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SL vs AUS: 20th match of T20 World Cup 2026 between Sri Lanka and Australia It is being played at Pallekele International Stadium. Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bowl first. Batting first, the entire Australian team was reduced to 181 runs. For Australia, Travis Head played a brilliant inning of 56 runs and Mitchell Marsh played a brilliant inning of 54 runs. The Sri Lankan bowlers made a brilliant comeback and bowled brilliantly.

Trevid Head scored a brilliant fifty

Captain Mitchell Marsh and Travis Head came to open for Australia and both gave a fast start to the team. There was a partnership of 104 runs between the two for the first wicket in just 8.3 overs, but then Dushan Hemantha sent Travis Head to the pavilion. Head was out after playing an innings of 59 runs in 29 balls. During this, 7 fours and 3 sixes came off his bat.

Mitchell Marsh scored a half century

After this, Australia lost 3 wickets within 26 runs. Cameron Green became the victim of Dunith Velez after scoring only 3 runs. After this, captain Mitchell Marsh was dismissed by Dushan Hemantha. Marsh played an inning of 54 runs in 27 balls, which included 8 fours and 2 sixes. Whereas Tim David could not do anything special and returned to the pavilion after scoring only 6 runs. Kamindu Mendis showed him the way to the pavilion.

Great performance by Sri Lankan bowlers

After this, Dushan Hemantha sent Glenn Maxwell to the pavilion. Maxwell was out after scoring 22 runs in 15 balls. After this, Josh English became the victim of Chameera after scoring 27 runs in 22 balls. After this, Australia lost wickets continuously and the entire team was reduced to 181 runs on the last ball of the innings. Dushan Hemantha took 3 wickets for Sri Lanka. Chameera took 2 wickets. While Kamindu Mendis, Dunith Velez and Mahish Theekshana got 1 success each.