Sri Lanka vs Oman, 16th Match, Group B, ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 - Highlights

Shah Faisal to Kamindu Mendis, SIX, back-to-back sixes and Sri Lanka finish with 225 - Faisal dragged the length back, but it's too short and Kamindu swivels across into the pull over mid-wicket, went a long way into the grassbanks and Oman's captain looks annoyed

Shah Faisal to Kamindu Mendis, SIX, beautifully played, fuller length delivery and well wide of off - Kamindu leans across, opens the face of the bat and then carves it high over deep point for a maximum

Shah Faisal to Dunith Wellalage, FOUR, cheeky and four, short of a good length and just outside off - Wellalage was shuffling across on the lap, the length though forces him into an open-faced dab, over short third and bounces away to the ropes

Jiten Ramanandi to Kamindu Mendis, FOUR, hammered, full and well outside off - Kamindu leans across and then clubs it back over the bowler's head, couple of bounces and over the ropes

Jiten Ramanandi to Kamindu Mendis, out Kusal Mendis Run Out!! 1 run completed. A terrible mix-up and Kusal Mendis has been run-out - slower ball just outside off and Kamindu inside halved the drive towards mid-on. The bowler chased, slid and then fumbled - that prompted Kusal Mendis to come back for the second run, but Kamindu was very slow on the first and has no intentions of coming back. Both were almost next to each other - Ramanandi throws it to the keeper and Vinayak Shukla does the rest, catching Kusal Mendis well short. Kusal Mendis run out (Jiten Ramanandi/Vinayak Shukla) 61(45) [4s-7],

Jiten Ramanandi to Dasun Shanaka, out Caught by Nadeem Khan!! Caught at wide long-off - Dasun Shanaka's impressive innings comes to an end. Was full and wide of off, Shanaka had to lean across on the lofted drive, doesn't quite get under it, hit flat and hard, but with no real elevation. Nadeem settled behind it at wide long-off, went reverse cupped and held on with ease. Dasun Shanaka c Nadeem Khan b Jiten Ramanandi 50(20) [4s-2 6s-5]

Sufyan Mehmood to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, cracking shot, fuller length delivery and well outside off - Mendis backs away, opens the face of the bat and then drives it square over point, beats the fielder in the deep - 19 off the over

Sufyan Mehmood to Dasun Shanaka, 1 run, yorker length delivery outside off - Shanaka backs away, opens the face of the bat and runs it down to deep square - brings up a 19-ball fifty, the fastest in T20Is by a Sri Lankan player and it's Dasun Shanaka with the record

Sufyan Mehmood to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, this is carnage at Kandy, Shanaka comes down the pitch, makes room and then lifts it effortlessly over long-off - the timing is sweet and the ball sails away

Sufyan Mehmood to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, hammered, another full-toss and it's gone the distance - Shanaka backs away, frees his arms and then shovels the drive over wide long-on, brings up the 50-run stand

Nadeem Khan to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, back-to-back sixes for the Lankan captain, tossed up slower and wider of off - Shanaka backs away and then carves the drive over backward point, sails high and over the fielder in the deep for a maximum

Nadeem Khan to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, smashed, he's getting into overdrive now - flatter and quicker from Nadeem, but it sits up to be smacked. Dasun Shanaka backs away and powerfully swats it over long-on for a maximum

Nadeem Khan to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, lovely, tossed up on middle and leg, Shanaka moves across, sinks down low and then places the sweep backward of square on the on-side - the ball runs away to the ropes

Jiten Ramanandi to Dasun Shanaka, SIX, thumped, another full-toss from Ramanandi - Shanaka backs away and then carts it back over the bowler's head, landed right behind the sightscreen for a maximum

Jiten Ramanandi to Dasun Shanaka, FOUR, that's easy pickings for Shanaka - full-toss on the pads as Ramanandi tried following him, whipped backward of square on the on-side for a boundary

Nadeem Khan to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, nice bit of flight around middle, nudged into the gap wide of long-on and Kusal Mendis comes back for the second - brings up his 19th T20I fifty

Jiten Ramanandi to Pavan Rathnayake, out Bowled!! That's the end of Rathnayake's show for today - change of pace and that works wonders for Ramanandi - rolled his fingers across the seam and kept it straight - Rathnayake went right across on the lap sweep, missed it completely and the leg-stump takes a beating. End of a superb innings though, he's put Sri Lanka firmly on the front-foot as the players take drinks. Pavan Rathnayake b Jiten Ramanandi 60(28) [4s-8 6s-1]

Sufyan Mehmood to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, 19 off the over, this is so easy for Rathnayake - shuffles right across, uses Mehmood's pace and laps it over short fine for a boundary

Sufyan Mehmood to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, lovely, on a length and just outside off - Rathnayake stays leg-sided, opens the face of the bat and then chips the drive over cover, bounces away to the ropes

Sufyan Mehmood to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, thumped, pitched up by Mehmood - Rathnayake leans forward and drives it on the rise, over the umpire's head and runs away to the boundary, brings up Pavan Rathnayake's maiden T20I fifty, also the 2nd fastest half-century by a SL player in WCs

Sufyan Mehmood to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, nicely played, on a good length and just outside off - Mendis shuffles across, gets inside the line, uses the pace on the ball and laps it over short fine for a boundary

Jiten Ramanandi to Pavan Rathnayake, SIX, clubbed, on a length and at the stumps - Rathnayake stays deep in the crease and then swings it high over square leg - the fielder in the deep can only watch the ball sail over him

Sufyan Mehmood to Pavan Rathnayake, 1 run, short of a good length and well wide of off - Rathnayake goes hard on the cut and chops it down to long-off, brings up SL's 100

Wasim Ali to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, Rathnayake took full advantage of the free hit, stepping down the pitch to smash the ball straight over the bowler’s head. The fielder at long-on made a desperate dive to stop it, but the power of the shot carried the ball over the rope for four

Wasim Ali to Kusal Mendis, no ball, 1 run, oh boy! Wasim has overstepped again. Another full delivery on middle, Mendis drills it down to long-on. Fifty run stand comes up for the duo. Free-hit continues

Wasim Ali to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, Rathnayake waits for the ball and cuts it late to split the gap between backward point and short third man. Collects four more

Nadeem Khan to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, smashed. Splits the gap with pure power. Short and on middle, Mendis is quick to rock on the pull. Along the ground for four more

Wasim Ali to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, smashed back to the bowler. Wasim fails to hang onto the catch. The ball bursts through the hands and rolls wide of long-off

Sufyan Mehmood to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, Sufyan is leaking runs in the final over of the powerplay. Short and wide outside off, doesn't have the pace to trouble Rathnayake. Waits for the ball and cuts it past backward point. Collects four more

Sufyan Mehmood to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, superb! Nice and full outside off, Rathnayake leans on the front foot and creams the drive through covers. All class written on that

Sufyan Mehmood to Pavan Rathnayake, FOUR, nice start for Rathnayake. Angled into the pads, Rathnayake flicks it down to short fine. No chance of stopping that

Sufyan Mehmood to Pathum Nissanka, out Lbw!! Nissanka departs. Sufyan gets the breakthrough off the very first ball in his spell. Bowls it a tad short, the ball skids and hits Nissanka on the back thigh as he was looking to swing across the line. Trapped in front of middle and Oman have a successful review. Players take a quick drinks break with this dismissal. Pathum Nissanka lbw b Sufyan Mehmood 13(11) [4s-2]

Shah Faisal to Kusal Mendis, leg byes, FOUR, poor delivery from Faisal. Full and well down leg. Mendis misses the flick, gets hit on the heal and trickles down to fine leg fence. Richard Kettleborough signals leg-byes

Wasim Ali to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, another lose delivery asking to be hit. It was slow and short. Sat up well for Mendis to wait on the ball and crash it wide of covers. Another 13 run over for Sri Lanka

Wasim Ali to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, that should have been stopped. Mendis cuts it through cover-point. No chance of stopping that once it beats the infield

Wasim Ali to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, another short delivery that Nissanka is feasting on. Short delivery on middle, Nissanka gets on top of the bounce and nails the pull to deep mid-wicket. Well over the fielder inside the circle

Shah Faisal to Kusal Mendis, no run, loud shout for LBW! Oman take the review in the last second. That looks like a poor review. The ball clearly looked like it would go over the stumps. Ball tracking shows it pitched well outside leg. Oman lose a review. Coming to the ball, it was a tad short, Mendis goes for the pull and misses. Is hit high on the thigh pad and rolls to the off-side

Jay Odedra to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, third boundary off the over. Jay is not happy with the way his over ended. Wdith on offer outside off, Mendis gets a thick outside edge as he looks to cut again. The ball runs down to third man fine. End of an eventful over by Jay. A wicket and 13 runs off it

Jay Odedra to Kusal Mendis, FOUR, off the mark with a classic cut. Another short and wide delivery outside off, Mendis rocks back and cuts it through point region. Raced away in no time

Jay Odedra to Kamil Mishara, out Bowled!! Jay gets the first breakthough. It's the pace that does Mishara. Was slower through the air, doesn't turn off the surface. Goes through with the arm and sneaks under the bat. The attemped slog sweep goes horribly wrong for Mishara and ends up shattering the middle stump. Not a great shot selection that. Kamil Mishara b Jay Odedra 8(7) [4s-2]

Jay Odedra to Pathum Nissanka, FOUR, Nissanka greets Jay with a boundary. Short and wide outside off, Nissanka waits and times the cut beautifully. Splits the gap at point and collects four

Shah Faisal to Kamil Mishara, FOUR, more runs. Back-to-back boundaries for Mishara. This was angled into the pads. Mishara tickles if off the inside half of the bat and beats short fine comfortably

Shah Faisal to Kamil Mishara, FOUR, excellent shot. Wasn't a bad ball, Mishara climbs on the bounce and punches it past cover-point's dive. The ball raced away in a hurry