Nissanka's unbeaten century was the second hundred by a Sri Lankan batter in the T20 World Cups. The first ton was hit by former captain Mahela Jayawardene (100) against Zimbabwe in the 2010 edition.
Nissanka cracked his second T20I century, helping the Lankan Lions chase 182 runs and making it three wins in three matches to seal their clash for the next round.
Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka pulled off a majestic hundred to help his side defeat Australia and qualify for the Super 8 stage in the ongoing ICC Men's T20 World Cup on Monday in Pallekele.
Co-hosts Sri Lanka, sitting at the top of the Group B with two wins in two matches, will have a chance to seal their spot in Super Eight, while Australia, wounded after a humiliating loss to Zimbabwe, sitting at third spot with a win and loss each, would be aiming to bounce back and bring th
Australia have named Josh Inglis as the sole wicketkeeper in their World Cup squad, with them loading up the side with spin-bowling options and all-rounders.
Ireland broke a drought of almost 14 months, defeating Bangladesh by 10 runs in the opening T20I of their three-match series in Chattogram on Thursday.
India's blind women's cricket team won the inaugural Women's T20 World Cup for the Blind, defeating Nepal by seven wickets in the final in Colombo. The team remained unbeaten throughout the tournament, recording wins over Sri Lanka, Australia and Pakistan.
The showers had delayed the toss, and the rain intensified soon after. With no signs of a slowdown, the two captains shook hands with the match being called off about two and a half hours after the scheduled start.
The former Australia captain and two times ICC Women's Cricket World Cup winner Meg Lanning reflected on the challenges of playing a home World Cup and why India's opener against Sri Lanka on September 30 could set the tone for their campaign, as per the official website of ICC.
Sri Lanka has completed a whitewash series win by 2-0 and an inexperienced Aussie line-up in absence of skipper Pat Cummins, Josh Hazlewood, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis and Mitchell Marsh, their frontline and secondary pacers, have been served a trailer of how ugly things could get for th