Pallekele, Feb. 16 -- A scintillating century from Pathum Nissanka powered Sri Lanka to a sensational eight-wicket win over Australia in their group stage match during the ICC T20 World Cup at Pallekele on Monday, sealing their spot in the Super Eight stage while pushing the 2021 champions on the brink of elimination.

Nissanka cracked his second T20I century, helping the Lankan Lions chase 182 runs and making it three wins in three matches to seal their clash for the next round.

Also, the opener slammed the second century by a Sri Lankan batter in the ICC T20 World Cup, joining the legendary Mahela Jayawardene, who also cracked 100 against Zimbabwe back in the 2010 edition of the tournament.

This is the second-fastest T20I century by a...