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Sri Lanka vs Australia 2026 Match 30 Full Commentary
Result · Feb 16 2026, Mon - 07:00 PM (IST)
AUSTRALIA181
SRI LANKA184/2
Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
CRR:10.22
Player Of The Match
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OUT! Run Out. Dushmantha Chameera to Adam Zampa. Leg cutter length ball, down leg side on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Mendis, by Mendis. Australia post a strong and competitive total, with the openers setting the tone through a fiery 104-run partnership that laid the perfect foundation. The middle order added valuable contributions to sustain the momentum. While Sri Lanka's bowlers struggled early on, leaking runs during the power play, they made a commendable comeback after breaking the opening partnership. Wickets fell at regular intervals, slowing Australia's progress. Dushan Hemantha was the standout performer, taking three crucial wickets to keep his team in the contest.
OUT! Run Out. Dushmantha Chameera to Nathan Ellis. Leg cutter length ball, middle stump on the front foot Slog, missed, direct hit by Mendis. Xavier Bartlett sacrifices his wicket.
Dushmantha Chameera to Nathan Ellis. Short, wide down leg side swayed away Leave, Left for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
OUT! Caught. Dushmantha Chameera to Marcus Stoinis. Leg cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot driving, outside edge in the air uncontrolled to short third man, caught by Theekshana. Stoinis couldn't make any impact.
FREE HIT. Dushmantha Chameera to Marcus Stoinis. Leg cutter length ball, off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
No ball Dushmantha Chameera to Marcus Stoinis. Reverse Swing-Out full toss, off stump on the back foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long off and it was a no ball.
Dushmantha Chameera to Marcus Stoinis. Leg cutter back of a length, wide down leg side on the back foot dropped, to backward point for no runs, fielded by Wellalage.
Maheesh Theekshana to Xavier Bartlett. Quicker ball half volley, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
Maheesh Theekshana to Xavier Bartlett. Quicker ball yorker, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
Maheesh Theekshana to Xavier Bartlett. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot Slog, inside edge to short fine leg for no runs, fielded by Perera.
OUT! Caught. Maheesh Theekshana to Cooper Connolly. Off break length ball, off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, top edge in the air uncontrolled to short third man, caught by Perera. Eight wickets down for Australia.
Maheesh Theekshana to Cooper Connolly. Off break length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot cutting, in the air under control to deep extra cover for 2 runs.
Maheesh Theekshana to Cooper Connolly. Quicker length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Slog, hit pad to short leg for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
Dushmantha Chameera to Cooper Connolly. Leg cutter back of a length, wide outside off stump on the back foot Steer, to backward point for 1 run, fielded by Hemantha.
OUT! Caught. Dushmantha Chameera to Josh Inglis. Short, wide down leg side on the back foot pulling, top edge in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Wellalage. Into the safe hands.
Dushmantha Chameera to Marcus Stoinis. Leg cutter length ball, down leg side on the front foot pushing, to short extra cover for 1 run, fielded by Silva.
Dushmantha Chameera to Josh Inglis. Leg cutter length ball, down leg side on the front foot Slog, inside edge in the air uncontrolled to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Hemantha.
FOUR! Dushmantha Chameera to Josh Inglis. Leg cutter length ball, down leg side on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
Dushmantha Chameera to Josh Inglis. Leg cutter length ball, down leg side on the front foot reverse sweeping, missed for no runs, fielded by Mendis.
Dushan Hemantha to Josh Inglis. Leg spinner length ball, to leg on the back foot working, to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.
Dushan Hemantha to Josh Inglis. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot driving, to deep backward point for 2 runs, fielded by Rathnayake.
Dushan Hemantha to Josh Inglis. Leg spinner length ball, off stump on the back foot driving, back to bowler for no runs, run save by Hemantha.
FOUR! Dushan Hemantha to Josh Inglis. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump on the front foot driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
Dushan Hemantha to Marcus Stoinis. Leg spinner half volley, middle stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, to short third man for 1 run, fielded by Chameera.
OUT! Caught. Dushan Hemantha to Glenn Maxwell. Leg spinner full toss, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to backward point, caught by Silva. What an acrobatic catch from Pathum Nissanka.
Dushmantha Chameera to Glenn Maxwell. Off cutter length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.
Dushmantha Chameera to Josh Inglis. Length ball, to leg on the back foot driving, to deep cover for 1 run, fielded by Mendis.
FOUR! Dushmantha Chameera to Josh Inglis. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the front foot reverse sweeping, well timed in the air under control past third man for 4 runs.
Dushmantha Chameera to Glenn Maxwell. Reverse Swing-In full toss, off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Rathnayake.
Dushmantha Chameera to Glenn Maxwell. Length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs, dropped catch by Silva, fielded by Rathnayake.
FOUR! Adam Zampa to Pavan Rathnayake. Leg spinner half volley, outside off stump moves in front slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep backward square leg for 4 runs. What a remarkable win for Sri Lanka! With this victory, they secure their place in the Super 8. The star of the show was Pathum Nissanka, who played a sensational innings, scoring a brilliant 100, the first century of this World Cup. He was well supported by Kusal Mendis, who added a fluent 51, while Pavan Rathnayake chipped in with a valuable knock to keep the chase on track. Australia's bowlers, however, were far from their best. They leaked runs throughout and struggled to make any breakthroughs, resulting in a disappointing performance overall. Pathum Nissanka is the Player of the Match.
Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, to long on for 1 run, fielded by David.
Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, mis-timed in the air uncontrolled to long on for 2 runs, fielded by David.
FOUR! Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep square leg for 4 runs.
Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to backward point for no runs, mis-fielded by Connolly.
FOUR! Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka. Googly length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep square leg for 4 runs.
Nathan Ellis to Pathum Nissanka. Reverse Swing-Out length ball, wide outside off stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.
SIX! Nathan Ellis to Pathum Nissanka. Reverse Swing-In length ball, off stump moves in front Scoop, well timed in the air under control over fine leg for 6 runs.
Wide Nathan Ellis to Pathum Nissanka. Off cutter length ball, wide outside off stump on the back foot Leave, Left for 1 run, fielded by Inglis.
SIX! Nathan Ellis to Pathum Nissanka. Short, outside off stump backing away cutting, well timed in the air under control over deep backward point for 6 runs.
Nathan Ellis to Pathum Nissanka. Slower length ball, middle stump on the front foot driving, mis-timed to deep extra cover for 2 runs.
Nathan Ellis to Pavan Rathnayake. Half volley, off stump deep in crease Slog, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Connolly.
Nathan Ellis to Pathum Nissanka. Off cutter back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, in the air under control to deep square leg for 1 run, fielded by Bartlett.
FOUR! Glenn Maxwell to Pavan Rathnayake. Carrom length ball, outside off stump down the track working, inside edge past fine leg for 4 runs, mis-fielded by Inglis.
APPEAL! Glenn Maxwell to Pavan Rathnayake. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot Slog, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis, appeal made for Stumped. Big screen flashes not out.
FOUR! Glenn Maxwell to Pavan Rathnayake. Off break length ball, outside off stump moves in front slog sweeping, well timed in the air under control past deep mid wicket for 4 runs.
Glenn Maxwell to Pavan Rathnayake. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the front foot slog sweeping, mis-timed back to bowler for no runs, mis-fielded by Maxwell.
Glenn Maxwell to Pathum Nissanka. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, mis-timed to deep mid wicket for 1 run, fielded by Connolly.
Glenn Maxwell to Pavan Rathnayake. Off break length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, to deep point for 1 run, fielded by Bartlett.
SIX! Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka. Back of a length, outside off stump on the back foot pulling, well timed in the air under control over deep mid wicket for 6 runs.
FOUR! Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka. Back of a length, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control past long on for 4 runs.
Wide Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka. Reverse Swing-In length ball, down leg side on the front foot slog sweeping, Play and Miss (Leg Side) for 1 run, fielded by Inglis.
Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka. Short, outside off stump down the track cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
FOUR! Marcus Stoinis to Pathum Nissanka. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the back foot Steer, well timed past third man for 4 runs.
Marcus Stoinis to Pavan Rathnayake. Reverse Swing-In length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, in the air under control to deep backward square leg for 1 run, fielded by Green.
FOUR! Marcus Stoinis to Pavan Rathnayake. Length ball, outside off stump deep in crease driving, well timed in the air under control past deep extra cover for 4 runs.
FOUR! Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump down the track Slog, well timed in the air under control past long off for 4 runs.
Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot cutting, missed for no runs, fielded by Inglis.
Adam Zampa to Pathum Nissanka. Googly length ball, middle stump down the track working, inside edge to square leg for 2 runs, fielded by Marsh.
Adam Zampa to Pavan Rathnayake. Leg spinner length ball, outside off stump on the back foot working, to long on for 1 run, fielded by Maxwell.