Australia vs Sri Lanka, 30th Match, Group B
Australia vs Sri Lanka, 30th Match, Group B: match overview
Australia and Sri Lanka met in the 30th Match, Group B of ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele on Monday, February 16, 2026. Result: Sri Lanka won by 8 wkts.
This is a short-format fixture: each side bats for a fixed number of overs with a powerplay at the start, so momentum swings quickly and strike rates, economy rates and death-overs bowling usually decide it.
Follow every ball on this page: live commentary, the full scorecard with batting and bowling figures, both squads, over-by-over summaries, partnerships, run-rate and win-probability charts. Crickpal updates the score from official feeds in real time, and the latest news around ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 appears alongside the match.
Match facts
- Match
- 30th Match, Group B, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026
- Teams
- Australia vs Sri Lanka
- Format
- T20 (20 overs)
- Venue
- Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele
- Date
- Monday, February 16, 2026
- Start time
- 07:00 PM local (13:30 GMT)
- Status
- Sri Lanka won by 8 wkts