🏏ICC Men's T20 W C 2026: Group B, M 30: AUS vs SL at Pallekele🏏 - Page 19

Wohhh Australia lost

I just don't want 2014 ka repeat

Fastest T20I 100s for Sri Lanka (by balls)

44 Kusal Perera vs NZ Nelson 2025

52 Pathum Nissanka vs Ind Dubai 2025

52 Pathum Nissanka vs Aus Pallekele 2026

Highest individual scores for SL in T20 World Cups

100*Pathum Nissanka vs Aus Pallekele 2026

100 Mahela Jayawardene vs Zim Providence 2010

98* Mahela Jayawardene vs WI Bridgetown 2010

96* Tillakaratne Dilshan vs WI The Oval 2009

Sri Lanka beating Australia in World Cups (ODIs + T20Is)

By seven wkts Lahore 1996 (Final)

By six wickets Nottingham 2009

By eight wickets Pallekele 2026

The chase of 182

* the highest successful run chase for Sri Lanka in T20 World Cups

* the highest successful run chases against Australia in T20 World Cups

* first time Sri Lanka have chased 180+ vs a team other than Bangladesh/Zimbabwe in T20Is

* second highest by any team in a T20Is in Sri Lanka

First time since the start of 2024, Adam Zampa has gone wicketless in two successive T20 Internationals

Sri Lanka qualify; Australia will be eliminated if Zimbabwe beat Ireland tomorrow.

This is the first century in T20 World Cups against Australia; the previous highest being Umar Akmal’s 94 in Mirpur in 2014.

Congratulations Sri Lanka National Cricket Team (mens) for winning today's match

Congratulations Pathum Nissanka for scoring century & winning POTM

Aus despite transition phase & injuries, showed spirit

Better luck in next T20WC

Originally posted by: Rosyme

Not sure of this. Then Ireland will play 4 matches and other teams 3?

Not sure. But I'm sure ICC wouldn't organise more matches for one team alone. Let's check the schedule.

Maybe it's because since team two teams will be qualifying from each group, what's the use of playing the match ? It's like league matches in IPL after the teams have gotten a Q.

Felt bad for Maxi, he will now retire

But he have not done much barring 1-2 knocks

Now Aus players can play golf

Pathum Nissanka | Player of the Match: (translated from Sinhalese by Jehan Mubarak) He said the wicket was pretty good today and he said he played his normal game. And he is happy that he was able to get a hundred and get the team home. (did he have to plan differently?) We needed a good power play. We got a good partnership with Kusal Mendis. And we were able to continue from there and after that it was just continuing the inning and seeing it through. (did the wicket get better in the second innings?) Normally, we have a better wicket at Pallekele when we bat second. It's a bit easier chasing. (you were in form and how do you carry it forward?) It was just waiting for the ball to come to his strengths and he was happy that he got several of those balls to those strengths and then was able to get those boundaries.

Aus wanted to practice for 2027 CWC, so this group exit

Dasun Shanaka | Sri Lanka captain:

Dasun Shanaka, Sri Lanka captain: One of the best performances in recent past. Really happy with how it went. We were still positive after losing Pathirana. We had that confidence and knew about the wicket. Each and everyone showed the body language high today. Everyone wanted to contribute somehow. Chameera, Theekshana, Hemantha, we talked about him a lot (after the last game), he delivered today. Missing Hasaranga and Pathirana is a big miss. But luckily we got a cover for Hasaranga. We cannot control that. We need to take the good things from here. Happy with how the proceedings went, especially Pathum's ton. We will continue this for the rest of the tournament. (On his decision at the toss) There were a lot of chats when we opted to bowl, but the group was confident. Boundaries are short, we knew if we could keep them down to 170-180 (we would have a chance). After many years, making it into the next round…it is a good team. Hopefully we can make it to the semis. I want to thank the crowd too - a massive crowd today. (thanks them in Sinhalese).