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• Stunning ton by Pathum Nissanka seals hosts’ run chase

• Australia need Ireland to beat Zimbabwe on Tuesday

Australia could be out of the T20 World Cup before they even play their final first round group match after a stunning fightback by Sri Lanka in Pallekele.

Returning captain Mitch Marsh and a revived Travis Head looked to have set Australia on course for a victory that would have kept their tournament hopes alive as they smashed a century-plus opening stand at more than two-runs-a-ball.