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

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 Kusal Mendis, 1 run, on a good length and just outside off - Mendis shuffles across and can't beat short fine with the paddle

Nadeem Khan to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, fraction short and just outside off - Mendis backs away and cuts it square on the off-side for a single

Jiten Ramanandi to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, on a good length and well wide of off - Mendis backs away and drives it to the left of cover for a single. 14 off the over

Nadeem Khan to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, tossed up just outside off - dropped into the gap wide of point for a single

Nadeem Khan to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, a standing reverse sweep now, doesn't bend low and gets an under-edge through slip. Chase for short third and he's back for the second

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 Kusal Mendis, 1 run, slower ball at the stumps, clipped through mid-wicket for a single

Jiten Ramanandi to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, fuller length delivery on off, swiped through mid-wicket for a single

Sufyan Mehmood to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, slower ball outside off - driven into the gap wide of cover for a single

Sufyan Mehmood to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, full and at the stumps - whipped into the gap wide of mid-wicket and they come back for the second

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 Kusal Mendis, 1 run, Ramanandi drags the length back as Mendis came down the pitch - pulled through mid-wicket for a single

Jiten Ramanandi to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, fuller length delivery outside off - Mendis gets under the length and slices it over cover, places it wide of cover and he's back for the second

Jiten Ramanandi to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, slower ball on off - Mendis sinks low and drags the sweep through mid-wicket for a single

Sufyan Mehmood to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, on a good length and at the stumps, pushed down to long-on for a single

Sufyan Mehmood to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, fraction short and wide of off, cut away square on the off-side for a single

Sufyan Mehmood to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, short of a good length and at the stumps, punched down to long-on for a single

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 Kusal Mendis, 1 run, slower through the air outside off, Mendis drives it to sweeper cover

Nadeem Khan to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, driven down to long-on for a single. Keeps strike with that single

Nadeem Khan to Kusal Mendis, no run, cut straight to backward point

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

Nadeem Khan to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, angled into the pads, Mendis works it to vacant mid-wicket region

Wasim Ali to Kusal Mendis, no run, Wasim fires a shorter delivery outside off, Mendis goes for the cut and misses. Beaten for pace

Wasim Ali to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, short and on middle, Mendis pulls it to deep mid-wicket. Couple more to the tally

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

Wasim Ali to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, width on offer outside off, cut to the left of backward point. Good save by the fielder

Wasim Ali to Kusal Mendis, 2 runs, very full on middle, driven down o long-on. An early call for twon and the duo make it with ease the fielder had to run to his left, dive and save runs

Nadeem Khan to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, quicker delivery on the pads, Mendis goes on the back foot quickly and pulls it along the ground to deep square leg

Nadeem Khan to Kusal Mendis, 1 run, Mendis comes down the track and pushes it down to long-off. Didn't get to the ball, yet manages to knock it down

Nadeem Khan to Kusal Mendis, no run, tosses it up on off, Mendis drives it to cover

Shah Faisal to Kusal Mendis, no run, 128.5ks delivery angled across Mendis. A mistimed drive to cover. End of a good over. Just five coming off it

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

Shah Faisal to Kusal Mendis, no run, this is the line Faisal needs to hit often. Another good length delivery on middle, Mendis blocks it solidly back to the bowler

Shah Faisal to Kusal Mendis, no run, 128.5ks, angled across outside off. Mendis skips down the track and misses. Went for the cut, but gave himself a lot of room

Shah Faisal to Kusal Mendis, no run, slower delivery on middle and leg, Mendis watches it onto the bat and defends it back to Faisal

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

Shah Faisal to Kusal Mendis, no run, good length delivery on middle, blocked back to Faisal

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

Shah Faisal to Kusal Mendis, no run, slower delivery pushed across the right-hander. Mendis drives it straight to cover

Shah Faisal to Kusal Mendis, no run, much better length and line from Faisal. Angles it across Mendis on off, who dabs it to the left of backward point

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