Australia v Sri Lanka, Live Cricket Score and Commentary, 30th Match, Group B, ICC Men's T20 World Cup, 2026
ICC Men's T20 World Cup 30th Match, Group B: Australia v Sri Lanka at Kandy, February 16, 2026

Australia
AUS
181/10 (20)

Sri Lanka
SL
184/2 (18)
Finished
SL won by 8 wickets
Australia InningAUS Inning181/10 (20 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Marsh(C) | lbw b D Hemantha | 54 | 27 | 8 | 2 | 200.00 |
lbw b D Hemantha | ||||||
| Travis Head | c K Mendis b D Hemantha | 56 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 193.10 |
c K Mendis b D Hemantha | ||||||
| Cameron Green | st K Mendis b D Wellalage | 3 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 42.86 |
st K Mendis b D Wellalage | ||||||
| Tim David | c D Hemantha b K Mendis | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 120.00 |
c D Hemantha b K Mendis | ||||||
| Josh Inglis(WK) | c D Wellalage b D Chameera | 27 | 22 | 3 | 0 | 122.73 |
c D Wellalage b D Chameera | ||||||
| Glenn Maxwell | c P Nissanka b D Hemantha | 22 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 146.67 |
c P Nissanka b D Hemantha | ||||||
| Marcus Stoinis | c M Theekshana b D Chameera | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 66.67 |
c M Theekshana b D Chameera | ||||||
| Cooper Connolly | c K Perera b M Theekshana | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 75.00 |
c K Perera b M Theekshana | ||||||
| Xavier Bartlett | runout (K Mendis) | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
runout (K Mendis) | ||||||
| Nathan Ellis | Not out | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 |
Not out | ||||||
| Adam Zampa | runout (K Mendis / K Mendis) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 100.00 |
runout (K Mendis / K Mendis) | ||||||
| Extra | 5 (b 0, w 4, nb 1, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 181/10 (20) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dushmantha Chameera | 4 | 0 | 36 | 2 | 9.00 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | 4 | 0 | 37 | 1 | 9.25 |
| Matheesha Pathirana | 0.4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 4.50 |
| Dasun Shanaka | 1.2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 12.00 |
| Dushan Hemantha | 4 | 0 | 37 | 3 | 9.25 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 4 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 8.25 |
| Kamindu Mendis | 2 | 0 | 19 | 1 | 9.50 |
Fall of wickets: 1-104 (T Head - 8.3 ov), 2-110 (CM Green - 9.6 ov), 3-116 (M Marsh - 10.4 ov), 4-130 (TH David - 12.4 ov), 5-160 (G Maxwell - 16.1 ov), 6-174 (J Inglis - 17.5 ov), 7-177 (C Connolly - 18.3 ov), 8-180 (M Stoinis - 19.3 ov), 9-180 (XC Bartlett - 19.5 ov), 10-181 (A Zampa - 19.6 ov)
Sri Lanka InningSL Inning184/2 (18 ov)| Batsmen | R | B | 4S | 6S | SR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissanka | Not out | 100 | 52 | 10 | 5 | 192.31 |
Not out | ||||||
| Kusal Perera | c N Ellis b M Stoinis | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 33.33 |
c N Ellis b M Stoinis | ||||||
| Kusal Mendis(WK) | c C Connolly b M Stoinis | 51 | 38 | 6 | 1 | 134.21 |
c C Connolly b M Stoinis | ||||||
| Pavan Rathnayake | Not out | 28 | 15 | 6 | 0 | 186.67 |
Not out | ||||||
| Extra | 4 (b 0, w 4, nb 0, lb 0) | |||||
| Total | 184/2 (18) | |||||
| BOWLING | O | M | R | W | ECON |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Xavier Bartlett | 2 | 0 | 22 | 0 | 11.00 |
| Marcus Stoinis | 4 | 0 | 46 | 2 | 11.50 |
| Nathan Ellis | 3 | 0 | 32 | 0 | 10.67 |
| Cooper Connolly | 3 | 0 | 27 | 0 | 9.00 |
| Adam Zampa | 4 | 0 | 41 | 0 | 10.25 |
| Glenn Maxwell | 2 | 0 | 16 | 0 | 8.00 |
Man of the Match
Date
2026-02-16 19:00 PM
Venue
Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
Toss
Sri Lanka elected to bowl
Umpires
- Ahsan Raza
- Richard Kettleborough
Tv Umpires
- Asif Yaqoob
Match Referee
- Dean Cosker
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