Result · Round 2 · O65 Australia v Sri Lanka Series (Tamworth) · 2025/26 · Mon 9 Mar 2026 · Bicentennial Park - No 1 Oval, TAMWORTH
Australia 234/8 (44.1 ov)
Sri Lanka O60/65 233/8 (45 ov)
Australia won by 2 wickets
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Match report

Australia chased down Sri Lanka O60/65's 233/8 (45 ov), reaching 234/8 (44.1 ov) to win by 2 wickets. For the winners, Peter O'Reilly made a half-century (53* off 82) and Mark Brady took 2/18 from 2 overs. For Sri Lanka O60/65, Neil Karunasekara top-scored with 45 off 69 and Mario R Perera took 3/35 from 9 overs.

Written automatically from the scorecard.

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Cricket Nation pick of the match
Barry Everingham
Australia · 50* (48) & 3 dismissals

Top performers

Australia
🏏 Peter O'Reilly 53* (82)
🏏 Barry Everingham 50* (48)
🎯 Mark Brady 2/18 (2)
🎯 Kenneth McGrogan 2/30 (6)
Sri Lanka O60/65
🏏 Neil Karunasekara 45 (69)
🏏 Dirk D'Silva 32 (65)
🎯 Mario R Perera 3/35 (9)
🎯 Nadarajah Gowripalan 2/39 (9)
Sri Lanka O60/65 · 1st Innings - Sri Lanka O60/65 233/8 (45 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Johann Pieris c: B Everingham b: M Goldsmith 23 17 2 1 135.29
Dirk D'Silva c: B Everingham b: R Greenwood 32 65 1 0 49.23
Gary Gunesekere c: B Everingham b: R Greenwood 18 18 1 0 100.00
Neil Karunasekara b: K McGrogan 45 69 4 0 65.21
Stick Buhar lbw: K McGrogan 22 32 2 0 68.75
Fazly Wahab b: K Rosenbaum 8 17 1 0 47.05
Ajith Rajapaksa c: K Rosenbaum b: M Brady 21 28 0 0 75.00
Keith Jansz lbw: M Brady 22 16 2 0 137.50
Janaka Rambukwella not out 17* 7 3 0 242.85
Mario R Perera not out 1* 1 0 0 100.00
Extras (b 1, lb 6, w 17, nb 0, pen 0) 24
Total 45 Ov (RR 5.18) 233/8
Did not bat: Jerome Ephraums, Lal WIJESIRIWARDANA, Sittampalam Ragavan, Nadarajah Gowripalan
Fall of wickets: 1-43 (Johann Pieris), 2-75 (Gary Gunesekere), 3-99 (Dirk D'Silva), 4-153 (Stick Buhar), 5-168 (Neil Karunasekara), 6-177 (Fazly Wahab), 7-215 (Keith Jansz), 8-220 (Ajith Rajapaksa)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Michael Goldsmith 8 0 50 1 6.25 4 0
Keith Bridgen 6 0 35 0 5.83 5 0
Ross Greenwood 9 0 42 2 4.66 3 0
Bradley O’Dell 9 0 30 0 3.33 1 0
Kenneth McGrogan 6 0 30 2 5.00 3 0
Kevin Rosenbaum 5 0 21 1 4.20 0 0
Mark Brady 2 0 18 2 9.00 1 0
Australia · 1st Innings - Australia 234/8 (44.1 ov)
Batting RB4s6sSR
Peter O'Reilly not out 53* 82 5 0 64.63
Kevin Rosenbaum b: N Gowripalan 2 5 0 0 40.00
Mark Brady lbw: N Gowripalan 7 15 0 0 46.66
Wayne Munro b: A Rajapaksa 6 12 0 0 50.00
Kenneth McGrogan st: D D'Silva b: J Ephraums 16 31 1 0 51.61
Eric Higgins st: F Wahab b: M Perera 44 30 5 0 146.66
Barry Everingham not out 50* 48 2 2 104.16
Joe Gunning b: M Perera 0 1 0 0 0.00
Bradley O’Dell b: M Perera 23 30 1 0 76.66
Keith Bridgen run out (K Jansz) 0 4 0 0 0.00
Michael Goldsmith not out 9* 7 0 0 128.57
Extras (b 0, lb 5, w 18, nb 1, pen 0) 24
Total 44.1 Ov (RR 5.30) 234/8
Did not bat: Ross Greenwood
Fall of wickets: 1-11 (Kevin Rosenbaum), 2-25 (Mark Brady), 3-45 (Wayne Munro), 4-88 (Kenneth McGrogan), 5-158 (Eric Higgins), 6-158 (Joe Gunning), 7-216 (Bradley O’Dell), 8-221 (Keith Bridgen)
Bowling OMRW EconWdNb
Nadarajah Gowripalan 9 0 39 2 4.33 0 0
Keith Jansz 6 1 30 0 5.00 0 0
Ajith Rajapaksa 8 0 43 1 5.37 0 1
Jerome Ephraums 6 0 41 1 6.83 4 0
Mario R Perera 9 1 35 3 3.88 1 0
Janaka Rambukwella 6 0 41 0 6.83 13 0

Australia

Sri Lanka O60/65

Innings comparison

InningsScoreRR 4s6sExtrasTop score
Sri Lanka O60/65 233/8 (45 ov) 5.18 16 1 24 Neil Karunasekara 45
Australia 234/8 (44.1 ov) 5.30 14 2 24 Peter O'Reilly 53*

Partnerships · Sri Lanka O60/65

  • 1st wkt 43
  • 2nd wkt 32
  • 3rd wkt 24
  • 4th wkt 54
  • 5th wkt 15
  • 6th wkt 9
  • 7th wkt 38
  • 8th wkt 5
  • 9th wkt 13*

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

Partnerships · Australia

  • 1st wkt 11
  • 2nd wkt 14
  • 3rd wkt 20
  • 4th wkt 43
  • 5th wkt 70
  • 6th wkt 0
  • 7th wkt 58
  • 8th wkt 5
  • 9th wkt 13*

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