Result

Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets (with 12 balls remaining)

Australia vs Sri Lanka

30th Match · Pallekele, Kandy · Feb 16, 2026 · ICC Men's T20 World Cup

AUS
Australia
181 (20/20 ov)
SL
Sri Lanka
184/2 (18/20 ov)

Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bowling

Player of the Match

Australia 1st Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Mitchell Marsh b Dushan Hemantha 54 27 8 2 200.00
Travis Head c Kamindu Mendis b Dushan Hemantha 56 29 7 3 193.00
Cameron Green c Kusal Mendis b Dunith Wellalage 3 7 0 0 43.00
Tim David c Dushan Hemantha b Kamindu Mendis 6 5 1 0 120.00
Josh Inglis c Dunith Wellalage b Dushmantha Chameera 27 22 3 0 123.00
Glenn Maxwell c Pathum Nissanka b Dushan Hemantha 22 15 1 1 147.00
Marcus Stoinis c Maheesh Theekshana b Dushmantha Chameera 4 6 0 0 67.00
Cooper Connolly c Kusal Perera b Maheesh Theekshana 3 4 0 0 75.00
Xavier Bartlett c Kusal Mendis 0 3 0 0 0.00
Nathan Ellis not out 0 2 0 0 0.00
Adam Zampa run out Kusal Mendis 1 1 0 0 100.00

Bowling

Bowler O R W Econ
Dushmantha Chameera 4.0 36 2 9.00
Maheesh Theekshana 4.0 37 1 9.25
Matheesha Pathirana 0.4 3 0 4.50
Dasun Shanaka 1.2 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 2nd Innings

Batting

Batter R B 4s 6s SR
Pathum Nissanka not out 100 52 10 5 192.00
Kusal Perera c Nathan Ellis b Marcus Stoinis 1 3 0 0 33.00
Kusal Mendis c Cooper Connolly b Marcus Stoinis 51 38 6 1 134.00
Pavan Rathnayake not out 28 15 6 0 187.00

Bowling

Bowler O 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

Venue

Pallekele International Cricket Stadium
Pallekele, Kandy, Sri Lanka

Innings

  • Australia — 1st Innings 181 (20)
  • Sri Lanka — 2nd Innings 184-2 (18)

Awards

Player of the match: Pathum Nissanka