Kusal Mendis has smashed 15 sixes in the ongoing World Cup, becoming the Sri Lankan batter with the most sixes in a single World Cup edition. He has surpassed the previous record of 14 sixes held by Sanath Jayasuriya, set in the 2007 World Cup. (Photo: AP)
Sri Lanka all-rounder Angelo Mathews became the first-ever batter in the history of international cricket to be given 'timed out' in ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 match vs Bangladesh at the Arun Jaitley Stadium in New Delhi on Monday. (Photo: AP)
Charith Asalanka became the third Sri Lankan batter to score a century by the No. 5 position or below in the World Cups. The other two are Mahela Jayawardene (100) against Afghanistan in 2015, and Angelo Mathews (113) against India in 2019. (Photo: AP)
Mushfiqur Rahim completed his eighth stumping dismissal in the World Cup, which is the joint second-most by a wicketkeeper. He ties this record with the former Indian captain MS Dhoni and Kumar Sangakkara tops the list with 13 dismissals. (Photo: AP)
Shakib al Hasan’s fifty-plus score (82) against Sri Lanka, is his 13th fifty-plus score in the tournament, which is the third most by any batter in World Cup history. Sachin Tendulkar and Virat Kohli hold the top two spots with 21 and 14 fifties respectively. (Photo: AP)
Shakib al Hasan and Najmul Hossain Shanto put on 169 runs together which is the highest partnership for Bangladesh against Sri Lanka in ODIs surpassing 144 runs between Shakib al Hasan and Tamim Iqbal at Dambulla in 2017. (Photo: AP)