Nissanka leaves Australia on brink of exitAFP, KANDY, Sri LankaSri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka on Monday scored the first century of the Men’s T20 World Cup to put his side into the Super Eights and leave Australia on the brink of elimination. A victory by Zimbabwe over Ireland in Group B, or against Sri Lanka tomorrow, would eliminate the 2021 champions. Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nissanka takes a catch to dismiss Australia’s Glenn Maxwell in their Men’s T20 Cricket World Cup match in Kandy, Sri Lanka, on Monday. After Mendis’ dismissal, Nissanka and Pavan Rathnayake put on 76 off 34 balls to see Sri Lanka to victory. “We had put in a lot of hard work, but we didn’t have much momentum leading up to the World Cup.

Source: Taipei Times February 17, 2026 17:11 UTC