Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) vice president Rajeev Shukla reacted to Australia's shocking exit from the ongoing T20 World Cup, saying the development highlights the unpredictability and true beauty of the sport.
In the run-chase, Perera fell early, but Nissanka (100* in 52 balls, with 10 fours and five sixes), Kusal Mendis (51 in 38 balls, with six fours and a six), and Pavan Rathnayake (28* in 15 balls, with six fours) took Sri Lanka to the target with eight wickets and two overs left.
The 23-year-old pulled up in his follow-through while delivering the fourth ball of his opening over and immediately clutched his left leg before going to ground. After on-field treatment, he was helped off the field. Captain Dasun Shanaka finished the over.
After a poor group stage exit last year, Sri Lanka marched into the Super Eights undefeated, downing the mighty Australians courtesy a masterclass century from Pathum Nissanka and fine bowling spells from Dushan Hemantha and Dushmantha Chameera.
Hazlewood was ruled out of the tournament at the start of the month, but the Aussies had delayed naming any replacement for the experienced right-armer until the eve of their penultimate group clash against Sri Lanka in Kandy, according to ICC.
Aussie batter Matt Renshaw, who scored a valiant fifty in a losing cause, reflected on the nature of T20Is, adapting to different surfaces and the team battling injuries.
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Injury hit Australia again as they will miss out on power hitter Tim David in their opening game against Ireland on Wednesday in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 campaign.
Marsh spoke on the 3-0 whitewash at the hands of Pakistan, one which included their worst-ever T20I defeat - a 111-run hammering in Lahore on February 1.