Sri Lanka defeated Australia by 8 wickets in the 30th match of the ICC T20 World Cup and qualified for the Super Eight stage. In the match played in Kandy, Sri Lanka, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to field first. Australia, playing first, scored 181 runs for the loss of 10 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs, the entire Australian team was out in the last over. For Australia, Travis Head scored 56 and Mitchell Marsh scored 54 runs. For Sri Lanka, Dushanbe Hamantha got 3 wickets and Dashmantha Chimera got 2 wickets. Sri Lanka easily achieved the target of 181 runs in 18 overs for the loss of 2 wickets.
For Sri Lanka, Nissanka scored an unbeaten 100 runs off 52 balls, his innings included 10 fours and 5 sixes. Apart from him, Kusal Mendis also stood out by scoring 52 runs off 38 balls. With this win, Sri Lanka qualified for the Super Eight stage from Group B
