | 0 |
| Nathan Ellis | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.66 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
| Cooper Connolly | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Zampa | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 10.25 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Bowling | O | M | R | W | ECON | 0s | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dushmantha Chameera | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9.00 | 9 | 0 | 1 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 | 12 | 0 | 0 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 0.4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 1.2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 12.00 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Dushan Hemantha | 4 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 9.25 | 9 | 0 | 0 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
| Kamindu Mendis | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.50 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Over | Runs in Over | Cumulative | Wicket |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| 2 | 1 | 2 | 1–2 |
| 3 | 16 | 18 | 4–3 |
| 4 | 16 | 34 | 0–4 |
| 5 | 14 | 48 | 5–4 |
| 6 | 12 | 60 | 6–6 |
| 7 | 15 | 75 | 8–1 |
| 8 | 9 | 84 | 0–8 |
| 9 | 10 | 94 | 0–9 |
| 10 | 6 | 100 | |
| Batters & Key Moments | |||
| Travis Head | 97 | 107 | |
| Cameron Green | 10 | 111 | 118 |
| Mitchell Marsh | 11 | 119 | 127 |
| Tim David | 12 | 10 | 137–13 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 11 | 148 | |
| Josh Inglis | 14 | 8 | 156 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 15 | 6 | 162 |
| Cooper Connolly | 16 | 7 | 169 |
| Xavier Bartlett | 17 | 4 | 173 |
| 18 | 3 | 176–19 | |
| 19 | 3 | 179–20 | |
| Adam Zampa | 20 | 2 | 181 |
| Australia Total: 181 all out (20 overs) | |||
| Over | Runs in Over | Cumulative | Wicket |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 7 | 7 | |
| 2 | 10 | 17 | Kusal Perera |
| 3 | 9 | 26 | – |
| 4 | 3 | 29 | – |
| 5 | 9 | 38 | – |
| 6 | 5 | 43 | 1 |
| 7 | 1 | 44 | – |
| 8 | 9 | 53 | – |
| 9 | 18 | 71 | – |
| 10 | 8 | 79 | 1 |
| 11 | 10 | 89 | – |
| 12 | 9 | 98 | – |
| 13 | 3 | 101 | – |
| 14 | 10 | 111 | Kusal Mendis |
| 15 | 1 | 112 | – |
| 12 | 8 | 120 | – |
| 13 | 12 | 132 | – |
| 14 | 10 | 142 | – |
| 15 | 12 | 154 | – |
| 16 | 9 | 163 | – |
| 17 | 11 | 174 | – |
| 18 | 10 | 184 | – |
Sri Lanka Total: 184/2 (18 overs)
| Match Details | |
|---|---|
| Ground | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium |
| Toss | Sri Lanka, elected to field first |
| Series | ICC Men’s T20 World Cup |
| Season | 2025/26 |
| Player Of The Match | Sri Lanka – Pathum Nissanka |
| Match Number | T20I no. 3718 |
| Hours of Play (Local Time) | 19:00 start, First Session 19:00–20:30, Interval 20:30–20:50, Second Session 20:50–22:20 |
| Match Days | 16 February 2026 – Night (20-over match) |
| Umpires | Pakistan – Ahsan Raza England – Richard Kettleborough (DRS) |
| TV Umpire | Pakistan – Asif Yaqoob |
| Reserve Umpire | New Zealand – Wayne Knights |
| Match Referee | England – Dean Cosker |
| Points | Sri Lanka 2, Australia 0 |
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