Pallekele: Sri Lanka produced an emphatic all-round efficiency headlined by Pathum Nissanka’s very good unbeaten hundred to outclass Australia by eight wickets in a bunch league fixture of the T20 World Cup and enter the Tremendous Eight stage of the occasion right here on Monday.
Chasing a goal of 182, Nissanka (100 off 52 balls) despatched the Australian bowlers on a leatherhunt with an innings that was studded with 10 fours and 5 sixes. He added 97 for the second wicket with Kusal Mendis (51 off 38 balls) as Sri Lanka accomplished the chase with two overs to spare.
Earlier, skipper Mitchell Marsh’s 54 and Travis Head’s 56 took Australia to 104 for no loss earlier than being bowled out for 181, largely as a consequence of efforts from the Sri Lankan spinners.
Leg-spinner Dushan Hemantha acquired three for 37 whereas pacer Dushmantha Chameera additionally acquired a few wickets. The final 4 wickets fell for simply six runs.
Temporary Scores: Australia 181 all out in 20 overs (Mitchell Marsh 54, Travis Head 56, Dushan Hemantha 3/37) misplaced to Sri Lanka 184/2 in 18 overs by 8 wickets (Pathum Nissanka 100 not out, Kusal Mendis 51).
