| Group : B |
| Match 30 : Australia vs Sri Lanka live |
| Monday, February 16, 2026 |
| Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy |
| Time : 7:00 PM | 1:30 pm GMT | 7:00 pm Local |
Match 30 : Hemantha's 3 for followed by Nissanka's superb 52 balls 100* runs led Sri Lanka to upset Australia by huge 8 wickets
30th match of ICC t20 Worldcup 2026 played between Australia vs Sri Lanka at Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy on Monday, February 16, 2026.
Putting into bat first by Sri Lanka, Australia got good start and score 104/0 runs in 8.2 overs. Both openers MR Marsh 27 balls 54 runs, TA Head 29 balls 56 runs and Cameron Green 3 runs gone in quick succession. Other batsmen got start but failed to stood in midle for long and Ausralia set 182 runs target for Sri Lanka to get. Dushan Hemantha took 3 wickets.
Following 182 rus target, Sri Lanka with with top orders wonderful batting made chase in 18 overs and won the match comprehensively by 8 wickets. Pathum Nissanka played superb inning of 52 balls unbeaten 100 runs. Kusal Mendis 38 balls 51 runs and Pavan Rathnayake 15 balls 28 runs were other top scorers. Pathum Nissanka declared man of the match for his match winning 100* runs.
Man of the match :- Pathum Nissanka (SL) |
Match 30 : Aus vs SL Live Scorecard
| Toss : Sri Lanka, elected to field first |
| Result : Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) |
| Man of The Match : Pathum Nissanka (SL) |
| Points - Sri Lanka 2, Australia 0 |
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Batting |
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R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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Mitchell Marsh (c) |
lbw b Hemantha |
54 |
27 |
8 |
2 |
200.00 |
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Travis Head |
c PHKD Mendis b Hemantha |
26 |
29 |
7 |
3 |
193.10 |
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Cameron Green |
st BKG Mendis b Wellalage |
3 |
7 |
0 |
0 |
42.85 |
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Tim David |
c Hemantha b PHKD Mendis |
6 |
5 |
1 |
0 |
120.00 |
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Josh Inglis (w) |
c Wellalage b Chameera |
27 |
22 |
3 |
0 |
122.72 |
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Glenn Maxwell |
c Nissanka b Hemantha |
22 |
15 |
1 |
1 |
146.66 |
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Marcus Stoinis |
c Theekshana b Chameera |
4 |
6 |
0 |
0 |
66.66 |
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Cooper Connolly |
c Perera b Theekshana |
3 |
4 |
0 |
0 |
75.00 |
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Xavier Bartlett |
run out (BKG Mendis) |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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Nathan Ellis |
not out |
0 |
2 |
0 |
0 |
0.00 |
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Adam Zampa |
run out (PHKD Mendis/†BKG Mendis) |
1 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
100.00 |
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Extras (nb 1, w 4) |
5 |
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Total (20.0 overs) |
181/10 |
RR: 9.05 |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
NB |
WB |
Eco |
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Dushmantha Chameera |
4 |
0 |
36 |
2 |
1 |
0 |
9.00 |
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Maheesh Theekshana |
4 |
0 |
37 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9.25 |
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Matheesha Pathirana |
0.4 |
0 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
4.50 |
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Dasun Shanaka |
1.2 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
12.00 |
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Dushan Hemantha |
4 |
0 |
37 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
9.25 |
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Dunith Wellalage |
4 |
0 |
33 |
1 |
0 |
2 |
8.25 |
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Kamindu Mendis |
2 |
0 |
19 |
1 |
0 |
0 |
9.50 |
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Batting |
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R |
B |
4s |
6s |
SR |
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Pathum Nissanka |
not out |
100 |
52 |
10 |
5 |
192.30 |
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Kusal Perera |
c Ellis b Stoinis |
1 |
3 |
0 |
0 |
33.33 |
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Kusal Mendis (w) |
c Connolly b Stoinis |
51 |
38 |
6 |
1 |
134.21 |
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Pavan Rathnayake |
not out |
28 |
15 |
6 |
0 |
186.66 |
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Dasun Shanaka (c) |
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Kamindu Mendis |
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Dunith Wellalage |
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Dushan Hemantha |
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Dushmantha Chameera |
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Maheesh Theekshana |
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Matheesha Pathirana |
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Extras (w 4) |
4 |
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Total (18.0 overs) |
184/2 |
RR: 10.22 |
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Bowling |
O |
M |
R |
W |
NB |
WB |
Eco |
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Xavier Bartlett |
2 |
0 |
22 |
0 |
0 |
1 |
11.00 |
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Marcus Stoinis |
4 |
0 |
46 |
2 |
0 |
1 |
11.50 |
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Nathan Ellis |
3 |
0 |
32 |
0 |
0 |
2 |
10.66 |
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Cooper Connolly |
3 |
0 |
27 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
9.00 |
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Adam Zampa |
4 |
0 |
41 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
10.25 |
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Glenn Maxwell |
2 |
0 |
16 |
0 |
0 |
0 |
8.00 |
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