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Sri Lanka Crushes Oman by 105 Runs in T20 WC
12 Feb
Summary
- Sri Lanka scored 225/5, their second highest T20 World Cup total.
- Pavan Rathnayake and Dasun Shanaka hit blazing half-centuries.
- Oman's chase faltered early, restricting them to 120/9.

Sri Lanka delivered a dominant performance, defeating Oman by 105 runs in their T20 World Cup Group B encounter.
Sri Lanka posted a formidable 225/5, their second-highest total in T20 World Cup history and the highest of the current tournament. The innings was anchored by Kusal Mendis’ composed 61, while explosive half-centuries from Pavan Rathnayake (60 off 28 balls) and captain Dasun Shanaka (50 off 20 balls) provided crucial momentum. Shanaka’s knock also marked the fastest fifty by a Sri Lankan batter in T20 World Cup history.
In response, Oman's chase faltered due to early setbacks, and they were restricted to 120/9. Dushmantha Chameera took two early wickets, while Maheesh Theekshana was highly economical, taking 2 wickets for 11 runs. Mohammad Nadeem was a lone warrior for Oman, scoring a valiant fifty.
With this victory, the 2014 champions Sri Lanka now lead Group B with two wins from two matches.




