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Sri Lanka cricket team has started its campaign in T-20 World Cup 2026 with a win. It defeated the Ireland cricket team by 20 runs in its first match. Batting first in the match, Sri Lanka scored 164/6. In reply, the Irish team could only score 143. This match was played at R Premadasa Cricket Stadium in Colombo. In such a situation, let us take a look at the records made in the match.
Statement of account
How did Sri Lanka register victory?
Ireland won the toss and decided to bowl first. Kusal Mendis (56) played the biggest innings for Sri Lanka. Apart from him, Kamindu Mendis scored 44 runs. Barry McCarthy and George Dockrell took 2-2 wickets for Ireland. In reply, Harry Tector scored the highest score of 39 runs for Ireland. However, he could not lead his team to victory. Mahesh Teekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga took maximum 3-3 wickets for Sri Lanka.
Such was Mendis’s innings and partnership.
Ireland’s bowlers put pressure on Sri Lanka’s batsmen from the very beginning. Kusal faced 43 balls and scored 56 runs. 5 fours came off his bat. His strike rate was only 130.23. Apart from him, Kamindu Mendis scored 44 runs facing 19 balls. There was a partnership of 67 runs in 29 balls between these two. This was the 18th half-century of Kusal’s T-20 international career. He scored his third half-century of the World Cup.
Vanindu Hasaranga equaled this record
Hasaranga made a big record during the match. As soon as he took the second wicket, he became the joint second highest wicket taker in the T20 World Cup. This player equaled the record of Shahid Afridi. Afridi and Hasaranga have taken 39 wickets each in the T20 World Cup. Now only Shakib Al Hasan is ahead of Hasaranga. He has taken 50 wickets in 41 innings of 43 matches.
This shameful record came in the name of Dasun Shanaka
Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka has a shameful record in his name. He was out for zero for the 16th time in T-20 international cricket. In T-20 international cricket, Shanaka has become the batsman who has returned to the pavilion on zero the most number of times. He has broken the record of Rwanda cricket team’s Jappy Bimenyimana, who was out on zero 15 times in T-20 Internationals. Paul Stirling is in third place with a score of 14 zeroes.
Such was the bowling of Tikshana and Hasaranga.
Tikshana took 3 wickets for 23 runs in 4 overs. His economy rate was 5.80. Hasaranga took 3 wickets by spending only 25 runs in 4 overs. His economy was 6.20. Hasaranga has taken 153 wickets in 95 T20 Internationals.
player of the match
Kamindu became ‘Player of the Match’
Kamindu was adjudged ‘Player of the Match’ for his brilliant performance. He played an inning of 44 runs in just 19 balls. 4 fours and 2 sixes came from his bat. His strike rate was 231.58. It was because of his innings that the team was successful in making a respectable score. Kamindu’s fielding was also excellent in the match. He also played a good partnership with Kusal.
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