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

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

Marcus Stoinis to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, short of length on middle, Pavan Rathnayake goes on the back foot and flicks to deep backward square-leg

Marcus Stoinis to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, slower-ball and the off-cutter full outside off, Pavan Rathnayake gets forward and lofts over mid-off, didn't hit it as well as he would've liked to, but clears the fielder. The bat turned in the hand when he hit that

Marcus Stoinis to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, short of length and extra bounce outside off, Pavan Rathnayake slashes and misses. Marcus Stoinis has a go at the batter, then sees no response from him, turns around and has a smile at the ump as he chews gum. Full swag from the Western Australian turned Victorian

Marcus Stoinis to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, short of length and tight on off, Pavan Rathnayake goes on the back foot and makes room slightly to punch to backward point, straight to the fielder

Marcus Stoinis to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, consecutive fours. A short of length delivery outside off, Pavan Rathnayake goes on the back foot to cut late, the thick outside-edge flies where there are no slips, runs fine for four to the third man fence

Marcus Stoinis to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, one-handed four. Full on off, Pavan Rathnayake gets forward to drive and it's aerial, but well wide of cover and no chance for sweeper cover to his right. That was top timing despite the bottom-hand coming off

Marcus Stoinis to Kusal Mendis, out Caught by Cooper Connolly!! Heaved straight to the fielder at deep mid-wicket. Cross-seam on a good length on off and middle, Kusal Mendis gets forward to heave, doesn't time it and yet it nearly goes all the way. Connolly at the edge of the cushions takes it easily. End of the big stand. Kandy goes silent for a moment. Kusal Mendis c Cooper Connolly b Marcus Stoinis 51(38) [4s-6 6s-1]

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

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

Marcus Stoinis to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, brilliant work by Maxwell. 129.3ks full pitcher on off, Mendis flicks it wide of mid-on and the ball was travelling, Maxwell moves to his right and puts in a full length dive to make the stop, he saved three

Marcus Stoinis to Kusal Mendis, no run, bouncer right at the batter, Mendis ducks and allows it to sail over. Looked high but not according to the square leg umpire

Marcus Stoinis to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, neatly done! Not the first time Mendis has played that shot today. 130.1ks back of a length outside off, Mendis opens the bat face and steers it behind square on the off-side - bisecting backward point and short third perfectly

Marcus Stoinis to Kusal Mendis, no run, 132.2ks back of a length around off, Mendis turns it to mid-on

Marcus Stoinis to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, 132.5ks back of a length delivery, Mendis shuffles inside the line and gloves the lap to fine leg. Ellis runs to his right and dives to flick the ball in play, he saves a couple

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

Marcus Stoinis to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, 128.9ks back of a length around off, Mendis rides the bounce and punches square of the wicket

Marcus Stoinis to Kusal Perera, out Caught by Nathan Ellis!! Stoinis strikes second ball! The inclusion of Perera for today's game does not work out - he departs cheaply. He backs away and is made to reach the short of length delivery, that's why he can't middle it and mistimes the upper cut towards deep backward point, Ellis settles under it and reverse cups it safely. Kusal Perera c Nathan Ellis b Marcus Stoinis 1(3)

Marcus Stoinis to Kusal Perera, no run, what a stop! 132.2ks good length ball angled across, Perera goes hard on the cut and gets an under-edge, Inglis was moving to his left but dives to his right and makes a one-handed stop