Sri Lanka won against Oman by 105 runs in their second match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2026. This victory gives Sri Lanka 4 points from 2 matches. Oman, chasing 226 runs, struggled early and finished at 120/9 after 20 overs.
Mohammad Nadeem (53*) and Wasim Ali (27) were the only players to score in double digits.
Dushmantha Chameera and Maheesh Theekshana each took two wickets. Before this, Sri Lanka batted first after losing the toss, scoring 225/5 with three players reaching fifty runs.
Pathum Nissanka (13) and Kamil Mishara (8) got out early, giving Oman a chance to celebrate.
However, Kusal Mendis stood out with an impressive 61 runs off 45 balls, hitting 7 boundaries. Pavan Rathnayake and captain Dasun Shanaka provided strong support.
Rathnayake scored 60 runs from 28 balls, including 8 boundaries and 1 six. Shanaka contributed 50 runs off just 20 balls, featuring 5 sixes and 2 boundaries. Kusal and Rathnayake formed a solid partnership of 94 runs for the third wicket, while Shanaka and Kusal added 63 runs for the fourth wicket.
In the final overs, Kamindu Mendis scored 19 runs off 7 balls, hitting 2 sixes and 1 four.
Jiten Ramanandi took two wickets, while Sufyan Mehmood and Jay Odedra each dismissed one batter.
