Pathum Nissanka’s third fastest century for Sri Lanka in T20Is:Rashid Khan records 700 T20 wickets; sixth 200+ total in 2026 season

Monday was a day of records in the T20 World Cup. In the match against Australia, Sri Lanka’s Pathum Nisanka scored a memorable century in tournament history, completing his century in just 52 balls. This was also the first century by any batsman against Australia in T20 World Cup. In the second match, England posted their second-highest total in the tournament against Italy. The team also won the match by 24 runs. In other matches of the day, Afghanistan registered their first win in this World Cup by defeating UAE by 5 wickets, while Sri Lanka defeated Australia by 8 wickets. Read the top records of all three matches… First match – United Arab Emirates vs Afghanistan 1. Ibrahim Zadran records most 50+ scores for Afghanistan Ibrahim Zadran has become the batsman with the most 50+ scores in T20 International for Afghanistan. He has scored 50 or more runs in an innings 15 times. Gurbaz (14) and Mohammad Shahzad (13) are behind him in this list. 2. Rashid Khan becomes first bowler to take 700 T20 wickets Rashid Khan became the world’s first bowler to take 700 wickets in T20 cricket (League+Domestic+International). West Indies’ Dwayne Bravo is at second position with 631 wickets. Second match – England vs Italy 3. Will Jacks’ fastest T20 World Cup fifty for England Will Jacks played England’s fastest T20 World Cup half-century, scoring 50 in 21 balls against Italy. He surpassed the previous record of 25 balls each held by Eoin Morgan and Jos Buttler. 4. 200+ total made for the sixth time in this World Cup In the 2026 T20 World Cup, 200+ score was made for a record sixth time, which is the most in a single edition of this tournament. Previously, 200+ totals were made 5 times in 2007 and 4 times each in 2016 and 2024. Third match – Sri Lanka vs Australia 5. Nissanka’s third fastest century for Sri Lanka Pathum Nissanka has recorded the third fastest century for Sri Lanka in T20s. He completed this century in 52 balls. The record for the fastest century for Sri Lanka in this format still belongs to Kusal Perera, who scored a century off 44 balls against New Zealand in Nelson in 2025. Nissanka has also become the highest individual scorer for Sri Lanka in T20 World Cup. He played an unbeaten innings of 100 runs. Previously this record was held by Mahela Jayawardene, who scored 100 runs against Zimbabwe in 2010. 6. Sri Lanka defeated Australia for the third time in World Cup Sri Lanka defeated Australia for only the third time in World Cup (T20+ODI). From the historic 7-wicket victory in the 1996 ODI World Cup final to wins in Nottingham in 2009 and now by 8 wickets in Pallekele in 2026, Sri Lanka has stunned Australia on big occasions. 7. First century against Australia in T20 World Cup Pathum Nissanka’s century is the first century scored against Australia in T20 World Cup history. Before this, the highest individual score against this team was Umar Akmal’s 94 runs, which came in 2014 at Mirpur.