Highest 10th Wicket Partnership in T20 World Cup For Sri Lanka

In the journey of the T20 World Cup, there are many instances for the Sri Lanka team when their batters struggled a lot and could not stay longer on the pitch. In that case, players at the 11th position got the chance to bat and he contributed the 10th wicket partnership along with his partner. Let's take a closer look at the details of the 10th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for Sri Lanka:

Lasith Malinga and Ajantha Mendis (4* Runs in 2009)

The pair of Lasith Maling and Angelo Mathews is at the top position for making a record 10th wicket partnership in the T20 World Cup for Sri Lanka. In the 19th match of the ICC T20 World Cup 2009 against Ireland, Sri Lanka got the chance to bat first and they added 144 runs on the scoreboard. Malinga and Mendis who came out to bat at the 10th and 11th position contributed unbeaten 4 runs in a pair for the 10th wicket.

Ajantha Mendis and Chamara Kapugedera (3 Runs in 2010)

The duo of Ajantha Mendis and Chamara Kapugedera is sitting at the 2nd position for making a record 10th wicket partnership in the T20 World for Sri Lanka. While chasing a target of 169 runs against Australia in the 20th match of the T20 World Cup 2010, the Sri Lankan batter struggled from the beginning and did not stay long on the pitch, Mendis and Kapugedera got the chance to bat and they made 3 runs in a pair for the 10th wicket and the entire Sri Lanka squad bowled out at 87 runs and lost the match by 81 runs.

Lahiru Kumara and Maheesh Theekshana (3 Runs in 2021)

The combination of Lahiru Kumara and Maheesh Theekshana is at the number 3 position for making a record 10th wicket partnership for Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup. In the 29th match of the T20 World Cup in 2021 against England, Sri Lanka got the target of 164 runs but Sri Lanka batters did not perform well and the whole team was bowled out at 137 runs where Kumara and Theekshana contributed 3 runs for the 10th wicket.

Dilhara Fernando and Lasith Malinga (2 Runs in 2007)

Dilhara Fernando and Lasith Malinga’s pair is placed at the 4th position in the list for making a record 10th wicket partnership for Sri Lank in the inaugural season of the T20 World Cup. Sri Lanka got the chance to bat first against Australia in the 22nd match of the T20 World Cup 2007 and they set a target of 102 for Australia. Fernando and Malinga at the last down contributed 2 runs for the 10th wicket, Sri Lanka lost that match by 10 wickets.

Dilhara Fernando and Chaminda Vaas (1* Run in 2007)

The pair of Dilhara Fernando and Chaminda Vaas is listed at the 5th position for making a record 10th wicket partnership for Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup. While chasing a target of 190 runs against Pakistan in the 16th match of the T20 World Cup 2007, Sri Lanka could make only 156 runs, Fernando and Vaas contributed an unbeaten 1 run for the 10th wicket. Sri Lanka won the match by 33 runs.

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