🏏ICC Men's T20 W C 2026: Group B, M 30: AUS vs SL at Pallekele🏏 - Page 15

Sri Lanka Innings

12.2 Stoinis to Kusal Mendis, OUT

Shanked high into the air, and Stoinis comes up trump for Australia again!

SL -- 105/2 after 12.2

Final drinks break of the game. This contest on a knife-edge. SL perhaps a sliver ahead. 61 off 36, and with eight wickets in hand, SL will be fancying their chances

AUS 181

SL

(14/20 ov, T:182) 121/2

Sri Lanka need 61 runs in 36 balls.

CRR: 8.64

• RRR: 10.16

• Last 5 ov (RR): 36/1 (7.20)

Nissanka keeps Sri Lanka in touch with asking rate

Every time Australia string together good results, Sri Lanka manage to wrest back the momentum. Kusal Mendis' wicket is followed immediately by two boundaries from the new man Pavan Rathnayake. Adam Zampa goes through the first five balls of 14th over without a boundary but the six ball flies back over his head as Nissanka reaches the pitch of the ball by charging at him. Zampa is 3-0-26-0, and he has been lucky to get away with a couple of full tosses. This is where Australia are losing this defence. Sri Lanka need 61 off the last six with eight wickets in hand.

It seems, Aussies are going to lose this match!!!!

Stoinis under pressure.

Aus should take younger players for t20.

Inglis goes up in appeal for a stumping, and he thinks he has his man! Tossed up slightly, on a length outside off. Drops on the batter late and Rathnayake misses it completely. Seems to over-balance too, and Inglis takes off the bails. And my oh my. This is mighty close.

Safe! It's such a close contest.

Sri Lanka Innings

15.5 Maxwell to Rathnayake, no run

Inglis goes up in appeal for a stumping, and he thinks he has his man! Tossed up slightly, on a length outside off. Drops on the batter late and Rathnayake misses it completely. Seems to over-balance too, and Inglis takes off the bails. And my oh my. This is mighty close. Touch-and-go territory but the third umpire thinks there is something grounded behind the crease. Wow. The crowd loves it, and Rathnayake has survived by the barest of margins!

AUS 181

SL

(16/20 ov, T:182) 151/2

Sri Lanka need 31 runs in 24 balls.

CRR: 9.43

• RRR: 7.75

• Last 5 ov (RR): 53/1 (10.60)

Win Probability

SL 83.32%

AUS 16.68%

SL's game to lose now.