Sri Lanka Sets Mammoth 226-Run Target Against Oman in T20 World Cup Opener
Kandy. Host Sri Lanka set a massive target of 226 runs before Oman in the Group B match of the T20 World Cup. Batting first after losing the toss at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on Thursday, Sri Lanka scored 225 runs for the loss of 5 wickets in the stipulated 20 overs.
However, the team's start was not good. Openers Pathum Nissanka and Kamil Mishara returned to the pavilion after scoring 13 and 8 runs respectively.
Thereafter, Kusal Mendis and Pawan Ratnayake lifted the Sri Lankan innings with a 94-run partnership off 52 balls. Ratnayake scored quickly, making 60 runs off just 28 balls. He hit 8 fours and 1 six.
Mendis contributed 61 runs off 45 balls, hitting 7 fours. Similarly, Captain Dasun Shanaka played an explosive innings, scoring a half-century off 19 balls before getting out. He hit 2 fours and 5 sixes.
Towards the end of the innings, Kamindu Mendis also added 19 runs off just 7 balls, hitting 1 four and 2 sixes.
For Oman, Jithan Ramdaran took 2 wickets, conceding 41 runs in 4 overs. Meanwhile, Jay Odedra and Sufyan Mahmood took 1 wicket each.
This is the first time Sri Lanka and Oman are facing each other in T20 Internationals. The two teams played against each other in the 2023 ODI World Cup Qualifiers, where Sri Lanka won by 10 wickets after bowling Oman out for 98 runs.
The performance of both teams in the history of the T20 World Cup has been completely opposite. Sri Lanka has won 34 out of 55 matches and also won the title by defeating India in the final in 2014. On the other hand, Oman has managed to win only 2 out of 11 matches.
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