What is the highest team total by Sri Lanka in the history of the T20 World Cup?
The highest ever team total made by the Sri Lankan national cricket team came in the 2007 T20 World Cup, and it is the highest ever score in any T20 World Cup match as well. In 2007, the Sri Lankan batting lineup went berserk against Kenya’s bowling lineup, scoring 260 runs for the cost of six wickets after 20 overs.
The match took place on September 14, 2007, at Johannesburg’s Wanderers Stadium. Sri Lanka and Kenya faced off on a batting-friendly pitch in only their seventh encounter of the competition. It was a Group C match from the 2007 T20 World Cup.
The match began with Kenya winning the toss and deciding to field first. If Kenya’s captain had known any better, he would not have chosen to bowl first. Gayan Wijekoon and Jehan Mubarak, both from Sri Lanka, made their debuts against Kenya.
The Sri Lankan openers, Upul Tharanga and Sanath Jayasuriya, opened the innings. Tharanga was out for a cheap ten, but Jayasuriya began smashing the bowlers all over the park from ball one. He went on to have a spectacular inning, scoring 88 runs on 44 balls. He formed a partnership with Kumar Sangakkara, who struck an 18-ball 30 and set Sri Lanka on the path to a massive score.
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Mahela Jayawardene, Sri Lanka’s captain, scored 67 runs in only 25 balls. He and Jehan Mubarak provided the last touch to the innings, as debutant Jehan set the entire stadium on fire with his 13-ball innings of 46 runs.
All of these contributions helped Sri Lanka reach 260/6 at the end of 20 overs, cementing their place in cricket history. Kenya, on the other hand, failed to reach triple digits, being bowled out for 88 runs in 19.3 overs and losing by 172 runs against Sri Lanka in this historic match.
The Sri Lankan cricket team dominated this match, with Sanath Jayasuriya named player of the match for his 88-run innings at a strike rate of 200 and a bowling stint of 3-0-9-1 at an economy rate of only 3 runs per over.
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