🏏ICC Men's T20 W C 2026: Group B, M 30: AUS vs SL at Pallekele🏏 - Page 6

STAT: 35 runs conceded by Theekshana is the most by him inside Powerplay in T20Is

50 for Head congrats

7.3 Wellalage to Head, 1 run

Cometh the big game, cometh Travis Head! He had not been among the runs in T20is prior to tonight, but that hardly matters to this clutch player. Steps down to this length ball hung up wide and slaps it to long off to bring up a 27-ball fifty!

7.5 Wellalage to Marsh, SIX runs

More air miles accumulated! Tossed up and right where Marsh wants it: in the slot outside off. He winds up and launches it over long off!

OVER 8 13 runs

AUS 97/0

CRR: 12.12

MR Marsh 46 (21b)

TM Head 50 (27b)

DN Wellalage

0/13 (1)

Ben Johnson: "How many "This will be the first 300 in T20 history" type comments are you getting already?" -- None before this. That might still be a bit of a stretch, but 225-plus is definitely on.

Australia Innings

8.2 Hemantha to Head, SIX runs

In the gap, but it does not matter because it carries all the way! Lobbed up into the slot on off, from around the wicket. Head uses that angle and deposits it over the wide long on fence!

8.3 Hemantha to Head, OUT

Finally a slice, and the crowd erupts! Hemantha roars just as loudly, and SL badly needed that wicket! Changes the angle of attack and throws it up on a full length wide outside off. Head goes after it but the bat face just opens a shade upon contact. Kamindu moves to his right from long off and holds on, despite a bit of a bobble. Head departs after a tone-setting fifty, but has the damage already been done?

Travis Head c PHKD Mendis b Hemantha 56 (29b 7x4 3x6) SR: 193.1

OVER 9

8 runs, 1 wicket

AUS 105/1

CRR: 11.66

C Green 1 (3b)

MR Marsh 47 (22b)

MADI Hemantha

1/22 (2)

STAT: Fifth 100+ opening partnership for Australia in T20 World Cups; the joint most by a team in the competition alongside Pakistan.

8.2 over to 100 for Australia – the fastest ever team 100 in T20 World Cups in Sri Lanka

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