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Australia vs Sri Lanka Scorecard, 30th Match
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl.
- Started
- Mon, 16 Feb, 19:00 IST
- Venue
- Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
- Data checked
- 05:47:37 IST
Match summary
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 12 balls remaining).
30th Match · ICC Men's T20 World Cup · Pallekele International Cricket Stadium · 16 Feb 2026
Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowl.
Australia: 181 (20 ov)
Top score: Travis Head, 56 off 29 balls
Best bowling: Dushan Hemantha, 3 for 37 in 4 overs
Sri Lanka: 184/2 (18 ov)
Top score: Pathum Nissanka, 100 not out off 52 balls
Best bowling: Marcus Stoinis, 2 for 46 in 4 overs
Player of the match: Pathum Nissanka (Sri Lanka)
Compiled from the official match data supplied by Sportmonks. Facts only: no commentary, ratings or predictions.
Scorecard
Australia innings181 (20 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mitchell Marshlbw b Hemantha | 54 | 27 | 200.0 | ||
| Travis Headc Mendis b Hemantha | 56 | 29 | 193.1 | ||
| Cameron Greenst Mendis b Wellalage | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | ||
| Tim Davidc Hemantha b Mendis | 6 | 5 | 120.0 | ||
| Josh Inglisc Wellalage b Chameera | 27 | 22 | 122.7 | ||
| Glenn Maxwellc Nissanka b Hemantha | 22 | 15 | 146.7 | ||
| Marcus Stoinisc Theekshana b Chameera | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | ||
| Cooper Connollyc Perera b Theekshana | 3 | 4 | 75.0 | ||
| Xavier Bartlettrun out (Mendis) | 0 | 3 | 0.0 | ||
| Nathan Ellisnot out | 0 | 2 | 0.0 | ||
| Adam Zamparun out (Mendis) | 1 | 1 | 100.0 | ||
| Extras | 5 (w 4, nb 1, b 0, lb 0) | ||||
| Total | 181 (20 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
104-1 (Travis Head, 8.3 ov) · 110-2 (Cameron Green, 9.6 ov) · 116-3 (Mitchell Marsh, 10.4 ov) · 130-4 (Tim David, 12.4 ov) · 160-5 (Glenn Maxwell, 16.1 ov) · 174-6 (Josh Inglis, 17.5 ov) · 177-7 (Cooper Connolly, 18.3 ov) · 180-8 (Marcus Stoinis, 19.3 ov) · 180-9 (Xavier Bartlett, 19.5 ov) · 181-10 (Adam Zampa, 19.6 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Sri Lanka innings184/2 (18 ov)
| Batter | R | B | 4s | 6s | SR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pathum Nissankanot out | 100 | 52 | 192.3 | ||
| Kusal Pererac Ellis b Stoinis | 1 | 3 | 33.3 | ||
| Kusal Mendisc Connolly b Stoinis | 51 | 38 | 134.2 | ||
| Pavan Rathnayakenot out | 28 | 15 | 186.7 | ||
| Extras | 4 (w 4, nb 0, b 0, lb 0) | ||||
| Total | 184/2 (18 ov) | ||||
Fall of wickets
8-1 (Kusal Perera, 1.2 ov) · 105-2 (Kusal Mendis, 12.2 ov)
| Bowler | O | M | R | W | Econ | WD | NB |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
Line-ups
Australia
The ground: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
FairPlay holds 29 completed matches in T20 and shorter formats at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Kandy, with a median first-innings score of 133.
Of the matches with a winner, the side batting first won 41% and the toss winner won 55%.
Captains who won the toss chose to field 83% of the time.
Highest total: 225/5 by Sri Lanka on 12 Feb 2026.
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