Australia v Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
ICC Men's T20 World Cup, Match 3016 February 2026Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Australiabatted first
18120 ov
Sri Lankatarget 182 in 20 overs
184/218 ov
Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to fieldPlayer of the match P Nissanka
Australia innings
18120 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MR Marsh | lbw b MADI Hemantha | 54 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 200.0 |
| TM Head | c PHKD Mendis b MADI Hemantha | 56 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 193.1 |
| C Green | st BKG Mendis b DN Wellalage | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.9 |
| TH David | c MADI Hemantha b PHKD Mendis | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.0 |
| JP Inglis | c DN Wellalage b PVD Chameera | 27 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 122.7 |
| GJ Maxwell | c P Nissanka b MADI Hemantha | 22 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 146.7 |
| MP Stoinis | c M Theekshana b PVD Chameera | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.7 |
| C Connolly | c MDKJ Perera b M Theekshana | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.0 |
| XC Bartlett | run out (BKG Mendis) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NT Ellis | not out | 0* | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| A Zampa | run out (BKG Mendis, PHKD Mendis) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.0 |
| Extras | w 4, nb 1 | 5 | ||||
| Total | all out, 20 overs, run rate 9.05 | 181 | ||||
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 190
1-104 TM Head2-110 C Green3-116 MR Marsh4-130 TH David5-160 GJ Maxwell6-174 JP Inglis7-177 C Connolly8-180 MP Stoinis9-180 XC Bartlett10-181 A Zampa
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | 4s | 6s | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PVD Chameera | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9.00 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| M Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 | 12 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| M Pathirana | 0.4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| MD Shanaka | 1.2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 12.00 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| MADI Hemantha | 4 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 9.25 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| DN Wellalage | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| PHKD Mendis | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.50 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Sri Lanka innings chasing 182
184/218 ov
| Batter | Dismissal | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| P Nissanka | not out | 100* | 52 | 10 | 5 | 192.3 |
| MDKJ Perera | c NT Ellis b MP Stoinis | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.3 |
| BKG Mendis | c C Connolly b MP Stoinis | 51 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 134.2 |
| P Rathnayake | not out | 28* | 15 | 6 | 0 | 186.7 |
| Extras | w 4 | 4 | ||||
| Total | 2 wickets, 18 overs, run rate 10.22 | 184 | ||||
Did not batMD Shanaka, PHKD Mendis, DN Wellalage, MADI Hemantha, PVD Chameera, M Theekshana, M Pathirana
Fall of wicketsruns, 0 to 190
1-8 MDKJ Perera2-105 BKG Mendis
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | Dots | 4s | 6s | Wd | Nb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| XC Bartlett | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| MP Stoinis | 4 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 11.50 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| NT Ellis | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.67 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 0 |
| C Connolly | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| A Zampa | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 10.25 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| GJ Maxwell | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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