Result · Round 3 · O65 Australia v Sri Lanka Series (Tamworth) · 2025/26 · Tue 10 Mar 2026 · Bicentennial Park - No 1 Oval, TAMWORTH
Australia 157/3 (20 ov)
Sri Lanka O60/65 114/8 (20 ov)
Australia won by 43 runs
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Match report

Australia made 157/3 (20 ov) and defended it, holding Sri Lanka O60/65 to 114/8 (20 ov) to win by 43 runs. For the winners, Eric Higgins top-scored with 40* off 30 and Michael Goldsmith took 3/25 from 4 overs. For Sri Lanka O60/65, Keith Jansz top-scored with 37* off 30 and Keith Jansz took 1/8 from 1 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Michael Goldsmith
Australia · 3/25 & 1 dismissal

Top performers

Australia
🏏 Eric Higgins 40* (30)
🏏 Barry Everingham 32* (30)
🎯 Michael Goldsmith 3/25 (4)
🎯 Ross Greenwood 2/15 (4)
Sri Lanka O60/65
🏏 Keith Jansz 37* (30)
🏏 Lal WIJESIRIWARDANA 19 (17)
🎯 Keith Jansz 1/8 (1)
🎯 Janaka Rambukwella 1/18 (3.1)
Australia · 1st Innings - Australia 157/3 (20 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Joe Gunning c: D D'Silva b: K Jansz 5 4 1 0 125.00
Eric Higgins not out 40* 30 5 0 133.33
Mark Brady b: J Ephraums 31 26 3 0 119.23
Wayne Munro b: J Rambukwella 14 14 0 0 100.00
Barry Everingham not out 32* 30 2 0 106.66
Kenneth McGrogan not out 15* 10 2 0 150.00
Peter O'Reilly not out 6* 6 0 0 100.00
Extras (b 2, lb 2, w 9, nb 1, pen 0) 14
Total 20 Ov (RR 7.85) 157/3
Did not bat: Bradley O’Dell, Michael Goldsmith, Keith Bridgen, Ross Greenwood, Kevin Rosenbaum
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Joe Gunning), 2-83 (Mark Brady), 3-123 (Wayne Munro)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Nadarajah Gowripalan 3 0 23 0 7.66 3 0
Keith Jansz 1 0 8 1 8.00 1 0
Ajith Rajapaksa 2 0 20 0 10.00 0 1
Sittampalam Ragavan 3 0 24 0 8.00 0 0
Jerome Ephraums 4 0 26 1 6.50 1 0
Mario R Perera 4 0 34 0 8.50 0 0
Janaka Rambukwella 3.1 0 18 1 5.68 4 0
Sri Lanka O60/65 · 1st Innings - Sri Lanka O60/65 114/8 (20 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Johann Pieris c: B Everingham b: R Greenwood 0 1 0 0 0.00
Lal WIJESIRIWARDANA c: E Higgins b: M Goldsmith 19 17 1 0 111.76
Janaka Rambukwella run out (M Goldsmith, B Everingham) 10 15 1 0 66.66
Stick Buhar lbw: M Goldsmith 7 8 0 0 87.50
Keith Jansz not out 37* 30 0 0 123.33
Gary Gunesekere run out (B O’Dell, K Bridgen) 2 3 0 0 66.66
Dirk D'Silva b: M Goldsmith 5 6 0 0 83.33
Sittampalam Ragavan b: K McGrogan 8 13 0 0 61.53
Ajith Rajapaksa not out 10* 14 0 0 71.42
Mario R Perera b: R Greenwood 8 13 0 0 61.53
Extras (b 0, lb 4, w 4, nb 0, pen 0) 8
Total 20 Ov (RR 5.70) 114/8
Did not bat: Neil Karunasekara, Nadarajah Gowripalan, Fazly Wahab, Jerome Ephraums
Fall of wickets: 1-0 (Johann Pieris), 2-27 (Janaka Rambukwella), 3-34 (Lal WIJESIRIWARDANA), 4-48 (Stick Buhar), 5-51 (Gary Gunesekere), 6-61 (Dirk D'Silva), 7-94 (Sittampalam Ragavan), 8-114 (Mario R Perera)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Ross Greenwood 4 0 15 2 3.75 1 0
Bradley O’Dell 3 0 21 0 7.00 0 0
Michael Goldsmith 4 0 25 3 6.25 1 0
Keith Bridgen 4 0 27 0 6.75 2 0
Kenneth McGrogan 3 0 11 1 3.66 0 0
Mark Brady 2 0 11 0 5.50 0 0

Australia

Sri Lanka O60/65

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Australia 157/3 (20 ov) 7.85 13 0 14 Eric Higgins 40*
Sri Lanka O60/65 114/8 (20 ov) 5.70 2 0 8 Keith Jansz 37*

Partnerships · Australia

  • 1st wkt 11
  • 2nd wkt 72
  • 3rd wkt 40
  • 4th wkt 34*

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.

Partnerships · Sri Lanka O60/65

  • 1st wkt 0
  • 2nd wkt 27
  • 3rd wkt 7
  • 4th wkt 14
  • 5th wkt 3
  • 6th wkt 10
  • 7th wkt 33
  • 8th wkt 20

From the fall of wickets; * unbroken. Hover a bar for who was out.