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Nissanka-rnival for Lanka, Oz on ropes
The New Indian Express Thrissur
|February 17, 2026
AND just like that, Australia are on the brink of elimination.
After going down to Zimbabwe a few days earlier, the 2021 World Cup champions needed a positive result against Sri Lanka in Kandy.Sri Lanka, in turn, knew a win would guarantee them a place in the Super Eights stage of the competition. And they produced a win for the ages as they gunned down 182 in front of a raucous crowd who lived every ball of the run chase. The man primarily responsible for the thrilling, fever dream of a night was Pathum Nissanka, the next in a long line of
This story is from the February 17, 2026 edition of The New Indian Express Thrissur.
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