Australia vs Sri Lanka, 30th Match, ICC Men's T20 World Cup in Pallekele, Kandy, 2026 - Live Cricket Score, Commentary
AUS181/10(20)
SL184/2(18)Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
Player of the Match
Pathum Nissanka| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Travis Head | c Kamindu Mendis b Dushan Hemantha | 56 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 193.00 |
| Cameron Green | c Kusal Mendis b Dunith Wellalage | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 43.00 |
| Mitchell Marsh | b Dushan Hemantha | 54 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 200.00 |
| Tim David | c Dushan Hemantha b Kamindu Mendis | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
| Glenn Maxwell | c Pathum Nissanka b Dushan Hemantha | 22 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 147.00 |
| Josh Inglis | c Dunith Wellalage b Dushmantha Chameera | 27 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 123.00 |
| Cooper Connolly | c Kusal Perera b Maheesh Theekshana | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
| Marcus Stoinis | c Maheesh Theekshana b Dushmantha Chameera | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 67.00 |
| Xavier Bartlett | c Kusal Mendis b unknown | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
| Adam Zampa | run out (Kusal Mendis) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
| Nathan Ellis | not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Fall of Wickets
Bowling
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Eco |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dushan Hemantha | 4 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 9.3 |
| Dushmantha Chameera | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9.0 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.3 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.3 |
| Kamindu Mendis | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.5 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 0.4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.5 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 1.2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 12.0 |
Sri Lanka - 2nd Innings184/2 (18)Zampa to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR
driven straight down the ground
Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run
dabbed to third man for one
Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, 2 runs
worked to deep square, two taken
Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR
cut away to the boundary
Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, no run
blocked solidly
Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR
driven through the covers
Ellis to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run
pushed to long-off for one
Ellis to Pathum Nissanka, wide
strays wide, batsman leaves
Ellis to Pathum Nissanka, SIX
lifted over cover for maximum
Ellis to Pathum Nissanka, SIX
launched over long-on
Ellis to Pathum Nissanka, 2 runs
placed wide of mid-on, easy two
Ellis to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run
rotates the strike
Ellis to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run
pushed to long-off for one
Maxwell to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR
swept fine for four
Maxwell to Pavan Rathnayake, no run
beaten outside off
Maxwell to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR
swept fine for four
Maxwell to Pavan Rathnayake, no run
good length, no run
Maxwell to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run
nudged for a single
Maxwell to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run
pushed to long-off for one
Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, SIX
lifted over cover for maximum
Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, wide
strays wide, batsman leaves
Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR
swept fine for four
Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, no run
good length, no run
Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR
finds the gap, races to the fence
Stoinis to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run
dabbed to third man for one
Stoinis to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR
cut away to the boundary
Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR
finds the gap, races to the fence
Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, no run
beaten outside off
Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, 2 runs
nudged to leg, good running gets two
Zampa to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run
dabbed to third man for one
Zampa to Pavan Rathnayake, no run
good length, no run
Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run
rotates the strike
Australia - 1st Innings181/10 (20)Chameera to Adam Zampa, OUT! Run Out
mistimes it and finds the fielder
Chameera to Nathan Ellis, OUT! Run Out
lofts it straight to the fielder
Chameera to Nathan Ellis, no run
watchful defence
Chameera to Marcus Stoinis, OUT! Catch Out
lofts it straight to the fielder
Chameera to Marcus Stoinis, no ball
front foot no ball, extra run added
Chameera to Marcus Stoinis, no run
left alone outside off
Chameera to Marcus Stoinis, no run
pushed to the fielder
Theekshana to Xavier Bartlett, no run
left alone outside off
Theekshana to Xavier Bartlett, no run
defended back to the bowler
Theekshana to Xavier Bartlett, no run
defended back to the bowler
Theekshana to Cooper Connolly, OUT! Catch Out
lofts it straight to the fielder
Theekshana to Cooper Connolly, 2 runs
placed wide of mid-on, easy two
Theekshana to Cooper Connolly, no run
blocked solidly
Chameera to Cooper Connolly, 1 run
tucked off the pads for a single
Chameera to Josh Inglis, OUT! Catch Out
mistimes it and finds the fielder
Chameera to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run
drops it and takes a quick single
Chameera to Josh Inglis, 1 run
drops it and takes a quick single
Chameera to Josh Inglis, FOUR
cut away to the boundary
Chameera to Josh Inglis, no run
blocked solidly
Hemantha to Josh Inglis, 1 run
dabbed to third man for one
Hemantha to Josh Inglis, 2 runs
placed wide of mid-on, easy two
Hemantha to Josh Inglis, no run
pushed to the fielder
Hemantha to Josh Inglis, FOUR
finds the gap, races to the fence
Hemantha to Marcus Stoinis, 1 run
rotates the strike
Hemantha to Glenn Maxwell, OUT! Catch Out
edges through to the keeper
Chameera to Glenn Maxwell, 1 run
nudged for a single
Chameera to Josh Inglis, 1 run
nudged for a single
Chameera to Josh Inglis, FOUR
punched off the back foot for four
Chameera to Glenn Maxwell, 1 run
worked away for one
Chameera to Glenn Maxwell, 2 runs
placed wide of mid-on, easy two
Chameera to Glenn Maxwell, no run
watchful defence