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

Adam Zampa to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, Pavan Rathnayake ends things. It's tossed up full outside off, he shuffles across and sweeps so flat, to the vacant deep backward square-leg fence and Australia have been decimated in this chase. Wild scenes in Kandy as Sri Lanka win with two overs to spare. Sri Lanka are now into the Super Eights

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

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 Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, slower and good length just outside off, Pavan Rathnayake goes on the back foot and punches it down to long-on

Adam Zampa to Pavan Rathnayake, no run, Pavan Rathnayake comes down the track and takes it on the full, drives it straight to the fielder at cover, missed out there

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

Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, 3 runs, great work from Ellis at sweeper cover. He runs and dives to his left to pull it back. Throws it in to the other fielder, saves one. Was the leg-break outside off, short and turns away, Kusal Mendis goes on the back foot and cuts in the gap, was racing away and Ellis did brilliantly

Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, no run, that's the length. Fullish and just outside off, hint of turn away, Kusal Mendis gets forward to push to cover

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 Kusal Mendis, 1 run, low full-toss on middle, Kusal Mendis gets low and sweeps straight to the fielder at deep mid-wicket

Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, dragged down on off, Kusal Mendis goes on the back foot and pulls, gets low, work for deep backward square-leg and he runs and dives to his left to take the ball and parry it to the other fielder from the deep

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

Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, slower and this is fraction short on off, Kusal Mendis has the time to go back and pulls, wide of both deep mid-wicket and long-on, races away, right into the gap that was

Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, no run, flat good length outside off, slides on, Kusal Mendis goes on the back foot and cuts, straight to the fielder at backward point

Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, no run, flat good length just outside off, Kusal Mendis goes on the back foot and punches it to cover, made room slightly

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

Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, tossed up full on middle, Kusal Mendis gets forward and shows the full face of the bat to drive to long-off

Adam Zampa to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, dragged down and four. It's short on middle, Kusal Mendis goes on the back foot and pulls hard and to the vacant wide long-on fence. The way he used the feet was key