In the T20 World Cup 2026 match against Australia, Sri Lanka's premier batsman Pathum Nissanka played an unbeaten knock of 100 runs off just 52 deliveries, which was laced with 10 boundaries and five maximums

The knock also helped Sri Lanka to register the highest successful run chase in the T20 World Cups. It was also the highest successful run chase against Australia in the T20 World Cups

It was also the first time that a batsman had scored a century against Australia in a T20 World Cup match

This was only the third time a Sri Lankan side had defeated Australia in a World Cup. The first came in the 1996 ODI World Cup Final in Lahore, and the second in Nottingham at the 2009 T20 World Cup

His century was the joint-second fastest century by a Sri Lankan batter in T20Is. He equalled his earlier record of a 52-ball ton, which he made against India in Dubai last year

It was also the second ton by a Sri Lankan batter in the T20 World Cups