Determined Hosts, Sri Lanka thrash Former Champions,Australia by 08 wickets in front of a sellout audience to record their third consecutive win & stay unbeaten at the top of their group

ICC 10th Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup Championship 2025 / 2026 – Group B – 30th Match – Pallekele, Kandy District, Central Province – 10th Day

Australia put into bat, 181 all out – ( 20 Overs )
Travis Head 56, Skipper Mitchell Marsh 54, Joshua Inglis 27, Glenn Maxwell 22 – Mitchell Marsh / Travis Head 104 run opening stand – lost the first 04 wickets for the addition of 26 runs – Joshua Inglis / Glenn Maxwell 30 runs for the 05th wicket – Launch : 70 / 0 – ( 70 / 0 ), Consolidate : 136 / 4 – (66 / 4), Accelerate : 168 / 5 – (32 / 1), Finish : 181 / 10 – (13 / 5) : first 05 overs : 50 / 0, second 05 overs : 60 / 2, third 05 overs : 41 / 2, last 05 overs : 30 / 6 – Dushan Hemantha 3 / 37 – career best – Dushmantha Chameera 2 / 36, Kusal Mendis 01 victim & 02 run out assists.

Sri Lanka in reply, 184 / 2 – ( 18 Overs ) Pathum Nissanka 100no ( 5×6, 10×4, 52 balls ), Kusal Mendis 51, Pavan Rathnayake 28no – Pathum Nissanka / Kusal Mendis 97 runs for the 02nd wicket, Pathum Nissanka / Pavan Rathnayake 79 runs unbroken for the 03rd wicket – Launch : 61 / 1 – ( 61 / 1 ), Consolidate : 121 / 2 – ( 60 / 1 ), Accelerate : 169 / 2 – ( 48 / 0 ), Finish : 184 / 2 – ( 15 / 0 ) : first 05 overs : 48 / 1, second 05 overs : 45 / 0, third 05 overs : 48 / 1, last 03 overs : 43 / 0 – Marcus Stoinis 2 / 46.

Player of the Match : Pathum Nissanka – Sri Lanka