In a commanding performance at the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026, Sri Lanka thrashed Oman by 105 runs in a Group B match held at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium. Sri Lanka posted the highest total of the tournament so far, scoring 225-5 in their 20 overs. This impressive feat was anchored by half-centuries from Kusal Mendis (61 off 45 balls), Pavan Rathnayake (60 off 28 balls), and captain Dasun Shanaka, who smashed the fastest T20I fifty by a Sri Lankan in just 19 balls. "We are a better side than what we showed today," said Oman's Mohammad Nadeem, who scored an unbeaten 53, becoming the oldest player to hit a fifty in T20 World Cups (Business Recorder, ESPN Cricinfo).