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Dasun Shanaka deems Sri Lanka's display vs Australia as 'one of the best'

Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka on Monday described his team's win over Australia in the T20 World Cup here as "one of the best performances in recent past". Swashbuckling opener Pathum Nissanka struck a belligerent 52-ball 100 to power Sri Lanka to an eight-wicket win and secure their place in the Super Eights. "One of the best performances in recent past. Happy about the way first innings went," Shanaka said at the presentation ceremony. Set a record target of 182 at this venue, Sri Lanka rode on Nissanka's unbeaten knock and Kusal Mendis's 38-ball 51 to complete the task in 18 overs and leave Australia's qualification hopes hanging by a thread. Sri Lanka suffered a blow while Australia were batting as pacer Matheesha Pathirana had to be taken off the attack after suffering a hamstring injury in his first over. "We were still very positive after losing Pathirana. Had the confidence. Knew about the wicket as well. Each and everyone showed high body language. Everybody wanted to .

T20 WC 2026 Group B updated points table: SL, ZIM, AUS rankings

Zimbabwe, with their win over Australia on Friday, have jumped to the number two spot in the Group B points table

Australia vs Sri Lanka HIGHLIGHTS T20 World Cup 2026: Sri Lanka down Aussies to qualify for Super 8

ICC T20 World Cup HIGHLIGHTS: Sri Lanka are first team from Group B and fifth team overall to book their place in the next round

T20 WC 2026: Australia vs Sri Lanka preview, toss time, live streaming

Sri Lanka began their campaign with a 29-run victory over Ireland and followed it up with a commanding 105-run thrashing of Oman.

T20 World Cup 2026: AUS vs SL pitch report and Pallekele stadium stats

Australia, on the other hand, have experienced an inconsistent run. They began positively with a win over Ireland but stumbled in their next outing, suffering a surprising 23-run defeat to Zimbabwe.

T20 WC 2026: Sri Lanka vs Oman preview, toss time, live streaming

Sri Lanka will be hoping to continue their momentum in the tournament after losing their star player, Wanindu Hasaranga due to injury

T20 WC 2026: Sri Lanka vs Oman pitch report and Pallekele Stadium key stats

The co-hosts began their campaign with a 20-run win over Ireland and will look to carry on the momentum in Pallekele

Sri Lanka vs Oman live streaming: Where to watch today's T20 WC 2026 match?

Co-hosts Sri Lanka will aim to take one step closer to Super 8 qualification with a big win over Oman

T20 World Cup 2026 today's matches: SL vs OMN, NEP vs ITA, IND vs NAM

The biggest game of the day will be played in New Delhi when hosts India take on Namibia in a Group A clash.

Injury setback for Sri Lanka! Wanindu Hasaranga ruled out of T20 World Cup

Hasaranga underwent an MRI scan on Monday, and the results confirmed a substantial tear in his left hamstring.

Sri Lanka President thanks Pakistan PM for India match boycott withdrawal

Sri Lanka's President Anura Kumara Dissanayake has thanked Pakistan Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif for directing the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) to end the boycott of their T20 World Cup match against India here on February 15. The India-Pakistan match will go ahead as scheduled after Pakistan's government decided to withdraw its boycott call following persuasion from Bangladesh and Sri Lanka, ending an impasse that cast a shadow on the ongoing tournament. "Delighted that the eagerly awaited India Pakistan match at the ongoing T20 cricket World Cup in Colombo will go ahead," Dissanayake said on X platform. Dissanayake had called Sharif Monday night to convince him to play the game following the Sri Lanka Cricket letter addressed to PCB to change its decision. Pakistan PM's office acknowledged Dissanayake's call in the government release which effectively ended the match boycott by his country. Pakistan had earlier said they would not play the India match, which was seen as a polit

Sri Lanka vs Ireland HIGHLIGHTS T20 World Cup 2026: SL get opening win, beat IRE by 20 runs

Sri Lanka gave Ireland a challenging total of 163/6 to defend as their spinners and pacers were brilliant on the night. Theekshana and Hasaranga picked up 3-fers on the night.

Sri Lanka vs Ireland live streaming: Where to watch T20 WC 2026 match?

Ireland will be aiming to pull off an upset, with their sights set on toppling the Asian side.

T20 World Cup 2026: Sri Lanka vs Ireland preview, toss time, live streaming

Sri Lanka comes into the match with a squad that is perfectly suited for the subcontinental conditions, with a strong spin attack and a batting line-up capable of dominating on home turf.

Big Tech enters cricket ecosystem as ICC partners Google ahead of T20 WC

The partnership has been launched with an interactive campaign titled Craziest Fan Kaun, which allows users to create personalised avatars using Gemini's image-generation capabilities

Sri Lanka vs England live streaming: Where to watch 3rd T20I match today?

Tom Banton and Harry Brook have been key contributors with the bat, while Sam Curran's all-round performances have been crucial.

Sri Lanka vs England 3rd T20I: Pallekele pitch report, key stadium stats

Sri Lanka so far have played 23 T20I matches at this venue. They have won 11 matches, lost ten, while one match ended in no contest

Sri Lanka vs England 3rd T20: Match preview, toss timings, streaming

Hosts Sri Lanka will look to salvage pride with a consolation win in the third match today

Pakistan to England: List of teams who forfeited matches in ICC events

The first-ever instance of teams forfeiting matches in an ICC event was in 1996, when not just one but two teams - Australia and West Indies - refused to travel to Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka vs England HIGHLIGHTS 2nd T20I: ENG beat SL by 6 wickets (DLS) to clinch series

England chased down 168 runs (DLS target) in another rain curtailed game that gave them an unassailable 2-0 lead on the night.