Highest 6th Wicket Partnership in T20 World Cup For Sri Lanka

Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva and Avishka Fernando (53 Runs in 2021)

The pair of Wanindu Hasaranga de Silva and Avishka Fernando is at the top position for making the highest 6th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for Sri Lanka. England and Sri Lanka faced each other in the 29th match of the T20 World Cup at Sharjah where England batted first and set a target of 164 runs for Sri Lanka. On the other hand, Sri Lanka batters struggled a lot and could not handle England bowlers and surrendered at 137 and lost the match by 26 runs. Fernando and de Silva tried to achieve the target and added 53 runs for the 6th wicket but that was not enough.

Tillakaratne Dilshan and Jehan Mubarak (51* Run in 2007)

The duo of Tilakratane Dilshan and Jehan Mubarak is listed at the 2nd position for making the highest 6 wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for Sri Lanka. In the 19th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2007 against Bangladesh, Sri Lank got the chance to bat first and they added a total of 147 for 5 on the scoreboard in which Dilshan and Mubarak contributed unbeaten 51 runs in a pair for the 6th wicket. In reply, Bangladesh batters could not stay longer and bowled out at 83 runs only.

Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera (44 Runs in 2016)

The pair of Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera stands at the number 3 position for making a record 6th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for Sri Lanka. While playing against West Indies in the 21st match of the T20 World Cup 2016, Sri Lanka kept a target of 123 runs in front of Windies in which Mathews and Perera made 44 runs in a pair for the 6th wicket. The total was not big so the West Indies team did not find any difficulties to achieve the target.

Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera (42 Runs in 2016)

The pair of Angelo Mathews and Thisara Perera is listed at the 4th position for contributing a record 6th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka faced England in the 29th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2016, where they got the target of 172 runs. When Sri Lanka came out to the middle to chase the target, they did not get a good start and lost 4 wickets at 15, then Mathews and Perera tried to handle the situation and added 42 runs in a pair for the 6th wicket but could not save the match.

Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Dasun Shanaka (40 Runs in 2021)

The combination of Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Dasun Shanaka is placed at the 5th position for making a record 6th wicket partnership of 40 runs in the T20 World Cup for Sri Lanka. In the 22nd match of the T20 World Cup against Australia, Sri Lanka set a target of 155 runs for Australia which was not so difficult for Australia and they achieved it very comfortably in just 17 overs.

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