Highest 3rd Wicket Partnership in T20 World Cup For Sri Lanka

The batter at the number 4th position plays an important role for his team because he must have the capability according to the conditions. When the team needs he has to play fast or when wickets fall so early, he has to stay longer on the pitch with maintaining the run rate. Sri Lankan has also faced such a situation when their top order or both the openers failed and then 4th positioned batsman tackled the situation. Mahela Jayawardene is one of them who has built the highest 3rd wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for Sri Lanka. Let's check out some more 3rd wicket partnerships in more detail.

Sanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene (87 Runs in 2007)

The pair of Sanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene is listed at the top position for making the highest 3rd wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for Sri Lanka. In the 8th match of the T20 World Cup 2007 against Kenya, Sri Lanka got the chance to bat first and they added 260 runs on the scoreboard in which Jayasuriya and Jayawardene made 87 runs in a pair for the 3rd wicket. Kenya, on the other hand, could make only 88 runs and lost the match by 172 runs. Sanath Jayasuriya was named Man of the Match for his brilliant and match-winning innings of 88 runs.

Sanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene (67 Runs in 2009)

The pair of Sanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene is placed at the 2nd position for adding a record 3rd wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for Sri Lanka. In the 19th match of the T20 World Cup 2009 against Ireland, Sri Lanka batted first and scored 144 runs on the scoreboard in which Jayasuriya and Jayawardene contributed 67 runs for the 3rd wicket. In reply, Ireland could make only 135 runs and lost the match by 9 runs.

Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara (62 Runs in 2009)

The duo of Tillakaratne Dilshan and Kumar Sangakkara is at the number 3rd position for striking a record 3rd wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for Sri Lanka. Both the batters have done this feat while playing against New Zealand in the 23rd match of the T20 World Cup where they added 158 runs on the scoreboard. Dilshan and Sangakkara contributed 62 runs in a pair for the 3rd wicket, on the other hand, New Zealand could not achieve the target and bowled out at 110.

Dinesh Chandimal and Mahela Jayawardene (59 Runs in 2010)

The pair of Dinesh Chandimal and Mahela Jayawardene stands at the number 4 position for adding a record 3rd wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for Sri Lanka. In the 1st match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2012, Sri Lanka got the chance to bat first and they set a target of 136 runs for Zealand in which Chandimal and Jayawardene contributed 59 runs for the 3rd wicket. But Sri Lankan bowlers could defend the total and lost match by 2 wickets.

Sanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene (50 Runs in 2007)

The combination of Sanath Jayasuriya and Mahela Jayawardene is listed at the 5th position for contributing a record 3rd wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for Sri Lanka. They did this job in the 11th match of the T20 World Cup against New Zealand, where they got the target of 165 runs and they achieved it very comfortably. Sanath Jayasuriya was named Man of the Match for his match-winning of 61 runs and Jayawardene also supported him and made 50 runs in pair for the 3rd wicket.

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