🏏ICC Men's T20 W C 2026: Group B, M 30: AUS vs SL at Pallekele🏏 - Page 5

Make it 4 4s in a row

Australia Innings

5.5 Theekshana to Marsh, FOUR runs

Four fours in a row! Back of a length on middle and off. Marsh sits down on one knee this time and heaves it to square leg's left!

5 4s in a row

Australia Innings

5.6 Theekshana to Marsh, FOUR runs

Play that all night long! This is just gorgeous batting. Half-volley outside off. Marsh stays still, shows the maker's name and crrrrrrunnnnchhhessss it between extra cover and mid off!

STAT: This is Australia’s 15th 50+ opening partnership in T20 World Cups; they have won 13 of the previous 14, with the only defeat coming against India in Mohali in 2016.

OVER 6 20 runs

AUS 70/0

CRR: 11.66

MR Marsh 34 (16b)

TM Head 35 (20b)

M Theekshana

0/35 (3)

Over highlights (1-6)

- Both Marsh and Head get off the mark with a four

- 16 runs from Chameera's first over

- Couple of fours for Head on Theekshana's first over

- Pathirana walks off clutching his left leg after bowling 4 balls

- Head smashes Shanaka for a six and four

- 50-run opening stand up - first for Australia in the tournament

- Marsh v Theekshana - 0, 4, 4, 4, 4, 4

Drinks are on the field now! Put into bat, Australia have smashed it everywhere in the powerplay. Did they miss their captain or what. Immediate impact from Marsh after returning from injury, and Head has found some form too.

70/0 in Powerplay

* Fourth highest this edition & highest in Sri Lanka

* Joint highest vs Sri Lanka in T20 World Cups

6.5

4

Hemantha to Travis Head, FOUR, to extra cover

6.4

6

Hemantha to Travis Head, SIX, the boundaries are fairly long in Pallekele but Head has cleared it with ease here. Floated up in the slot,

OVER 7 14 runs

AUS 84/0

CRR: 12.00

TM Head 49 (26b)

MR Marsh 34 (16b)

MADI Hemantha

0/14 (1)

7.1

4

Dunith Wellalage to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, pure timing from Marsh! Floated up on off, he doesn't go too hard, just times the drive to perfection and the placement is perfect too. Beats short extra cover and long-off comfortably