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Nissanka Guides Sri Lanka Into Super Eights as Australia Face Early ...
Pathum Nissanka’s unbeaten 100 off 52 balls led Sri Lanka to chase a record 182, securing their T20 World Cup Super 8s spot and putting Australia on the brink of elimination.
- On Monday, Pathum Nissanka scored an unbeaten 100 off 52 balls, powering the Sri Lanka national cricket team to an eight-wicket win that secured Super 8 qualification at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium .
- Australia began the innings with a 104-run opening stand by Travis Head and Mitchell Marsh, but leg-spinner Dushan Hemantha broke the stand and triggered a collapse to 181 all out.
- Support from Pavan Rathnayake, who hit the winning boundary after Nissanka reached his century off 52 balls, sealed the chase in 18 overs.
- Now Australia will be eliminated if unbeaten Zimbabwe beats Ireland on February 17, leaving their fate dependent on results on February 19 and 20.
- Historically, Nissanka became the tournament's first centurion, and the 182 chase is the highest total ever chased against Australia in T20 World Cup history, as Sri Lanka advances to Super 8s.
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