Asia Cup T20 2016 – Sri Lanka vs UAE at Mirpur on Feb 25, 2016 – Sri Lanka won by 14 runs
LD Chandimal scored 50 in this game to provide the 61st occasion of a wicket keeper batsman scoring a fifty in T20Is. It also provides the tenth such occasion by a Sri Lankan wicket keeper batsman. It also provides the 30th occasion of a wicket keeper batsman opening scoring a fifty in T20Is and provides the second such occasion by a Sri Lankan wicket keeper opening batsman.
LD Chandimal’s 50 in this game provides the 276th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in the history of T20Is. It also provides the 27th such occasion by a Sri Lankan opening batsman. His 50 in this game provides the 27th occasion of a batsman dismissed for an exact score of 50 in the history of T20Is and provides the second occasion by a Sri Lankan batsman. Prior to this AD Mathews was dismissed for an exact 50 against Pakistan at Dubai {DSC} on 11.12.13.
LD Chandimal became the fifth wicket keeper batsman and also the first Sri Lankan wicket keeper to be dismissed for an exact score of 50 in the history of T20Is
| No | Player | Runs | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | NJ O’Brien | 50 | 2 | Ire | Can | Col-SSC | 03 Feb 2010 |
| 2 | Kamran Akmal | 50 | 1 | Pak | Aus | Gros Islet | 14 May 2010 |
| 3 | C Kieswetter | 50 | 1 | Eng | RSA | Birmingham | 12 Sep 2012 |
| 4 | Mushfiqur Rahim | 50 | 2 | Ban | NZl | Dhaka | 06 Nov 2013 |
| 5 | LD Chandimal | 50 | 1 | Srl | UAE | Dhaka | 25 Feb 2016 |
LD Chandimal earned the distinction of becoming the first wicket keeper opening batsman in Asia Cup T20 to score a fifty. He became the second wicket keeper to score a fifty in the Asia Cup T20 after Mohamad Kaleem of UAE. Mohammad Kaleem had scored an exact 50 against Oman at Dhaka on 22.02.16. It also provides the 12th occasion of a batsman scoring a fifty in the Asia Cup T20 and sixth such occasion by an opening batsman.
SL Malinga captured 4 for 26 in this game to provide the third occasion of a bowler capturing four wickets in Asia Cup T20.
| Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| Mohammad Nabi | 4.0 | 0 | 17 | 4 | 2 | Afg | HKG | Dhaka | 22 Feb 2016 |
| Aamir Kaleem | 4.0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 1 | Oman | UAE | Dhaka | 22 Feb 2016 |
| SL Malinga | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 2 | Srl | UAE | Dhaka | 25 Feb 2016 |
SL Malinga’s 4 for 26 in this game represent his 12th four plus wicket haul in Twnenty20 games. He now owns the record for most four plus wicket hauls in the history of Twenty20 games. He went past SP Narine who has to his credit 11 such hauls.
| No | O | M | R | W | Match | Ground | Date |
| 1 | 4 | 0 | 22 | 4 | Mum Ind v Kings XI Punjab | Mum-BS | 30 Mar 2010 |
| 2 | 3.4 | 1 | 13 | 5 | Mum Ind v Delhi Daredevils | Delhi | 10 Apr 2011 |
| 3 | 4 | 0 | 20 | 4 | Mum Ind v Somerset | Chennai | 08 Oct 2011 |
| 4 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 4 | Nondescripts CC v Saracens SC | Col-Colts | 30 Mar 2012 |
| 5 | 3.4 | 0 | 16 | 4 | Mum Ind v Deccan Chargers | Mum-WS | 29 Apr 2012 |
| 6 | 4 | 1 | 21 | 4 | Ruhuna Royals v Uthura Rudras | Col-RPS | 14 Aug 2012 |
| 7 | 4 | 0 | 31 | 5 | Sri Lanka v England | Pallekele | 01 Oct 2012 |
| 8 | 4 | 0 | 32 | 5 | Mum Ind v Chennai Super Kings | Johannesburg | 20 Oct 2012 |
| 9 | 4 | 1 | 07 | 6 | Melbourne Stars v Perth Scorchers | Perth | 12 Dec 2012 |
| 10 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 4 | Mum Ind v Kolkata Knight Riders | Abu Dhabi | 16 Apr 2014 |
| 11 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 4 | Mum Ind v Sunrisers | Mum-WS | 25 Apr 2015 |
| 12 | 4 | 0 | 26 | 4 | Sri Lanka v United Arab Emirates | Mirpur | 25 Feb 2016 |
His 4 for 26 in this game represent his second four wicket haul in a T20I. Prior to this had captured 5 for 31 against England at Pallekele on 01.10.12
SL Malinga’s 4 for 26 provides the 112th occasion of a bowler capturing four or more wickets in the history of T20Is and also 96th occasion of a bowler capturing exact four wickets in a T20I. It also provides the eleventh occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler accounting for four or more wickets in a T20I and also provides the seventh occasion of a Sri Lankan bowler capturing exact four wickets in a T20I
SL Malinga’s aggregate of wickets in Twenty20 read 299 at the end of this game. He requires one more wicket for his 300 wickets. If he gets it, he would then become the first bowler in the history of Twenty20 games to captured 300 wickets. The following table shows the performance of SL Malinga season and venue wise for his 299 wickets.
| Season | Venue | Balls | M | E | W | BB | Ave | 4wI | 5wI |
| 2004-05 | Sri Lanka | 48 | 0 | 56 | 1 | 1-22 | 56.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2005-06 | Sri Lanka | 36 | 0 | 27 | 1 | 1-11 | 27.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2006 | England | 18 | 0 | 25 | 0 | ||||
| 2006-07 | New Zealand | 18 | 0 | 15 | 0 | ||||
| 2007 | England | 46 | 0 | 74 | 4 | 3-30 | 18.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2007-08 | South Africa | 84 | 0 | 100 | 7 | 3-43 | 14.28 | 0 | 0 |
| 2008-09 | Sri Lanka | 98 | 1 | 100 | 4 | 2-24 | 25.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | England | 152 | 0 | 181 | 12 | 3-17 | 15.08 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | Sri Lanka | 72 | 0 | 84 | 4 | 2-21 | 21.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009 | South Africa | 297 | 2 | 312 | 18 | 3-11 | 17.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2009-10 | India | 330 | 0 | 401 | 16 | 4-22 | 25.06 | 1 | 0 |
| 2010 | USA | 39 | 0 | 37 | 4 | 3-12 | 9.25 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010 | West Indies | 125 | 0 | 165 | 6 | 3-28 | 27.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | Australia | 24 | 0 | 26 | 1 | 1-26 | 26.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2010-11 | South Africa | 96 | 0 | 118 | 6 | 3-33 | 19.66 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011 | India | 378 | 2 | 375 | 28 | 5-13 | 13.39 | 0 | 1 |
| 2011 | England | 24 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 2-15 | 7.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | UAE | 21 | 0 | 32 | 1 | 1-32 | 32.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | Sri Lanka | 36 | 0 | 28 | 6 | 4-11 | 4.66 | 1 | 0 |
| 2011-12 | India | 120 | 0 | 117 | 10 | 4-20 | 11.70 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | India | 333 | 1 | 350 | 22 | 4-16 | 15.90 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012 | Sri Lanka | 174 | 1 | 165 | 9 | 4-21 | 18.33 | 1 | 0 |
| 2012-13 | Sri Lanka | 171 | 0 | 234 | 9 | 5-31 | 26.00 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012-13 | South Africa | 71 | 1 | 86 | 8 | 5-32 | 10.75 | 0 | 1 |
| 2012-13 | Australia | 210 | 2 | 184 | 13 | 6-07 | 14.15 | 0 | 1 |
| 2013 | West Indies | 42 | 0 | 46 | 3 | 2-18 | 15.33 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | Sri Lanka | 120 | 0 | 134 | 7 | 2-21 | 19.14 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013 | India | 392 | 0 | 468 | 20 | 3-39 | 23.40 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Australia | 132 | 0 | 131 | 5 | 2-08 | 26.20 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | UAE | 48 | 0 | 56 | 4 | 3-26 | 14.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Bangladesh | 155 | 0 | 164 | 9 | 3-20 | 18.22 | 0 | 0 |
| 2013-14 | Sri Lanka | 24 | 0 | 33 | 1 | 1-33 | 33.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | India | 118 | 0 | 134 | 8 | 2-15 | 16.75 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | UAE | 117 | 0 | 119 | 8 | 4-23 | 14.87 | 1 | 0 |
| 2014 | Sri Lanka | 72 | 0 | 73 | 2 | 1-20 | 36.50 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014 | England | 48 | 0 | 48 | 5 | 3-28 | 9.60 | 0 | 0 |
| 2014-15 | India | 66 | 0 | 89 | 1 | 1-28 | 89.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | Sri Lanka | 48 | 0 | 86 | 2 | 1-40 | 43.00 | 0 | 0 |
| 2015 | India | 360 | 3 | 444 | 24 | 4-23 | 18.50 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Sri Lanka | 48 | 0 | 35 | 4 | 2-16 | 8.75 | 1 | 0 |
| 2015-16 | Bangladesh | 24 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 4-26 | 6.30 | 1 | 0 |
| Total | 4835 | 13 | 5393 | 299 | 6-07 | 18.03 | 8 | 4 |
SL Malinga became the fourth bowler to capture four wickets in a T20I against UAE. He also became the first bowler from a test playing nation to capture four wickets in a T20I against UAE.
| No | Player | O | M | R | W | Inns | Team | Oppn | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | Mudassar Bukhari | 4.0 | 2 | 7 | 4 | 2 | Net | UAE | ICCA Dubai | 03 Feb 2016 |
| 2 | SM Sharif | 4.0 | 0 | 24 | 4 | 1 | Sco | UAE | ICCA Dubai | 04 Feb 2016 |
| 3 | SL Malinga | 4.0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 2 | Srl | UAE | Dhaka | 25 Feb 2016 |
| 4 | Aamir Kaleem | 4.0 | 0 | 36 | 4 | 1 | Oman | UAE | Dhaka | 22 Feb 2016 |
This game was UAE’s 15th T20I. It has won six games and lost nine games. Sri Lanka has played 77 T20Is of which they have won 45 matches, lost 30 matches, one game was tied and one ended in no result.