Australia vs Sri Lanka, 30th Match, Group B, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Player Highlights

Maheesh Theekshana to Xavier Bartlett, no run, what an over! Just 2 runs. 109.7ks fired full and outside off, Bartlett can't reach it and umpire Richard Kettleborough reckons it is within the wide marker

Maheesh Theekshana to Xavier Bartlett, no run, darted into the blockhole, Bartlett aims to drive but the ball sneaks under his bat, Mendis closes his pads to make the stop

Maheesh Theekshana to Xavier Bartlett, no run, off-break turns back in, Bartlett heaves and squeezes it off the inside edge to short fine

Maheesh Theekshana to Cooper Connolly, out Caught by Kusal Perera!! Connolly perishes in search of quick runs. So far so good from Theekshana - 2 runs and 1 wicket. This is the off-break and there's a hint of away spin, Connolly kneels down to play the slog sweep and gets a top-edge behind the keeper, Perera moves across from short third and holds on. Cooper Connolly c Kusal Perera b Maheesh Theekshana 3(4)

Maheesh Theekshana to Cooper Connolly, 2 runs, 94.3ks short of length outside off, Connolly cracks it in front of square and Mishara gets around, dives and keeps it to a brace

Maheesh Theekshana to Cooper Connolly, no run, 102.2ks darted in and skids on, Connolly is rushed on the pull and he misses, struck on the back pad down leg

Maheesh Theekshana to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, my word! Absolutely creamed through extra cover as Marsh finishes the over with another boundary! 108kph, fired in full outside off, it's overpitched and Marsh picks the bones out of it with a cracking drive

Maheesh Theekshana to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, now goes leg-side and the result is the same! Four boundaries in a row for Marsh! Turning in off a good length, he gets down on one knee and drags the sweep through square leg

Maheesh Theekshana to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, Theekshana doesn't know what to do here. He's on his haunches. Goes fuller outside off, and Marsh slices it over the covers, not off the middle but easily over the infield

Maheesh Theekshana to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, and again! Off-stump line, he hangs back and drives off the back fot through point. Such a powerful man!

Maheesh Theekshana to Mitchell Marsh, FOUR, not much room but Marsh still manages to carve it through the off-side! It's a length ball turning in on off, he stays leg-side of it and the bottom hand then takes over, opening the face and bashing it through point

Maheesh Theekshana to Mitchell Marsh, no run, fired in at the stumps, close to the blockhole, Marsh drills it to mid-off

Maheesh Theekshana to Mitchell Marsh, no run, turns in and takes a thick inside edge as Marsh looks to go big. Wanted to launch it down the ground and went very hard, losing his shape a touch. The edge goes past the stumps to short fine

Maheesh Theekshana to Travis Head, 1 run, 103kph, angled into the pads, Head knocks it to the right of mid-on

Maheesh Theekshana to Travis Head, no run, tries cutting hard but chops it off the under-edge to the bowler. Maybe held up in the surface

Maheesh Theekshana to Travis Head, FOUR, too full and hammered! It's floated up at 92kph, length is in the slot and Head goes very hard, dragging it off the inside half to the left of mid-on

Maheesh Theekshana to Travis Head, no run, dragged down short outside off, Head misses out as he mistimes the cut to point

Maheesh Theekshana to Mitchell Marsh, 1 run, full delivery on off, Marsh taps it wide of mid-off and gets across for a single

Maheesh Theekshana to Mitchell Marsh, no run, flat and turning in off a good length, 99kph, Marsh punches off the back foot to mid-off

Maheesh Theekshana to Travis Head, 1 run, fired in on a good length, slides back into Head who opens the face and steers to backward point. A misfield gives him the chance to get across

Maheesh Theekshana to Travis Head, FOUR, turning away off a good length, Head goes hard and slaps it through point. Pitch looks really good. Not a shot you could play on a surface that is holding

Maheesh Theekshana to Travis Head, FOUR, deceived in the air as Theekshana slows it up at 90kph! It's an off-break, drifts in before turning away and takes a thick edge as Head goes for a big slog-sweep. Balloons to the right of short third, beating the fielder and running away

Maheesh Theekshana to Travis Head, no run, flat length ball sliding in on middle, Head makes some room and punches it back down the pitch

Maheesh Theekshana to Travis Head, no run, 94.8kph, drifting in on middle, Head works it to midwicket