Sri Lanka most runs and best batsmen, T20I 2026
Kusal Mendis was Sri Lanka's top run-scorer in T20I 2026 with 505 runs in 17 innings at a strike rate of 133.6, ahead of Pathum Nissanka (439) and Dasun Shanaka (399).
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Most runs for Sri Lanka
Every Sri Lanka batter in T20I 2026
| # | Batter | Inns | Runs | HS | Avg | SR | 50/100 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Kusal Mendis | 17 | 505 | 87 | 33.67 | 133.6 | 4/0 | 50 | 15 |
| 2 | Pathum Nissanka | 18 | 439 | 100 | 25.82 | 142.5 | 1/1 | 43 | 19 |
| 3 | Dasun Shanaka | 19 | 399 | 76 | 22.17 | 160.9 | 3/0 | 14 | 34 |
| 4 | Kamindu Mendis | 16 | 361 | 51 | 25.79 | 136.7 | 1/0 | 30 | 15 |
| 5 | Pavan Rathnayake | 12 | 263 | 60 | 23.91 | 144.5 | 2/0 | 28 | 7 |
| 6 | Kamil Mishara | 15 | 233 | 61 | 16.64 | 121.4 | 1/0 | 25 | 9 |
| 7 | Dunith Wellalage | 11 | 163 | 43 | 20.38 | 121.6 | 0/0 | 18 | 4 |
| 8 | Charith Asalanka | 9 | 156 | 31 | 19.50 | 114.7 | 0/0 | 11 | 5 |
| 9 | Lahiru Udara | 6 | 133 | 91 | 22.17 | 140.0 | 1/0 | 20 | 1 |
| 10 | Wanindu Hasaranga | 9 | 96 | 27 | 13.71 | 118.5 | 0/0 | 9 | 2 |
| 11 | Janith Liyanage | 6 | 86 | 40 | 21.50 | 134.4 | 0/0 | 8 | 2 |
| 12 | Tharindu Ratnayake | 4 | 77 | 65 | 19.25 | 124.2 | 1/0 | 8 | 5 |
| 13 | Sineth Jayawardena | 4 | 63 | 38 | 15.75 | 108.6 | 0/0 | 9 | 2 |
| 14 | Mahesh Theekshana | 10 | 56 | 32 | 8.00 | 87.5 | 0/0 | 6 | 0 |
| 15 | Dhananjaya de Silva | 3 | 43 | 22 | 14.33 | 116.2 | 0/0 | 6 | 0 |
| 16 | Sahan Arachchige | 4 | 43 | 33 | 10.75 | 89.6 | 0/0 | 5 | 0 |
| 17 | Chamindu Wickramasinghe | 1 | 29 | 29 | 29.00 | 120.8 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 |
| 18 | Dushmantha Chameera | 9 | 28 | 8 | 4.00 | 54.9 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 |
| 19 | Kushal Janith Perera | 2 | 23 | 22 | 11.50 | 135.3 | 0/0 | 4 | 0 |
| 20 | Eshan Malinga | 6 | 18 | 13 | 18.00 | 128.6 | 0/0 | 1 | 1 |
| 21 | Ashen Bandara | 2 | 18 | 18 | 9.00 | 66.7 | 0/0 | 3 | 0 |
| 22 | Nuwanidu Fernando | 2 | 16 | 15 | 8.00 | 123.1 | 0/0 | 0 | 2 |
| 23 | Dushan Hemantha | 4 | 10 | 5 | 2.50 | 55.6 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| 24 | Vijayakanth Viyaskanth | 1 | 6 | 6 | 6.00 | 300.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 1 |
| 25 | Sohan de Livera | 2 | 6 | 6 | 3.00 | 85.7 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 |
| 26 | W Sahan | 2 | 6 | 5 | 6.00 | 54.5 | 0/0 | 1 | 0 |
| 27 | Chamika Karunaratne | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4.00 | 50.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| 28 | Matheesha Pathirana | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2.00 | 40.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | Nuwan Thushara | 3 | 2 | 2 | — | 40.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | Lasith Croospulle | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 33.3 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | Binura Fernando | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | Dilshan Madushanka | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0/0 | 0 | 0 |
Powerplay batting
Overs 1–6 · ranked by runs · minimum 12 balls
| # | Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Pathum Nissanka | 335 | 237 | 141.4 | 35 | 16 | 12 |
| 2 | Kusal Mendis | 204 | 167 | 122.2 | 25 | 6 | 4 |
| 3 | Kamil Mishara | 144 | 127 | 113.4 | 19 | 5 | 12 |
| 4 | Lahiru Udara | 56 | 51 | 109.8 | 11 | 0 | 5 |
| 5 | Sineth Jayawardena | 55 | 50 | 110.0 | 8 | 2 | 3 |
| 6 | Pavan Rathnayake | 40 | 40 | 100.0 | 6 | 0 | 3 |
| 7 | Dhananjaya de Silva | 31 | 23 | 134.8 | 5 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Charith Asalanka | 24 | 29 | 82.8 | 2 | 1 | 1 |
Death overs batting
Overs 16–20 · ranked by runs · minimum 12 balls
| # | Batter | Runs | Balls | SR | 4s | 6s | Outs |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dasun Shanaka | 169 | 81 | 208.6 | 7 | 15 | 9 |
| 2 | Dunith Wellalage | 97 | 74 | 131.1 | 13 | 1 | 6 |
| 3 | Kamindu Mendis | 73 | 40 | 182.5 | 5 | 5 | 4 |
| 4 | Pavan Rathnayake | 72 | 38 | 189.5 | 9 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Wanindu Hasaranga | 56 | 40 | 140.0 | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| 6 | Kusal Mendis | 52 | 26 | 200.0 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
| 7 | Tharindu Ratnayake | 39 | 29 | 134.5 | 4 | 2 | 3 |
| 8 | Kamil Mishara | 39 | 17 | 229.4 | 3 | 3 | 0 |
Quick answers
Who scored the most runs for Sri Lanka in T20I 2026?
Kusal Mendis was Sri Lanka's top run-scorer in T20I 2026 with 505 runs in 17 innings at a strike rate of 133.6, ahead of Pathum Nissanka (439) and Dasun Shanaka (399).
Who hit the most sixes for Sri Lanka?
Dasun Shanaka, with 34 sixes in 19 innings.
Who had the best strike rate for Sri Lanka?
Dasun Shanaka scored at 160.9 runs per 100 balls (minimum 60 balls faced).
Who was Sri Lanka's best powerplay batter?
Pathum Nissanka: 335 runs off 237 balls in the powerplay, a strike rate of 141.4.
Who was Sri Lanka's best finisher?
Dasun Shanaka made 169 runs off 81 balls in the death overs, a strike rate of 208.6.