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

Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, the first 100 at this year's T20 World Cup. Pathum Nissanka the man. Celebrates with the helmet off. Arms outstretched in celebration with the bat in one hand and the helmet in the other. Then he removes the right glove, puts a finger to his lips, silences someone as he closes his eyes - his trademark celebration. Sanath Jayasuriya and R Sridhar are pumped. Big smiles form on their faces. Kandy goes wild. What a knock and what a time to get your World Cup 100. Coming to the ball: It was a flat leg-break and on a good length outside off, Nissanka goes on the back foot and pulls to long-on. One needed for his 100 and he jogs to the other end, then the celebrations begin

Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, 2 runs, tossed up full outside off, Pathum Nissanka gets forward to chip it, one hand came off and Pavan Rathnayake runs hard to come back for two. It went to long-on and Rathnayake was always coming back. Easily done in the end

Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, tossed up full on off, may have been the googly, Pathum Nissanka sinks low, slogsweeps and splits deep square-leg and deep mid-wicket to perfection. The crowd go nuts

Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, no run, slower and the leg-break outside off, turns away, Pathum Nissanka goes on the back foot and cuts to backward point, they don't run despite the fielder being there on the edge of the ring

Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, one bounce over the ropes at deep square-leg. It's a length delivery on off, Pathum Nissanka sinks low to pull and it nearly is a six. Went low to get under that

Nathan Ellis to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, full and wide outside off, Pathum Nissanka reaches for it and drives straight to the fielder at sweeper cover, retains the strike with that run

Nathan Ellis to Pathum Nissanka, SIX, this is some shot. Such is the confidence running through his veins right now. He shuffles across and takes this full delivery on off, just a mere shovel and it flies flat and just clears the deep backward square-leg fence. What batting and people are on the trees watching this as my colleague, Sagar Chawla is ROFL about that fact

Nathan Ellis to Pathum Nissanka, wide, way outside off, the length delivery and wide of the tramline, left alone and wide called

Nathan Ellis to Pathum Nissanka, SIX, superb cut. Pathum Nissanka backs away outside the leg-stump, this is back of a length around midle and leg, he cuts and it's a flat six all the way over deep backward point. Made room to allow the arms to free up

Nathan Ellis to Pathum Nissanka, 2 runs, back of the hand slower-ball and full outside off, Pathum Nissanka gets forward to drive and it's Smith at long-off, he runs forward, tries to take it with one hand, the right one and fumbles, so they come back for two

Nathan Ellis to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, short of length on off, Pathum Nissanka goes on the back foot and pulls to deep square-leg, no timing there

Glenn Maxwell to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, flat good length and outside off, across, Pathum Nissanka goes on the back foot and pulls to deep mid-wicket

Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, SIX, the sound of the bat there. Look at the crowd inside the stadium. They are going mental. It's a short of length delivery on off, not at Marcus Stoinis' pace, Pathum Nissanka gets forward and absolutely murders the pull, flies 20 rows back at deep mid-wicket and into the crowd. They are losing it, the crowd. 98m hit

Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, Pathum Nissanka on the charge. It's a back of a length delivery and he uses his feet, lofts straight down the ground and again not that well-timed but enough to get it into the gap

Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, wide, slightly lower arm and slingy, full and down leg, Pathum Nissanka heaves and misses, called a wide

Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, no run, called as one short delivery for the over. Dug in short as Pathum Nissanka comes down the track to try and help it on its way, misses, Marcus Stoinis lucky to get away there

Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, deft and races away. On a good length around off, Pathum Nissanka goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat late to glide it well wide of short third man. No chance for the deep fielder. Marcus Stoinis is not happy, he has a go at someone

Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, smashed for four. Pathum Nissanka comes down the track and gets to the pitch of the ball, then tonks it straight back over Adam Zampa, one bounce over the ropes. Nice use of the feet

Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, no run, flat good length outside off, skids on low, Pathum Nissanka goes on the back foot to cut and is beaten

Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, 2 runs, full on off, Pathum Nissanka comes down the track and turns it to the vacant square-leg area, Josh Inglis gives chase but they sneak two. Great running

Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, skids on to off, Pathum Nissanka goes on the back foot and opens the face of the bat to glide to the left of short third man who dives and keeps it to one

Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, short of length outside off, Pathum Nissanka goes on the back foot to cut and mistimes it in front of cover, they take a quick single

Glenn Maxwell to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, now 50 for Pathum Nissanka. Flat good length on off, knocked to the vacant mid-wicket area and there was slight hesitation between the two, but easily done in the end

Glenn Maxwell to Pathum Nissanka, 2 runs, from round the wicket. Full and wide outside off, Pathum Nissanka gets low and sweeps, wide of deep backward square-leg and the fielder runs and keeps it to two

Glenn Maxwell to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, turns in from outside off, good length, Pathum Nissanka goes on the back foot and flicks to deep square-leg

Nathan Ellis to Pathum Nissanka, no run, full and wide outside off, Pathum Nissanka reaches for it to drive and mistimes it straight to the fielder at extra-cover

Nathan Ellis to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, another back of the hand slower-ball and good length on off, Pathum Nissanka goes on the back foot to pull hard and straight to deep square-leg

Nathan Ellis to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, what an inswinging yorker that is. Such late tail. Given as a run. Was there an inside-edge? That came back so late, Pathum Nissanka almost falls as he tries to dig it out, on to the back leg and it goes off the pad to the leg-side. They take one. Nathan Ellis has his hands on his head

Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, very full on off, Pathum Nissanka hangs back and jams the bat down, wide of backward point for one, to his right

Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, tossed up full and Pathum Nissanka comes down the track to drive to long-off

Cooper Connolly to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, short and wide outside off, Pathum Nissanka goes on the back foot and cuts wide of sweeper cover for one, one hand came off the bat

Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, short of length and no spin on middle, Pathum Nissanka goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on

Cooper Connolly to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, flat and good length on middle, Pathum Nissanka gets forward and closes the face of the bat to flick to short fine, Kusal Mendis races across

Cooper Connolly to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, low full-toss on leg-stump, Pathum Nissanka gets forward and makes room slightly to drive to long-off

Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, just past Inglis. Not sure he intended to play it that fine. But he will take the boundary. Back of a length close to off, Nissanka was aiming to steer it to third man but gets an outside edge. Inglis dives to his right but the ball just evades his grasp

Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, smashed! 107.4ks slower ball but dragged short, sits up nicely and Nissanka dismisses the pull, he hangs back and nails it in front of square. No one moved in the field

Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, no run, 133.4ks full and outside off, Nissanka leaves thinking it is a wide, but that was within the marker

Cooper Connolly to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, 98.4ks quicker and fraction short, Nissanka stays leg-side and plays the late cut to the left of backward point, beats Ellis on the edge of the ring and the ball races away

Cooper Connolly to Pathum Nissanka, 2 runs, drifting in with the arm, Nissanka is rushed into the tuck and plays it with soft hands to mid-wicket, the duo scamper back for the second

Cooper Connolly to Pathum Nissanka, SIX, whoa! That's an incredible hit. 103.7ks quicker arm-ball outside off, Nissanka reverse his stances and nails the reverse sweep over short third. He got that right off the screws and the ball sails over the rope

Cooper Connolly to Pathum Nissanka, no run, 95.6ks attacks the stumps, Nissanka stays rooted to the crease and eases it to cover

Cooper Connolly to Pathum Nissanka, no run, darted into the blockhole, Nissanka squeezes it back to Connolly

Nathan Ellis to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, starts with the back of the hand slower ball - 115.5ks and Nissanka nurdles it backward of square leg

Xavier Bartlett to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, 127ks pace off short of length delivery, Nissanka pulls to deep backward square

Xavier Bartlett to Pathum Nissanka, wide, he's gotten away with a poor delivery - full toss down leg, Nissanka can't lay bat on the help-along

Xavier Bartlett to Pathum Nissanka, no run, 131.9ks on a length and outside off, Nissanka saw the width and goes hard on the drive, ekes out an inside edge onto the body

Xavier Bartlett to Pathum Nissanka, no run, 136.3ks nip-backer from short of length, Nissanka is cramped and tucks it with soft hands to mid-wicket

Xavier Bartlett to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, back to back fours. 135.1ks back of a length around leg, that's easy pickings especially with no fine leg in place, Nissanka stays inside the line and helps it along the way

Xavier Bartlett to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, in the air and past mid-on. The fielder was wide and the ball races away. 136.1ks good length ball, Nissanka takes a step down and lofts down the ground. Not off the middle but the outfield is lightning fast

Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, 127.2ks good length ball on off, Nissanka is rushed into bringing his bat down and he stabs it to backward point

Xavier Bartlett to Pathum Nissanka, no run, appeal from Bartlett. Nothing from Inglis or slip. On a length and outside off, Nissanka thinks it is short and tries to cut, but the ball sneaks past his outside edge

Xavier Bartlett to Pathum Nissanka, no run, 133ks full and swinging away, Nissanka drives with the swing and picks out cover. Either side and that would have been four

Xavier Bartlett to Pathum Nissanka, SIX, ufff! That's a shovel from Nissanka. Wrong line from Bartlett - angled into leg, Nissanka stays rooted to the crease and helps it over long leg. Used the pace of Bartlett and sent it 73 meters long

Xavier Bartlett to Pathum Nissanka, 1 run, 131.9ks short of length around off, Nissanka rides the bounce and punches it to deep backward point

Xavier Bartlett to Pathum Nissanka, no run, 131.5ks fullish delivery on off, Nissanka prods forward and defends to cover