MatchesMen's T20IICC Men's T20 World Cup 2025/26

Australia v Sri Lanka

Group B, match 30 · Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy · 16 Feb 2026

Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets

Australia innings18120 overs
Sri Lanka innings184/218 overs · target 182

The worm

AustraliaSri Lanka
05010015020005101520Australia: 1 wicket in over 9, 105/1Australia: 1 wicket in over 10, 110/2Australia: 1 wicket in over 11, 117/3Australia: 1 wicket in over 13, 131/4Australia: 1 wicket in over 17, 168/5Australia: 1 wicket in over 18, 175/6Australia: 1 wicket in over 19, 177/7Australia: 3 wickets in over 20, 181/10Sri Lanka: 1 wicket in over 2, 12/1Sri Lanka: 1 wicket in over 13, 113/2

Cumulative runs after each over. Dots mark overs in which wickets fell.

Runs per over

Australiawicket
012245101520Over 1: 16 runsOver 2: 9 runsOver 3: 7 runsOver 4: 6 runsOver 5: 12 runsOver 6: 20 runsOver 7: 14 runsOver 8: 13 runsOver 9: 8 runs, 1 wicketOver 10: 5 runs, 1 wicketOver 11: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 12: 10 runsOver 13: 4 runs, 1 wicketOver 14: 5 runsOver 15: 15 runsOver 16: 9 runsOver 17: 8 runs, 1 wicketOver 18: 7 runs, 1 wicketOver 19: 2 runs, 1 wicketOver 20: 4 runs, 3 wickets
Sri Lankawicket
012245101520Over 1: 8 runsOver 2: 4 runs, 1 wicketOver 3: 14 runsOver 4: 9 runsOver 5: 13 runsOver 6: 13 runsOver 7: 5 runsOver 8: 10 runsOver 9: 9 runsOver 10: 8 runsOver 11: 5 runsOver 12: 6 runsOver 13: 9 runs, 1 wicketOver 14: 8 runsOver 15: 20 runsOver 16: 10 runsOver 17: 18 runsOver 18: 15 runs

Australia innings 181 (20 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
MR Marshlbw b MADI Hemantha542782200.0
TM Headc PHKD Mendis b MADI Hemantha562973193.1
C Greenst BKG Mendis b DN Wellalage370042.9
TH Davidc MADI Hemantha b PHKD Mendis6510120.0
JP Inglisc DN Wellalage b PVD Chameera272230122.7
GJ Maxwellc P Nissanka b MADI Hemantha221511146.7
MP Stoinisc M Theekshana b PVD Chameera460066.7
C Connollyc MDKJ Perera b M Theekshana340075.0
XC Bartlettrun out (BKG Mendis)03000.0
NT Ellisnot out02000.0
A Zamparun out (BKG Mendis/PHKD Mendis)1100100.0
Extras5
Totalall out, 20 overs181

Fall of wickets: 104-1 (TM Head, 8.3 ov), 110-2 (C Green, 9.6 ov), 116-3 (MR Marsh, 10.4 ov), 130-4 (TH David, 12.4 ov), 160-5 (GJ Maxwell, 16.1 ov), 174-6 (JP Inglis, 17.5 ov), 177-7 (C Connolly, 18.3 ov), 180-8 (MP Stoinis, 19.3 ov), 180-9 (XC Bartlett, 19.5 ov), 181-10 (A Zampa, 19.6 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
PVD Chameera403629.00901
M Theekshana403719.251200
M Pathirana0.40304.50210
MD Shanaka1.2016012.00300
MADI Hemantha403739.25900
DN Wellalage403318.25530
PHKD Mendis201919.50300
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
110451MR Marsh 47, TM Head 56
269MR Marsh 2, C Green 3
364MR Marsh 5, TH David 1
41412TH David 5, JP Inglis 7
53021JP Inglis 8, GJ Maxwell 22
61410JP Inglis 12, MP Stoinis 2
734MP Stoinis 0, C Connolly 3
836MP Stoinis 2, XC Bartlett 0
902XC Bartlett 0, NT Ellis 0
1011NT Ellis 0, A Zampa 1

Sri Lanka innings 184/2 (18 ov)

BatterRB4s6sSR
P Nissankanot out10052105192.3
MDKJ Pererac NT Ellis b MP Stoinis130033.3
BKG Mendisc C Connolly b MP Stoinis513861134.2
P Rathnayakenot out281560186.7
Extras4
Total2 wickets, 18 overs184

Did not bat: PHKD Mendis, PVD Chameera, MD Shanaka, MADI Hemantha, M Pathirana, DN Wellalage, M Theekshana

Fall of wickets: 8-1 (MDKJ Perera, 1.2 ov), 105-2 (BKG Mendis, 12.2 ov)

BowlerOMRWEconDotsWdNb
XC Bartlett2022011.00510
MP Stoinis4046211.50910
NT Ellis3032010.67420
C Connolly302709.00600
A Zampa4041010.25600
GJ Maxwell201608.00300
Partnerships
WicketRunsBallsBatters
188P Nissanka 7, MDKJ Perera 1
29766P Nissanka 44, BKG Mendis 51
Unbroken7934P Nissanka 49, P Rathnayake 28

Match details

Toss
Sri Lanka, chose to field
Player of the match
P Nissanka
Ground
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Sri Lanka
Season
2025/26
Umpires
Ahsan Raza, RA Kettleborough
Match referee
DA Cosker
Source
Cricsheet match 1512748