Stoinis with the breakthrough

Mon, 16 February 2026

21:57

Sri Lanka 113-2 (13 ovs) vs Aus 181 all out | Scorecard

Marcus Stoinis is back into the attack and Nissanka mistimes the first delivery to covers and gets a single.

Out! Kusal Mendis is out, caught by Cooper Connolly.

Good length delivery on middle and Mendis holes out to the fielder at deep mid-wicket. Cooper Connolly takes an easy catch near the ropes.

Mendis goes for a 38-ball 51 with six boundaries and a six.

Pavan Rathnayake comes to the crease and opens his account with a boundary through wide off cover with a drive.

Four more! Short of a length delivery outside off and Rathnayake cuts it late off the backfoot but the ball flies to the third man fence after taking an outside-edge.

Two dots to end the over. Nine runs came off it.

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