PALLEKELE: Opener Pathum Nissanka on Monday turned a tricky chase into a walk in the park, his belligerent 52-ball 100 powering Sri Lanka to an eight-wicket win over Australia and securing their place in the Super Eights here.
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.
Pavan Rathnayake remained not out on 28 off 15 balls.
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”.
