Sri Lanka at the Men's T20 World Cup

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Opponent	M	W	L	T+W	T+L	NR	Ab	Win %	First played
Afghanistan	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	100	2016
Australia	6	2	4	0	0	0	0	33.33	2007
Bangladesh	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	66.67	2007
England	7	1	6	0	0	0	0	14.28	2010
India	2	2	0	0	0	0	0	100	2010
Ireland	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	100	2009
Kenya	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	2007
Namibia	2	1	1	0	0	0	0	50.00	2021
Nepal	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	—	2024
Netherlands	4	4	0	0	0	0	0	100	2014
New Zealand	7	3	3	1	0	0	0	57.14	2007
Oman	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	2026
Pakistan	5	2	3	0	0	0	0	40.00	2007
South Africa	5	1	4	0	0	0	0	20.00	2012
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	100	2022
West Indies	8	6	2	0	0	0	0	75.00	2009
Zimbabwe	3	2	1	0	0	0	0	66.67	2010
Total	62	35	25	1	0	0	1	59.02	—
Source:[3] Last Updated: 8 March 2026

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2007 World Cup

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Group stage (Group C)			Super 8s (Group F)				Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Kenya Won by 9 wickets	New Zealand Won by 7 wickets	3	Pakistan Lost by 33 runs	Bangladesh Won by 64 runs	Australia Lost by 10 wickets	3	Did not advance		Super 8s
Source: Cricinfo[4]

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Group stage (Group C)

14 September 10:00 (scorecard) Sri Lanka  260/6 (20 overs) v  Kenya 88 (19.3 overs) Sanath Jayasuriya 88 (44) Jimmy Kamande 3/48 (4 overs) Alex Obanda 21 (25) Tillakaratne Dilshan 2/4 (1.3 overs) Sri Lanka won by 172 runs Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) Kenya won the toss and elected to field. Sri Lanka's score of 260 for six was the highest recorded in any top-level Twenty20 match. They also recorded the largest margin of victory in Twenty20 Internationals. Sri Lanka qualified for the Super 8s as a result of this match. 15 September 14:00 (scorecard) New Zealand  164/7 (20 overs) v  Sri Lanka 168/3 (18.5 overs) Ross Taylor 62 (42) Dilhara Fernando 2/31 (4 overs) Sanath Jayasuriya 61 (44) Daniel Vettori 2/23 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat.

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Super 8 (Group F)

17 September 18:00 (scorecard) Pakistan  189/6 (20 overs) v  Sri Lanka 156/9 (20 overs) Shoaib Malik 57 (31) Lasith Malinga 3/43 (4 overs) Chamara Silva 38 (27) Shahid Afridi 3/18 (4 overs) Pakistan won by 33 runs Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Nigel Llong (Eng) Player of the match: Younis Khan (Pak) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. 18 September 18:00 (scorecard) Sri Lanka  147/5 (20 overs) v  Bangladesh 83 (15.5 overs) Jehan Mubarak 31* (19) Mahmudullah 1/19 (4 overs) Aftab Ahmed 18 (11) Sanath Jayasuriya 2/4 (1.5 overs) Sri Lanka won by 64 runs Wanderers Stadium, Johannesburg Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Daryl Harper (Aus) Player of the match: Dilhara Fernando (SL) Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field. 20 September 10:00 (scorecard) Sri Lanka  101 (19.3 overs) v  Australia 102/0 (10.2 overs) Jehan Mubarak 28 (26) Stuart Clark 4/20 (4 overs) Matthew Hayden 58* (38) Australia won by 10 wickets Newlands Cricket Ground, Cape Town Umpires: Asad Rauf (Pak) and Ian Howell (SA) Player of the match: Stuart Clark (Aus) Australia won the toss and elected to field.

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2009 World Cup

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Group stage (Group C)			Super 8s (Group F)				Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Australia Won by 6 wickets	West Indies Won by 15 runs	1	Pakistan Won by 19 runs	Ireland Won by 9 runs	New Zealand Won by 48 runs	1	West Indies Won by 57 runs	Pakistan Lost by 8 wickets	Runners-up
Source: Cricinfo[5]

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Group stage (Group C)

8 June 2009 17:30 (D/N) Scorecard Australia  159/9 (20 overs) v  Sri Lanka 160/4 (19 overs) Mitchell Johnson 28* (13) Ajantha Mendis 3/20 (4 overs) Kumar Sangakkara 55* (42) Brett Lee 2/39 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Sri Lanka advanced to the Super 8s as a result of this match. 10 June 2009 13:30 Scorecard Sri Lanka  192/5 (20 overs) v  West Indies 177/5 (20 overs) Sanath Jayasuriya 81 (47) Lendl Simmons 4/19 (3 overs) Dwayne Bravo 51 (38) Ajantha Mendis 2/25 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 15 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Billy Bowden (NZ) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Sanath Jayasuriya (SL) West Indies won the toss and elected to field

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Super 8 (Group F)

12 June 2009 13:30 Scorecard Sri Lanka  150/7 (20 overs) v  Pakistan 131/9 (20 overs) Tillakaratne Dilshan 46 (39) Saeed Ajmal 2/26 (4 overs) Younis Khan 50 (37) Lasith Malinga 3/17 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 19 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Mark Benson (Eng) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat 14 June 2009 13:30 Scorecard Sri Lanka  144/9 (20 overs) v  Ireland 135/7 (20 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 78 (53) Alex Cusack 4/18 (3 overs) John Mooney 31* (21) Lasith Malinga 2/19 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 9 runs Lord's, London Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Tony Hill (NZ) Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. 16 June 2009 13:30 Scorecard Sri Lanka  158/5 (20 overs) v  New Zealand 110 (17 overs) Tillakaratne Dilshan 48 (37) DL Vettori 2/32 (4 overs) Martin Guptill 43 (34) Ajantha Mendis 3/9 (3 overs) Sri Lanka won by 48 runs Trent Bridge, Nottingham Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Ajantha Mendis (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. Sri Lanka qualified for the semi-finals as a result of this match.

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Semi-final 2 19 June 2009 17:30 (D/N) Scorecard Sri Lanka  158/5 (20 overs) v  West Indies 101 (17.4 overs) Tillakaratne Dilshan 96* (57) Dwayne Bravo 2/32 (3 overs) Chris Gayle 63* (50) Angelo Mathews 3/16 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 57 runs The Oval, London Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) West Indies won the toss and elected to field. Final 21 June 2009 15:00 Scorecard Sri Lanka  138/6 (20 overs) v  Pakistan 139/2 (18.4 overs) Kumar Sangakkara 64* (52) Abdul Razzaq 3/20 (3 overs) Shahid Afridi 54* (40) Sanath Jayasuriya 1/8 (2 overs) Pakistan won by 8 wickets Lord's, London Umpires: Daryl Harper (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Shahid Afridi (Pak) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

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2010 World Cup

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Results

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Group stage (Group B)			Super 8s (Group F)				Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
New Zealand Lost by 2 wickets	Zimbabwe Won by 14 runs (DLS)	2	West Indies Won by 57 runs	Australia Lost by 81 runs	India Won by 5 wickets	2	England Lost by 7 wickets	Did not advance	Semi-final
Source: Cricinfo[6]

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Group stage (Group B)

30 April 13:00 Scorecard Sri Lanka  135/6 (20 overs) v  New Zealand 139/8 (19.5 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 81 (51) Shane Bond 2/35 (4 overs) Jesse Ryder 42 (27) Muttiah Muralitharan 2/25 (4 overs) New Zealand won by 2 wickets Providence Stadium, Guyana Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Nathan McCullum (NZ) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. 3 May 09:30 Scorecard Sri Lanka  173/7 (20 overs) v  Zimbabwe 29/1 (5 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 100 (64) Ray Price 2/31 (4 overs) Tatenda Taibu 12* (13) Sri Lanka won by 14 runs (D/L) Providence Stadium, Guyana Umpires: Billy Doctrove (WI) and Ian Gould (Eng) Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. Rain reduced Zimbabwe's innings to 5 overs. According to the Duckworth–Lewis method, their target was 44 runs. Mahela Jayawardene became the fourth man, the third in the ICC World Twenty20 and the first Sri Lankan to score a century in a Twenty20 International. Sri Lanka qualified for the Super 8s as a result of this match.

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Super 8 (Group F)

7 May 13:30 Scorecard Sri Lanka  195/3 (20 overs) v  West Indies 138/8 (20 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 98* (56) Kemar Roach 2/27 (4 overs) Ramnaresh Sarwan 28 (33) Ajantha Mendis 3/24 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 57 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Umpires: Rudi Koertzen (SA) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. 9 May 14:00 Scorecard Australia  168/5 (20 overs) v  Sri Lanka 87 (16.2 overs) Cameron White 85* (49) Suraj Randiv 3/20 (4 overs) Tillakaratne Dilshan 20 (12) Mitchell Johnson 3/15 (3.2 overs) Australia won by 81 runs Kensington Oval, Bridgetown Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Rudi Koertzen (SA) Player of the match: Cameron White (Aus) Australia won the toss and elected to bat. 11 May 13:00 Scorecard India  163/5 (20 overs) v  Sri Lanka 167/5 (20 overs) Suresh Raina 63 (47) Lasith Malinga 2/25 (4 overs) Kumar Sangakkara 46 (33) Vinay Kumar 2/30 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Steve Davis (Aus) Player of the match: Angelo Mathews (SL) India won the toss and elected to bat.

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Semi-final 1 13 May 11:30 Scorecard Sri Lanka  128/6 (20 overs) v  England 132/3 (16 overs) Angelo Mathews 58 (45) Stuart Broad 2/21 (4 overs) Kevin Pietersen 42* (26) Thissara Perera 2/19 (2 overs) England won by 7 wickets Beausejour Stadium, Gros Islet Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Stuart Broad (Eng) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

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2012 World Cup

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Results

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Group stage (Group C)			Super 8s (Group E)				Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Zimbabwe Won by 82 runs	South Africa Lost by 32 runs	2	New Zealand Tied (Won the S/O)	West Indies Won by 9 wickets	England Won by 19 runs	1	Pakistan Won by 16 runs	West Indies Lost by 36 runs	Runners-up
Source: Cricinfo[7]

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Group stage (Group C)

18 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard Sri Lanka  182/4 (20 overs) v  Zimbabwe 100 (17.3 overs) Kumar Sangakkara 44 (26) Graeme Cremer 1/27 (4 overs) Hamilton Masakadza 20 (23) Ajantha Mendis 6/8 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 82 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Ajantha Mendis (SL) Zimbabwe won the toss and elected to field Twenty20 International Debutants: Dilshan Munaweera (SL) and Brian Vitori (Zim) Ajantha Mendis achieved the best bowling figures in Twenty20 Internationals[8] 22 September 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard South Africa  78/4 (7 overs) v  Sri Lanka 46/5 (7 overs) AB de Villiers 30 (13) Nuwan Kulasekara 1/9 (1 over) Kumar Sangakkara 13 (11) Dale Steyn 2/10 (2 overs) South Africa won by 32 runs Mahinda Rajapaksa International Cricket Stadium, Sooriyawewa Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: AB de Villiers (SA) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field The match was reduced to 7 overs per side due to rain.

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Super 8 (Group E)

27 September 15:30 (D/N) Scorecard New Zealand  174/7 (20 overs) v  Sri Lanka 174/6 (20 overs) Rob Nicol 58 (30) Akila Dananjaya 2/32 (4 overs) Tillakaratne Dilshan 76 (53) James Franklin 2/34 (4 overs) Match tied; Sri Lanka won the Super Over Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat 29 September 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard West Indies  129/5 (20 overs) v  Sri Lanka 130/1 (15.2 overs) Marlon Samuels 50 (35) Nuwan Kulasekara 2/12 (4.0 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 65* (49) Ravi Rampaul 1/39 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Steve Davis (Aus) Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (SL) West Indies won the toss and elected to bat 1 October 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard Sri Lanka  169/6 (20 overs) v  England 150/9 (20 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 42 (38) Stuart Broad 3/32 (4 overs) Samit Patel 67 (48) Lasith Malinga 5/31 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 19 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele Umpires: Steve Davis (Aus) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Lasith Malinga (SL) England won the toss and elected to field Sri Lanka qualified for the semi-finals as a result of this match.

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Semi-final 1 4 October 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard Sri Lanka  139/4 (20 overs) v  Pakistan 123/7 (20 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 42 (36) Mohammed Hafeez 1/12 (2 overs) Mohammed Hafeez 42 (40) Rangana Herath 3/25 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 16 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Attendance : 35,000 Umpires: Simon Taufel (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Mahela Jayawardene (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat Final 7 October 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard West Indies  137/6 (20 overs) v  Sri Lanka 101 (18.4 overs) Marlon Samuels 78 (56) Ajantha Mendis 4/12 (4 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 33 (36) Sunil Narine 3/9 (3.4 overs) West Indies won by 36 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Attendance : 35,000 Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Simon Taufel (Aus) Player of the match: Marlon Samuels (WI) West Indies won the toss and elected to bat

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2014 World Cup

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Dinesh Chandimal (c, wk) Lasith Malinga (vc) Tillakaratne Dilshan Angelo Mathews Mahela Jayawardene Nuwan Kulasekara Rangana Herath Kumar Sangakkara (wk) Ajantha Mendis Thisara Perera Sachithra Senanayake Kusal Perera Suranga Lakmal Lahiru Thirimanne Seekkuge Prasanna

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Results

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First stage		Super 10 (Group 1)					Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Advanced to next stage directly		South Africa Won by 5 runs	Netherlands Won by 9 wickets	England Lost by 6 wickets	New Zealand Won by 59 runs	1	West Indies Won by 27 runs (DLS)	India Won by 6 wickets	Winners
Source: Cricinfo[9]

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Super 10 (Group 1)

22 March 2014 Scorecard Sri Lanka  165/7 (20 overs) v  South Africa 160/8 (20 overs) Kusal Perera 61 (40) Imran Tahir 3/26 (4 overs) JP Duminy 39 (30) Sachithra Senanayake 2/22 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 5 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 24 March 2014 Scorecard Netherlands  39 (10.3 overs) v  Sri Lanka 40/1 (5 overs) Tom Cooper 16 (18) Ajantha Mendis 3/12 (2.3 overs) Kusal Perera 14 (10) Ahsan Malik 1/18 (2 overs) Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 27 March 2014 Scorecard Sri Lanka  189/4 (20 overs) v  England 190/4 (19.2 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 89 (51) Chris Jordan 2/28 (4 overs) Alex Hales 116 (64) Nuwan Kulasekara 4/32 (4 overs) England won by 6 wickets Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong 31 March 2014 Scorecard Sri Lanka  119 (19.2 overs) v  New Zealand 60 (15.3 overs) Mahela Jayawardene 25 (32) Trent Boult 3/20 (4 overs) Kane Williamson 42 (43) Rangana Herath 5/3 (3.3 overs) Sri Lanka won by 59 runs Zohur Ahmed Chowdhury Stadium, Chittagong

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Semi-final 1 3 April 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard Sri Lanka  160/6 (20 overs) v  West Indies 80/4 (13.5 overs) Lahiru Thirimanne 44 (35) Krishmar Santokie 2/46 (4 overs) Dwayne Bravo 30 (19) Lasith Malinga 2/5 (2 overs) Sri Lanka won by 27 runs (D/L method) Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Angelo Mathews (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat Rain and hail ended the match after 13.5 overs in the West Indies' innings. Their par score was 107 runs according to the Duckworth–Lewis method. Final 6 April 19:00 (D/N) Scorecard India  130/4 (20 overs) v  Sri Lanka 134/4 (17.5 overs) Virat Kohli 77 (58) Rangana Herath 1/23 (4 overs) Kumar Sangakkara 52* (35) Mohit Sharma 1/18 (2 overs) Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium, Dhaka Umpires: Ian Gould (Eng) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Kumar Sangakkara (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to field first. This was the last Twenty20 International for Kumar Sangakkara and Mahela Jayawardene[10] Mahela Jayawardene became the first batsman to reach 1000 runs in ICC World Twenty20[11]

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2016 World Cup

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Angelo Mathews (c) Dinesh Chandimal (wk) Tillakaratne Dilshan Lahiru Thirimanne Milinda Siriwardana Shehan Jayasuriya Thisara Perera Dasun Shanaka Rangana Herath Jeffrey Vandersay Nuwan Kulasekara Dushmantha Chameera Suranga Lakmal Sachithra Senanayake Chamara Kapugedera

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Results

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First stage		Super 10 (Group 1)					Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Advanced to next stage directly		Afghanistan Won by 6 wickets	West Indies Lost by 6 wickets	England Lost by 10 runs	South Africa Lost by 8 wickets	4	Did not advance		Super 10
Source: Cricinfo[12]

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Super 10 (Group 1)

17 March 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard Afghanistan  153/7 (20 overs) v  Sri Lanka 155/4 (18.5 overs) Asghar Stanikzai 62 (47) Thisara Perera 3/33 (4 overs) Tillakaratne Dilshan 83* (56) Mohammad Nabi 1/25 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets Eden Gardens, Kolkata Umpires: Bruce Oxenford (Aus) and Joel Wilson (WI) Player of the match: Tillakaratne Dilshan (SL) Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat. 20 March 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard Sri Lanka  122/9 (20 overs) v  West Indies 127/3 (18.2 overs) Thisara Perera 40 (29) Samuel Badree 3/12 (4 overs) Andre Fletcher 84* (64) Milinda Siriwardana 2/33 (4 overs) West Indies won by 7 wickets M. Chinnaswamy Stadium, Bengaluru Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Johan Cloete (SA) Player of the match: Andre Fletcher (WI) West Indies won the toss and elected to field. 26 March 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard England  171/4 (20 overs) v  Sri Lanka 161/8 (20 overs) Jos Buttler 66* (37) Jeffrey Vandersay 2/26 (4 overs) Angelo Mathews 73* (54) Chris Jordan 4/28 (4 overs) England won by 10 runs Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Eng) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Sri Lanka were eliminated as a result of this match.[13] 28 March 19:30 (D/N) Scorecard Sri Lanka  120 (19.3 overs) v  South Africa 122/2 (17.4 overs) Tillakaratne Dilshan 36 (40) Kyle Abbott 2/14 (3.3 overs) Hashim Amla 56* (52) Suranga Lakmal 1/28 (3.4 overs) South Africa won by 8 wickets Feroz Shah Kotla Ground, Delhi Umpires: Sundaram Ravi (Ind) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Aaron Phangiso (SA) South Africa won the toss and elected to field.

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2021 World Cup

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Dasun Shanaka (c) Dhananjaya de Silva (vc) Dinesh Chandimal (wk) Kusal Perera Avishka Fernando Pathum Nissanka Bhanuka Rajapaksa Charith Asalanka Chamika Karunaratne Wanindu Hasaranga Maheesh Theekshana Dushmantha Chameera Binura Fernando Lahiru Kumara Akila Dananjaya

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Results

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First round (Group A)				Super 12 (Group 1)						Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Namibia Won by 7 wickets	Ireland Won by 70 runs	Netherlands Won by 8 wickets	1	Bangladesh Won by 5 wickets	Australia Lost by 7 wickets	South Africa Lost by 4 wickets	England Lost by 26 runs	West Indies Won by 20 runs	4	Did not advance		Super 12
Source: Cricinfo[14]

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First round (Group A)

18 October 2021 18:00 (N) Scorecard Namibia  96 (19.3 overs) v  Sri Lanka 100/3 (13.3 overs) Craig Williams 29 (36) Maheesh Theekshana 3/25 (4 overs) Bhanuka Rajapaksa 42* (27) JJ Smit 1/7 (1 over) Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Maheesh Theekshana (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. 20 October 2021 18:00 (N) Scorecard Sri Lanka  171/7 (20 overs) v  Ireland 101 (18.3 overs) Wanindu Hasaranga 71 (47) Josh Little 4/23 (4 overs) Andrew Balbirnie 41 (39) Maheesh Theekshana 3/17 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 70 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Nitin Menon (Ind) and Paul Wilson (Aus) Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) Ireland won the toss and elected to field. Sri Lanka qualified for the Super 12 stage of the tournament as a result of this match,[15][16] 22 October 2021 18:00 (N) Scorecard Netherlands  44 (10 overs) v  Sri Lanka 45/2 (7.1 overs) Colin Ackermann 11 (9) Lahiru Kumara 3/7 (3 overs) Kusal Perera 33* (24) Brandon Glover 1/12 (3 overs) Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Richard Illingworth (Eng) and Joel Wilson (WI) Player of the match: Lahiru Kumara (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field.

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Super 12 (Group 1)

24 October 2021 14:00 (N) Scorecard Bangladesh  171/4 (20 overs) v  Sri Lanka 172/5 (18.5 overs) Mohammad Naim 62 (52) Chamika Karunaratne 1/12 (3 overs) Charith Asalanka 80* (49) Shakib Al Hasan 2/17 (3 overs) Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Joel Wilson (WI) Player of the match: Charith Asalanka (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. 28 October 2021 18:00 (N) Scorecard Sri Lanka  154/6 (20 overs) v  Australia 155/3 (17 overs) Kusal Perera 35 (25) Adam Zampa 2/12 (4 overs) David Warner 65 (42) Wanindu Hasaranga 2/22 (4 overs) Australia won by 7 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Adam Zampa (Aus) Australia won the toss and elected to field. 30 October 2021 14:00 Scorecard Sri Lanka  142 (20 overs) v  South Africa 146/6 (19.5 overs) Pathum Nissanka 72 (58) Tabraiz Shamsi 3/17 (4 overs) Temba Bavuma 46 (46) Wanindu Hasaranga 3/20 (4 overs) South Africa won by 4 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Joel Wilson (WI) and Paul Wilson (Aus) Player of the match: Tabraiz Shamsi (SA) South Africa won the toss and elected to field. Wanindu Hasaranga became the first bowler for Sri Lanka to take a hat-trick in a T20 World Cup match.[17] 1 November 2021 18:00 (N) Scorecard England  163/4 (20 overs) v  Sri Lanka 137 (19 overs) Jos Buttler 101* (67) Wanindu Hasaranga 3/21 (4 overs) Wanindu Hasaranga 34 (21) Moeen Ali 2/15 (3 overs) England won by 26 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Jos Buttler (Eng) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) took his 50th wicket in T20Is.[18] 4 November 2021 18:00 (N) Scorecard Sri Lanka  189/3 (20 overs) v  West Indies 169/8 (20 overs) Charith Asalanka 68 (41) Andre Russell 2/33 (4 overs) Shimron Hetmyer 81* (54) Wanindu Hasaranga 2/19 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 20 runs Sheikh Zayed Cricket Stadium, Abu Dhabi Umpires: Aleem Dar (Pak) and Langton Rusere (Zim) Player of the match: Charith Asalanka (SL) West Indies won the toss and elected to field.

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2022 World Cup

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Dasun Shanaka (c) Pathum Nissanka Kusal Mendis (wk) Charith Asalanka Bhanuka Rajapaksa Dhananjaya de Silva Wanindu Hasaranga Maheesh Theekshana Jeffrey Vandersay Chamika Karunaratne Ashen Bandara Lahiru Kumara Asitha Fernando Pramod Madushan Kasun Rajitha

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More information First round (Group A), Super 12 (Group 1) ...

First round (Group A)				Super 12 (Group 1)						Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Namibia Lost by 55 runs	United Arab Emirates Won by 79 runs	Netherlands Won by 16 runs	1	Ireland Won by 9 wickets	Australia Lost by 7 wickets	New Zealand Lost by 65 runs	Afghanistan Won by 6 wickets	England Lost by 4 wickets	4	Did not advance		Super 12
Source: Cricinfo[19]

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First round (Group A)

16 October 2022 15:00 Scorecard Namibia  163/7 (20 overs) v  Sri Lanka 108 (19 overs) Jan Frylinck 44 (28) Pramod Madushan 2/37 (4 overs) Dasun Shanaka 29 (23) David Wiese 2/16 (4 overs) Namibia won by 55 runs Kardinia Park, Geelong Umpires: Rod Tucker (Aus) and Joel Wilson (WI) Player of the match: Jan Frylinck (Nam) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. 18 October 2022 19:00 (N) Scorecard Sri Lanka  152/8 (20 overs) v  United Arab Emirates 73 (17.1 overs) Pathum Nissanka 74 (60) Karthik Meiyappan 3/19 (4 overs) Aayan Afzal Khan 19 (21) Wanindu Hasaranga 3/8 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 79 runs Kardinia Park, Geelong Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Pathum Nissanka (SL) United Arab Emirates won the toss and elected to field. 20 October 2022 15:00 Scorecard Sri Lanka  162/6 (20 overs) v  Netherlands 146/9 (20 overs) Kusal Mendis 79 (44) Paul van Meekeren 2/25 (4 overs) Max O'Dowd 71* (53) Wanindu Hasaranga 3/28 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 16 runs Kardinia Park, Geelong Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Joel Wilson (WI) Player of the match: Kusal Mendis (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. Sri Lanka qualified for the Super 12 as a result of this match.

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Super 12 (Group 1)

23 October 2022 15:00 Scorecard Ireland  128/8 (20 overs) v  Sri Lanka 133/1 (15 overs) Harry Tector 45 (42) Maheesh Theekshana 2/19 (4 overs) Kusal Mendis 68* (43) Gareth Delany 1/28 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 9 wickets Bellerive Oval, Hobart Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Kusal Mendis (SL) Ireland won the toss and elected to bat. 25 October 2022 19:00 (N) Scorecard Sri Lanka  157/6 (20 overs) v  Australia 158/3 (16.3 overs) Pathum Nissanka 40 (45) Glenn Maxwell 1/5 (1 over) Marcus Stoinis 59* (18) Dhananjaya de Silva 1/18 (2.1 overs) Australia won by 7 wickets Perth Stadium, Perth Umpires: Marais Erasmus (SA) and Richard Illingworth (Eng) Player of the match: Marcus Stoinis (Aus) Australia won the toss and elected to field. 29 October 2022 19:00 (N) Scorecard New Zealand  167/7 (20 overs) v  Sri Lanka 102 (19.2 overs) Glenn Phillips 104 (64) Kasun Rajitha 2/23 (4 overs) Dasun Shanaka 35 (32) Trent Boult 4/13 (4 overs) New Zealand won by 65 runs Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Paul Wilson (Aus) Player of the match: Glenn Phillips (NZ) New Zealand won the toss and elected to bat. 1 November 2022 14:00 Scorecard Afghanistan  144/8 (20 overs) v  Sri Lanka 148/4 (18.3 overs) Rahmanullah Gurbaz 28 (24) Wanindu Hasaranga 3/13 (4 overs) Dhananjaya de Silva 66* (42) Mujeeb Ur Rahman 2/24 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets The Gabba, Brisbane Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) Afghanistan won the toss and elected to bat. 5 November 2022 19:00 (N) Scorecard Sri Lanka  141/8 (20 overs) v  England 144/6 (19.4 overs) Pathum Nissanka 67 (45) Mark Wood 3/26 (3 overs) Alex Hales 47 (30) Wanindu Hasaranga 2/23 (4 overs) England won by 4 wickets Sydney Cricket Ground, Sydney Umpires: Paul Reiffel (Aus) and Paul Wilson (Aus) Player of the match: Adil Rashid (Eng) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

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2024 World Cup

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Wanindu Hasaranga (c) Charith Asalanka (vc) Kusal Mendis (wk) Pathum Nissanka Sadeera Samarawickrama Angelo Mathews Dasun Shanaka Dhananjaya de Silva Kamindu Mendis Maheesh Theekshana Dunith Wellalage Dushmantha Chameera Nuwan Thushara Matheesha Pathirana Dilshan Madushanka

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More information Group stage (Group D), Super 8 ...

Group stage (Group D)					Super 8		Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
South Africa Lost by 6 wickets	Bangladesh Lost by 2 wickets	Nepal Match abandoned	Netherlands Won by 83 runs	3	Did not advance				Group stage
Source: Cricinfo[20]

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Group stage (Group D)

3 June 2024 (2024-06-03) 10:30 UTC−4 Scorecard Sri Lanka  77 (19.1 overs) v  South Africa 80/4 (16.2 overs) Kusal Mendis 19 (30) Anrich Nortje 4/7 (4 overs) Quinton de Kock 20 (27) Wanindu Hasaranga 2/22 (3.2 overs) South Africa won by 6 wickets Nassau County International Cricket Stadium, East Meadow Umpires: Chris Brown (NZ) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) Player of the match: Anrich Nortje (SA) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat. This was the first T20I match played at this venue.[21] This was Sri Lanka's lowest total in T20Is.[22] 7 June 2024 (2024-06-07) 19:30 UTC−5 (N) Scorecard Sri Lanka  124/9 (20 overs) v  Bangladesh 125/8 (19 overs) Pathum Nissanka 47 (28) Mustafizur Rahman 3/17 (4 overs) Towhid Hridoy 40 (20) Nuwan Thushara 4/18 (4 overs) Bangladesh won by 2 wickets Grand Prairie Stadium, Dallas Umpires: Michael Gough (Eng) and Paul Reiffel (Aus) Player of the match: Rishad Hossain (Ban) Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field. 11 June 2024 (2024-06-11) 19:30 UTC−4 (N) Scorecard Nepal    v  Sri Lanka Match abandoned Central Broward Park, Lauderhill Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (NZ) and Richard Kettleborough (Eng) No toss. No play was possible due to rain. 16 June 2024 (2024-06-16) 20:30 UTC−4 (N) Scorecard Sri Lanka  201/6 (20 overs) v  Netherlands 118 (16.4 overs) Charith Asalanka 46 (21) Logan van Beek 2/45 (4 overs) Michael Levitt 31 (23) Nuwan Thushara 3/24 (3.4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 83 runs Daren Sammy Cricket Ground, Gros Islet Umpires: Allahudien Paleker (SA) and Alex Wharf (Eng) Player of the match: Charith Asalanka (SL) Netherlands won the toss and elected to field.

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2026 World Cup

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Dasun Shanaka (c) Dushmantha Chameera Dunith Wellalage Kusal Mendis (wk) Pathum Nissanka Kamindu Mendis Kamil Mishara Wanindu Hasaranga Pavan Rathnayake Kusal Perera (wk) Maheesh Theekshana Charith Asalanka Matheesha Pathirana Janith Liyanage Eshan Malinga

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Results

More information Group stage (Group B), Super 8 (Group 2) ...

Group stage (Group B)					Super 8 (Group 2)				Semifinal	Final	Overall Result
Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Opposition Result	Rank	Opposition Result	Opposition Result
Ireland Won by 20 runs	Oman Won by 105 runs	Australia Won by 8 wickets	Zimbabwe Lost by 6 wickets	2	England Lost by 51 runs	New Zealand Lost by 61 runs	Pakistan Lost by 5 runs	4	Did not advance		Super 8
Source: Cricinfo[23]

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Group stage (Group B)

Match 6 8 February 2026 (2026-02-08) 19:00 UTC+5:30 (N) Scorecard Sri Lanka  163/6 (20 overs) v  Ireland 143 (19.5 overs) Kusal Mendis 56* (43) George Dockrell 2/17 (4 overs) Harry Tector 40 (34) Maheesh Theekshana 3/23 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 20 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Attendance: 23,429[24] Umpires: Ahsan Raza (Pak) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Kamindu Mendis (SL) Ireland won the toss and elected to field. Match 16 12 February 2026 (2026-02-12) 11:00 UTC+5:30 Scorecard Sri Lanka  225/5 (20 overs) v  Oman 120/9 (20 overs) Kusal Mendis 61 (45) Jiten Ramanandi 2/41 (4 overs) Mohammad Nadeem 53* (56) Maheesh Theekshana 2/11 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 105 runs Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Wayne Knights (NZ) Player of the match: Pavan Rathnayake (SL) Oman won the toss and elected to field. This was the first time Oman and Sri Lanka faced each other in T20Is.[25] Dasun Shanaka scored the fastest half-century (19 balls) in T20Is for Sri Lanka and equalled with Rohit Sharma for the fastest half-century by a captain in the T20 World Cup.[26][27][28] Mohammad Nadeem (Oma) became the oldest player (43 years and 161 days) to score a half-century in a Men's T20 World Cup.[29] Match 30 16 February 2026 (2026-02-16) 19:00 UTC+5:30 (N) Scorecard Australia  181 (20 overs) v  Sri Lanka 184/2 (18 overs) Travis Head 56 (29) Dushan Hemantha 3/37 (4 overs) Pathum Nissanka 100* (52) Marcus Stoinis 2/46 (4 overs) Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Pathum Nissanka (SL) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Pathum Nissanka became the second player from Sri Lanka to score a century in T20 World Cup and the second Sri Lankan to score 2,500 T20I runs.[30][31] This was the first century in the 2026 tournament and 12th overall in the T20 World Cup history.[32] This was the highest successful run chase by Sri Lanka in T20 World Cups.[33] Sri Lanka qualified for the Super 8 as a result of this match.[34] Match 38 19 February 2026 (2026-02-19) 15:00 UTC+5:30 (D/N) Scorecard Sri Lanka  178/7 (20 overs) v  Zimbabwe 182/4 (19.3 overs) Pathum Nissanka 62 (41) Graeme Cremer 2/27 (4 overs) Brian Bennett 63* (48) Dushan Hemantha 2/36 (4 overs) Zimbabwe won by 6 wickets R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Richard Kettleborough (Eng) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Sikandar Raza (Zim) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.

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Super 8 (Group 2)

Match 42 22 February 2026 (2026-02-22) 15:00 UTC+5:30 (D/N) Scorecard England  146/9 (20 overs) v  Sri Lanka 95 (16.4 overs) Phil Salt 62 (40) Dunith Wellalage 3/26 (4 overs) Dasun Shanaka 30 (24) Will Jacks 3/22 (4 overs) England won by 51 runs Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Adrian Holdstock (SA) and Ahsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match: Will Jacks (Eng) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Match 46 25 February 2026 (2026-02-25) 19:00 UTC+5:30 (N) Scorecard New Zealand  168/7 (20 overs) v  Sri Lanka 107/8 (20 overs) Mitchell Santner 47 (26) Maheesh Theekshana 3/30 (4 overs) Kamindu Mendis 31 (23) Rachin Ravindra 4/27 (4 overs) New Zealand won by 61 runs R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo Umpires: Allahudien Paleker (SA) and Asif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match: Rachin Ravindra (NZ) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Mitchell Santner (NZ) scored his 1,000th run in T20Is. He also became the first cricketer from New Zealand to score 1000 runs and take 100 wickets in T20Is.[35] Sri Lanka were eliminated as a result of this match.[36] Match 50 28 February 2026 (2026-02-28) 19:00 UTC+5:30 (N) Scorecard Pakistan  212/8 (20 overs) v  Sri Lanka 207/6 (20 overs) Sahibzada Farhan 100 (60) Dilshan Madushanka 3/33 (4 overs) Dasun Shanaka 76* (31) Abrar Ahmed 3/23 (4 overs) Pakistan won by 5 runs Pallekele Cricket Stadium, Kandy Umpires: Sam Nogajski (Aus) and Rod Tucker (Aus) Player of the match: Sahibzada Farhan (Pak) Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field. Sahibzada Farhan and Fakhar Zaman's 176-run partnership for Pakistan was the highest partnership ever in the T20 World Cup.[37] Sahibzada Farhan (Pak) broke Virat Kohli's 2014 record for most runs scored in a single edition of the T20 World Cup (383 runs).[38] He also became the first batsman to score two centuries in a single edition of the T20 World Cup.[39] This was the fifth century in the 2026 tournament and 16th overall in the T20 World Cup history.[32] Abrar Ahmed (Pak) took his 50th wicket in T20Is.[40] Dasun Shanaka became the first Sri Lankan to hit 100 sixes in T20Is and the first captain to score 20 sixes in the T20 World Cup.[41][42] He also broke Kusal Perera's 2017 record for most sixes in a T20I innings for Sri Lanka (8 sixes).[41] New Zealand qualified for their fifth T20 World Cup semi-final while Pakistan were eliminated as a result of this match.[43][44]

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Score	Opponent	Venue	Season
260/6 (20 overs)	Kenya	Johannesburg	2007
201/6 (20 overs)	Netherlands	Gros Islet	2024
195/3 (20 overs)	West Indies	Bridgetown	2010
192/5 (20 overs)	West Indies	Nottingham	2009
189/4 (20 overs)	England	Chattogram	2014
Last updated: 16 June 2024[45]

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Runs	Players	Opposition	Venue	Season
166 (2nd wicket)	Kumar Sangakkara (68) & Mahela Jayawardene (86)	v  West Indies	Bridgetown	2010
145 (2nd wicket)	Mahela Jayawardene (89) & Tillakaratne Dilshan (50)	v  England	Chattogram	2014
124 (1st wicket)	Sanath Jayasuriya (81) & Tillakaratne Dilshan (38)	v  West Indies	Nottingham	2009
123 (4th wicket)	Wanindu Hasaranga (71) & Pathum Nissanka (48)	v  Ireland	Abu Dhabi	2021
108* (2nd wicket)	Kumar Sangakkara (59) & Mahela Jayawardene (39)	v  West Indies	Pallekele	2012
Last updated: 16 June 2024[47]

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