Australia vs Sri Lanka Highlights, 30th Match, Group B, 16 February, 2026
COMPLETED / 30th Match, Group B / Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
181/10 (20 ov)
184/2 (18 ov)
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
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Player of the match
Pathum Nissanka,
Sri Lanka
Xavier Bartlett to Pathum Nissanka, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Pathum Nissanka hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep fine leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
Kusal Perera c N Ellis b M Stoinis 1 (3) Marcus Stoinis to Kusal Perera, no run, c N Ellis b M Stoinis, Caught out !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Kusal Perera as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards deep point, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of for a soft dismissal.
Xavier Bartlett to Pathum Nissanka, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, Pathum Nissanka hangs in the crease and caresses inside out shot to long on, it raced away to the fence for four.
Xavier Bartlett to Pathum Nissanka, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays in the gap to the deep fine leg for four.
Xavier Bartlett to Kusal Mendis, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays in the gap to the third man for four.
Nathan Ellis to Kusal Mendis, Six, Six !! outswinger is delivered on the stumps, good length, Kusal Mendis hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering pull to deep fine leg for a magnificent Maximum!
Cooper Connolly to Pathum Nissanka, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Pathum Nissanka hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers reverse sweep sending it flying to the third man region for a remarkable Maximum!
Cooper Connolly to Pathum Nissanka, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Pathum Nissanka goes back and caresses cut to deep point, it raced away to the fence for four.
Marcus Stoinis to Kusal Mendis, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Kusal Mendis elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Pathum Nissanka hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Pathum Nissanka hangs in the crease, plays cut, gets an edge!, in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays in the gap to the deep mid wicket for four.
Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, Four, Four !! googly, back of length, on the stumps, Kusal Mendis hangs in the crease and caresses sweep to deep mid wicket, it raced away to the fence for four.
Cooper Connolly to Kusal Mendis, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Kusal Mendis hangs in the crease and caresses flick shot to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
Cooper Connolly to Kusal Mendis, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the leg stump. Kusal Mendis hangs in the crease, hits sweep in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Kusal Mendis c C Connolly b M Stoinis 51 (38) Marcus Stoinis to Kusal Mendis, no run, c C Connolly b M Stoinis, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Kusal Mendis as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards deep mid wicket, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Cooper Connolly for a soft dismissal.
Marcus Stoinis to Pavan Rathnayake, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump. Pavan Rathnayake hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four. Well timed shot in the air, went flat and hard out of the ground. It deserves the standing ovation
Marcus Stoinis to Pavan Rathnayake, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Pavan Rathnayake hangs in the crease and caresses cut to third man, it raced away to the fence for four.
Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Pathum Nissanka goes forward, it to the long off, races away and finds the boundary.
Marcus Stoinis to Pavan Rathnayake, Four, Four !! slower ball, good length, on the off stump, Pavan Rathnayake goes back, plays inside out shot in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Pathum Nissanka hangs in the crease and caresses cut to third man, it raced away to the fence for four.
Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Pathum Nissanka goes forward and caresses pull to long on, it raced away to the fence for four.
Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Pathum Nissanka hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Glenn Maxwell to Pavan Rathnayake, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump. Pavan Rathnayake hangs in the crease, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Glenn Maxwell to Pavan Rathnayake, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Pavan Rathnayake elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep fine leg region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope. Misfielding has cost them runs
Nathan Ellis to Pathum Nissanka, Six, Six !! What a delivery! inswinger lands right on the off stump, Pathum Nissanka goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers cut sending it flying to the deep point region for a remarkable Maximum!
Nathan Ellis to Pathum Nissanka, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the leg stump, Pathum Nissanka goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers flick shot sending it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps. Pathum Nissanka hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump. Pathum Nissanka hangs in the crease, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Adam Zampa to Pavan Rathnayake, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump. Pavan Rathnayake hangs in the crease, hits sweep in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four. Well timed shot in the air, went flat and hard out of the ground. It deserves the standing ovation
Xavier Bartlett to Pathum Nissanka, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the stumps, Pathum Nissanka hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep fine leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
Kusal Perera c N Ellis b M Stoinis 1 (3) Marcus Stoinis to Kusal Perera, no run, c N Ellis b M Stoinis, Caught out !! inswinger, back of length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Kusal Perera as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards deep point, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of for a soft dismissal.
Xavier Bartlett to Pathum Nissanka, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump, Pathum Nissanka hangs in the crease and caresses inside out shot to long on, it raced away to the fence for four.
Xavier Bartlett to Pathum Nissanka, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the stumps, hangs in the crease, plays in the gap to the deep fine leg for four.
Xavier Bartlett to Kusal Mendis, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays in the gap to the third man for four.
Nathan Ellis to Kusal Mendis, Six, Six !! outswinger is delivered on the stumps, good length, Kusal Mendis hangs in the crease, displays great skill by powering pull to deep fine leg for a magnificent Maximum!
Cooper Connolly to Pathum Nissanka, Six, Six !! What a delivery! off break ball lands right on the off stump, Pathum Nissanka hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers reverse sweep sending it flying to the third man region for a remarkable Maximum!
Cooper Connolly to Pathum Nissanka, Four, Four !! off break ball, good length, on the off stump, Pathum Nissanka goes back and caresses cut to deep point, it raced away to the fence for four.
Marcus Stoinis to Kusal Mendis, Four, Four !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, Kusal Mendis elegantly hangs in the crease into the shot, gracefully guides it to third man region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope.
Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump. Pathum Nissanka hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, Four, Four !! inswinger, good length, on the off stump, Pathum Nissanka hangs in the crease, plays cut, gets an edge!, in the air to third man. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump, hangs in the crease, plays in the gap to the deep mid wicket for four.
Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, Four, Four !! googly, back of length, on the stumps, Kusal Mendis hangs in the crease and caresses sweep to deep mid wicket, it raced away to the fence for four.
Cooper Connolly to Kusal Mendis, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the stumps, Kusal Mendis hangs in the crease and caresses flick shot to deep cover, it raced away to the fence for four.
Cooper Connolly to Kusal Mendis, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the leg stump. Kusal Mendis hangs in the crease, hits sweep in the gap towards deep fine leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Kusal Mendis c C Connolly b M Stoinis 51 (38) Marcus Stoinis to Kusal Mendis, no run, c C Connolly b M Stoinis, Caught out !! fast ball, good length, on the off stump, A risky shot choice by Kusal Mendis as the batter hangs in the crease to strike it towards deep mid wicket, only to get an edge that goes straight into the hands of Cooper Connolly for a soft dismissal.
Marcus Stoinis to Pavan Rathnayake, Four, Four !! inswinger, full length, on the off stump. Pavan Rathnayake hangs in the crease, hits drive in the gap towards deep cover, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four. Well timed shot in the air, went flat and hard out of the ground. It deserves the standing ovation
Marcus Stoinis to Pavan Rathnayake, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Pavan Rathnayake hangs in the crease and caresses cut to third man, it raced away to the fence for four.
Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Short and well outside the off stump. Pathum Nissanka goes forward, it to the long off, races away and finds the boundary.
Marcus Stoinis to Pavan Rathnayake, Four, Four !! slower ball, good length, on the off stump, Pavan Rathnayake goes back, plays inside out shot in the air to deep cover. Ball finds the ropes for four.
Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, Four, Four !! outswinger, good length, on the off stump, Pathum Nissanka hangs in the crease and caresses cut to third man, it raced away to the fence for four.
Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, Four, Four !! fast ball, back of length, on the off stump, Pathum Nissanka goes forward and caresses pull to long on, it raced away to the fence for four.
Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the off stump, Pathum Nissanka hangs in the crease, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers pull sending it flying to the deep mid wicket region for a remarkable Maximum!
Glenn Maxwell to Pavan Rathnayake, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump. Pavan Rathnayake hangs in the crease, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Glenn Maxwell to Pavan Rathnayake, Four, Four !! off break ball, full length, on the off stump, Pavan Rathnayake elegantly goes forward into the shot, gracefully guides it to deep fine leg region, the ball speeds away and finds the boundary rope. Misfielding has cost them runs
Nathan Ellis to Pathum Nissanka, Six, Six !! What a delivery! inswinger lands right on the off stump, Pathum Nissanka goes back, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers cut sending it flying to the deep point region for a remarkable Maximum!
Nathan Ellis to Pathum Nissanka, Six, Six !! What a delivery! fast ball lands right on the leg stump, Pathum Nissanka goes forward, exhibits impeccable timing as batter hammers flick shot sending it flying to the deep square leg region for a remarkable Maximum!
Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the stumps. Pathum Nissanka hangs in the crease, hits pull in the gap towards deep mid wicket, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, Four, Four !! legbreak, good length, on the off stump. Pathum Nissanka hangs in the crease, hits sloge sweep in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four.
Adam Zampa to Pavan Rathnayake, Four, Four !! legbreak, full length, on the off stump. Pavan Rathnayake hangs in the crease, hits sweep in the gap towards deep square leg, and ball finds the ropes in a flash for four. Well timed shot in the air, went flat and hard out of the ground. It deserves the standing ovation