WATCH| Lokesh Bam hits two consecutive sixes against Jofra Archer:Barry McCarthy bowls 11 balls in an over, NZ’s highest run chase in T20 WC

Sunday turned out to be an action-packed day in the T20 World Cup 2026, with three exciting matches producing close finishes, memorable moments, and several new records. Fans were treated to high-quality cricket as teams fought hard across different venues. In the day’s first match, New Zealand defeated Afghanistan by five wickets after a strong run chase. The second match saw England narrowly escape against Nepal, winning by just four runs in a thrilling contest. In the final game of the day, Sri Lanka defeated Ireland by 20 runs in a match full of records and fielding drama. Several individual milestones were achieved, including Kusal Mendis becoming Sri Lanka’s highest run-scorer in T20 Internationals and Wanindu Hasaranga setting a new World Cup wicket record for Sri Lanka. Here are the top moments and records from all three matches. T20 WC 2026, Day 2 – Top moments records NZ vs AFG – First match 1. Seifert and Allen collide, an easy catch is dropped Afghanistan were batting in the first innings when New Zealand missed an early chance. On the fifth ball of the third over, Rahmanullah Gurbaz got a top edge off Matt Henry’s delivery. Wicketkeeper Tim Seifert, along with Finn Allen and Daryl Mitchell, went for the catch. Just as Seifert was about to take it, Allen collided with him, and the ball slipped out. Gurbaz survived on 7 runs and went on to hit a four and a six in the next over before getting out for 27. 2. Rashid Khan drops Seifert’s catch In the 12th over, Rashid Khan dropped Tim Seifert’s catch off his own bowling. Seifert punched the ball straight back, but Rashid failed to hold on despite multiple attempts. At that moment, Seifert was on 48 off 35 balls. He made full use of the lifeline and scored 17 more runs in the next seven deliveries. 3. New Zealand register highest T20 World Cup chase New Zealand successfully chased down a target of 183 runs with 13 balls remaining. This became their highest successful run chase in T20 World Cup history. Their previous best chase was 167 runs against England in Abu Dhabi during the 2021 edition. ENG vs NEP – Second Match 1. Sher Malla strikes on first ball of debut Nepal’s Sher Malla enjoyed a dream start to his international career. Playing his debut match, he dismissed Phil Salt on the very first ball he bowled. Malla bowled a full delivery near the leg stump, Salt got a top edge, and the ball was safely caught by Sandeep Lamichhane at short fine leg. Lamichhane celebrated with enthusiasm but lost balance and fell during the celebration. 2. Three sixes in Jofra Archer’s over Jofra Archer’s 18th over proved very expensive and changed the momentum of the match. Nepal scored 22 runs in the over, including three sixes. Arif Sheikh hit the first six but got out on the next ball. Lokesh Bam then read Archer’s slower balls well and smashed two back-to-back sixes, keeping Nepal in the hunt until the final over. SL vs IRE – Third Match 1. Three catches dropped in one over Ireland had a poor fielding moment in the 17th over of Sri Lanka’s innings, dropping three catches in a single over bowled by Matthew Humphreys. Curtis Campher dropped Kusal Mendis’ catch on the first ball. Barry McCarthy missed another chance at short fine leg, and George Dockrell dropped Kamindu Mendis at mid-on, which even went for a six. 3. Kusal Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga achieve a record feat for Sri Lanka Kusal Mendis etched his name into Sri Lanka’s cricket history by becoming the country’s highest run-scorer in T20 Internationals. He moved to the top of the list with 2,481 runs, going past Pathum Nissanka, who has scored 2,461 runs. Kusal Perera sits in third place with 2,312 runs, while former opener Tillakaratne Dilshan follows with 1,889 runs. Wanindu Hasaranga also achieved a major milestone by emerging as Sri Lanka’s most successful wicket-taker in T20 World Cup history. The all-rounder has now claimed 40 wickets in 20 matches, overtaking Lasith Malinga, who finished with 38 wickets. Ajantha Mendis stands third with 35 wickets, while Mahesh Theekshana is fourth with 21 wickets. 4. Barry McCarthy bowls an 11-ball over Ireland pacer Barry McCarthy set an unwanted record by bowling 11 balls in the 19th over of Sri Lanka’s innings. The over included four wides and one no-ball. With this, McCarthy equalled the record for the most balls bowled in a single over in T20 World Cup history, previously held by five other bowlers.