Records broken in the first T20I between Sri Lanka and Australia

Sri Lanka’s heaviest T20I defeat

Chasing 264 was never going to be easy even on a pitch that wasn’t offering too much help for the bowlers and allowed the batsman to hit through the line. So while the intention might have been to win, the hosts would have been looking to ensure that they didn’t suffer a humiliating loss.

After all, the last time the world record for highest total in T20Is was created, the opponents went on to lose the game by 172 runs, which still remains the heaviest defeat in T20I history. While Sri Lanka aren’t Kenya to lose by the same margin, they still needed to save some face.

While they managed to do that by putting up their second-highest total while batting second in T20Is, it sitll wasn’t enough to prevent them from succumbing to their heaviest defeat in T20Is. Their 85-run loss to Australia was their biggest in the format beating their 81-run loss to the same opponents in the 2010 World T20.