Stats highlights of Match No 35 – Sri Lanka Vs West Indies at Abu Dhabi on 04 Nov 2021
P Nissanka-KIC Asaslanka added 91 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the 23rd occasion of batsmen posting a partnership between 90 to 99 runs in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides eighth such partnership for the second wicket in an innings in T20 WC.
P Nissanka-KIC Asaslanka added 91 runs for the second wicket in this game to provide the second occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen posting a partnership between 90 to 99 runs in an innings in T20 WC. The first such occasion was the 94 runs partnership for the fourth wicket between BMAJ Mendis and KC Sangakkara against Zimbabwe at Hambantota on 18.09.12. It also provides first such partnership by Sri Lankan batsmen for the second wicket in an innings in T20 WC.
P Nissanka scored 51 in this game to provide the 118th occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the 17th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in T20 WC.
P Nissanka’s 51 in this game represent his third fifty as an opening batsman in T20 WC. He became the fourth Sri Lankan opening batsman to score three or more fifties in T20 WC. Others are TM Dilshan {06}, M Jayawardene {04} and ST Jayasuriya
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | TM Dilshan | 53 | 2 | Aus | Nottingham | 08 Jun 2009 |
| 2 | TM Dilshan | 74 | 1 | Win | Nottingham | 10 Jun 2009 |
| 3 | TM Dilshan | 96* | 1 | Win | The Oval | 19 Jun 2009 |
| 4 | TM Dilshan | 76 | 2 | NZl | Pallekele | 27 Sep 2012 |
| 5 | TM Dilshan | 55 | 1 | Eng | Chattogram | 27 Mar 2014 |
| 6 | TM Dilshan | 83* | 2 | Afg | Kolkata | 17 Mar 2016 |
| 1 | ST Jayasuriya | 88 | 1 | Ken | Jo’burg | 14 Sep 2007 |
| 2 | ST Jayasuriya | 61 | 2 | NZl | Jo’burg | 15 Sep 2007 |
| 3 | ST Jayasuriya | 81 | 1 | Win | Nottingham | 10 Jun 2009 |
| 1 | M Jayawardene | 81 | 1 | NZl | Providence | 30 Apr 2010 |
| 2 | M Jayawardene | 100 | 1 | Zim | Providence | 03 May 2010 |
| 3 | M Jayawardene | 98* | 1 | Win | Bridgetown | 07 May 2010 |
| 4 | M Jayawardene | 65* | 2 | Win | Pallekele | 29 Sep 2012 |
| 1 | P Nissanka | 61 | 1 | Ire | A Dhabi | 20 Oct 2021 |
| 2 | P Nissanka | 72 | 1 | RSA | Sharjah | 30 Oct 2021 |
| 3 | P Nissanka | 51 | 1 | Win | A Dhabi | 04 Nov 2021 |
P Nissanka’s 51 in this game represent the sixth fifty scored by a Sri Lankan opening batsman in T20 WC against West Indies. He became the fourth Sri Lankan opening batsman to score a fifty against West Indies in T20 WC.
| No | Player | Runs | I | Opp | Ground | Start Date |
| 1 | TM Dilshan | 74 | 1 | Win | Nottingham | 10 Jun 2009 |
| 2 | TM Dilshan | 96* | 1 | Win | The Oval | 19 Jun 2009 |
| 3 | ST Jayasuriya | 81 | 1 | Win | Nottingham | 10 Jun 2009 |
| 4 | M Jayawardene | 98* | 1 | Win | Bridgetown | 07 May 2010 |
| 5 | M Jayawardene | 65* | 2 | Win | Pallekele | 29 Sep 2012 |
| 6 | P Nissanka | 51 | 1 | Win | A Dhabi | 04 Nov 2021 |
P Nissanka {51} and KIC Asalanka {68} scored fifties in this game to provide the 29th and 30th occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen scoring fifties in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the seventh and eighth occasion of Sri Lankan batsmen scoring fifties in an innings against West Indies in T20 WC.
CH Gayle was dismissed for one in this game to provide the fourth occasion of his scoring exact one run in an innings in T20 WC.
KA Pollard was dismissed for a duck in this game to provide the 24th occasion of a captain dismissed for a duck in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the second occasion of a West Indies captain dismissed for a duck in an innings in T20 WC. DJ Sammy was the other West Indies captain to be dismissed for a duck against South Africa at Nagpur on 25.03.16.
KA Pollard was dismissed by the first ball for a duck in this game to provide the 13th occasion of a captain dismissed by first ball for a duck in an innings in T20 WC. It also provides the second occasion of a West Indies captain dismissed by the first ball for a duck in an innings in T20 WC. DJ Sammy was the other West Indies captain to be dismissed by first ball for a duck against South Africa at Nagpur on 25.03.16.
Sri Lanka won this game by 20 runs to post its 20th win in T20 WC and also became the team to win most T20 WC matches.