Sri Lanka (184/2) defeat Australia (181) to advance to Super 8 stage, leaving opposition on the brink of elimination from T20 World Cup 2026

[Devadwal]

Back to back good over by Australia . No boundary since last 2 overs. Pressure is building and they just need a opening here.

 

[deltexas]

Repeating, redundancies, and being Nostradamus won't make your random statements true though.

This game is not yet over by any means !

Yeah , Pak is better than this imp Aussie side, got it . Understood.

 

[JaDed]

Lanka has announced themselves as I said it out lmao

 

[Asif321]

Aussies don’t have that bowling to defend this they should have got 200 to have any chance . Lanka played smart .

 

[jnaveen1980]

77 in 47 balls. Alright let us see how Srilanka reacts

 

[deltexas]

Mendis gone ! Now the Aussie stranglehold starts, have seen this so many times !

 

[Devadwal]

Back to back good over by Australia . No boundary since last 2 overs. Pressure is building and they just need a opening here.

And Australia gets the opening here. Mendis gone.

Match is tilting towards Australia as RR cross 10.

 

[deltexas]

You never ever ever write the Aussies off.. Even with a weakened team , they will make life difficult for other teams and will not give up easily .

 

[Justcrazy]

Sri Lanka need 69 runs in 42 balls.

Stonis has bowled well today

 

[saabir]

What happened to Australian bowling. They don't have the back up of Starc, Hazlewood and Cummins.. barring Zampa their bowlings looks very average..

 

[deltexas]

Game on .. 10 an over needed. One tight over and Aus will be all over. SL need a big over to level things here..

 

[Devadwal]

61 from 6 over. Anyone game

 

[deltexas]

What happened to Australian bowling. They don't have the back up of Starc, Hazlewood and Cummins.. barring Zampa their bowlings looks very average..

Not easy to replace greats for any team.. Starc, Hazlewood, Cummins are the modern greats for Aus , so not easy to fill their boots .

 

[Justcrazy]

Nissanka is the key here , needs to bat through.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Nissanka is playing a great knock. Stoinis is pissed off.

 

[Justcrazy]

Nissanka batting well so far , he is getting boundaries.

 

[jnaveen1980]

Pathum has to calm down. New batsman cannot play with same fluency and Australia can easily come back in the game with just 1 good over

 

[SpiritOf1903]

SL eating this target

 

[Justcrazy]

F O U R

Nissanka not stopping

 

[RahulBose]

Go SL go.....

 

[jnaveen1980]

wow That was Rohit sharmasque pulled six

 

[Justcrazy]

S I X

What a shot , That may make Lanka on top now.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Go SL go.....

They're stronger than Australia...Windies too

 

[Devadwal]

What an over for Lanka. 20 runs over.

41 from 30.

 

[deltexas]

Take a bow Nissanka ! As I said before, someone has to play a blinder for SL and looks like Nissanka is doing it today ! Well played

 

[CricVet]

This game is not yet over by any means !

Yeah , Pak is better than this imp Aussie side, got it . Understood.

A troll will always be a troll...got it

 

[jnaveen1980]

Australia deserves this for banking 4 overs from Stoinis

 

[CricVet]

Took a tea break and Nassanka went blazing...dang...now Rathnaika joins in

 

[GLORY OF '92]

What a shot what a player

 

[Usman Chadda]

Love watching this guy bat, so pleasing on the eye

 

[Omer2002]

Grt come back and i dnt rate aussie bowlin at all .

 

[jnaveen1980]

Actually even though Australia was a crap team you have to say SL also lost hasaranga. And also after 2 balls they lost Pathirana as well

 

[RahulBose]

They're stronger than Australia...Windies too

Aus is very half baked.

 

[jnaveen1980]

This is classical destruction by SL.

 

[Devadwal]

Gone ? Twist?

 

[jnaveen1980]

He was very lucky in a way.

 

[SpiritOf1903]

That's behind the line ?...

 

[Devadwal]

Just saved. Very tight call.

 

[jnaveen1980]

hahhaha stumping missed.

 

[deltexas]

That's behind the line ?...

Yes behind the line for me.

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Poor Auusies

 

[Devadwal]

Inglis

 

[jnaveen1980]

They are going to reach their in a canter.

 

[Asif321]

Zimbabwe will play its super 8s in India. Not good for them . They would have hoped to stay in Srilanka

 

[run-out]

Aus out of World Cup

 

[Deewana Mastana]

30 off 23 with 8 wickets in hand nice amd easy

 

[jnaveen1980]

Not a single bowler looked threatening.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

There will be two losers tonight.

Australia and Indian broadcasters

 

[jnaveen1980]

Srilankans are vulnerable against full balls. Not sure why they are bowling back of length to these guys.

 

[Asif321]

Crap bowling line up it was bound to happen

 

[CricVet]

IF this was Colombo, AU had it in the bag. Not here. A job very very well done by the heart and soul of SL batting!

 

[run-out]

What if zimbabwe lose both the remaining matches

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Nissan ka shot 6

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Aussies are shocked to the max

 

[jnaveen1980]

Classical destruction by Nissanka.. Beautiful innings

 

[deltexas]

What if zimbabwe lose both the remaining matches

It comes down to NRR. And Aus NRR is much worse than Zim now

 

[sachin-10dulkar]

Nissanka on fire

 

[Devadwal]

What a six. That was slapped on @mominsaigol face.

 

[RedwoodOriginal]

Stunning run-chase by Sri Lanka. Has to be said.

 

[CricVet]

With that 6, dagger successfully placed!

 

[Deewana Mastana]

20 off 20 now

Nissanka MOTM

 

[deltexas]

That is some shot by Nissanka wow !

 

[Asif321]

It comes down to NRR. And Aus NRR is much worse than Zim now

Don’t see Zimbabwe losing badly two games . Even if they do it will be very close . So no chance for Aussies

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Top shot again 6 more

 

[jnaveen1980]

He is just toying with them.

 

[Nikhil_cric]

Stunning run-chase by Sri Lanka. Has to be said.

Led by classy, clutch Nissanka

 

[Asif321]

Amazing talent

 

[jnaveen1980]

Nissanka played exactly with such control in the oval test chasing 218 with his 127

 

[Markhor]

Warms my heart seeing a Big 3 team under the pump, and SL giving their long suffering fans something to cheer.

Nissanka with some breathtaking shots here.

Zimbabwe please do your job tomorrow vs Ireland.

 

[BDfanforever]

Tiny ground. Flop tournament so far. Aus is one game away from elimination.

 

[CricVet]

Nissanka deserves to stand and deliver in the entire next over to get 100

 

[Deewana Mastana]

He's into the 90s now

 

[jnaveen1980]

At the oval test he made unbeaten 127 in 124 balls in the 4th innings

 

[SpiritOf1903]

Aus are a minnow now. SL brilliant

 

[Deewana Mastana]

Another 4

97 off 50 balls 1 hit away now

 

[GoUgandaCranes]

Nissanka was in 2025 PSL draft at a really cheap price and no one picked him.

Pakistan really has no clue what talent is.

 

[Aqib_mustafa]

Australia are joke of a team in asian conditions got blanked 3 nil in pakistan now getting hammered by sri lanka of all teams this Australian team got lucky in last world cup vs india big time with the toss look at their bowlers absolute minnow level well done sri lanka for exposing this overrated hack australian side Australia are out of the tournament now

 

[jnaveen1980]

Tiny ground. Flop tournament so far. Aus is one game away from elimination.

This has to be one of the greatest T20 wordl cup since 2007

 

[Nikhil_cric]

There really is no batsman more watchable than Nissanka in full flow.

 

[Devadwal]

It comes down to NRR. And Aus NRR is much worse than Zim now

Don’t see Zimbabwe losing badly two games . Even if they do it will be very close . So no chance for Aussies

Zimbabwe needs a win anyhow. Australia can increase the NRR by winning big against Oman.