KP Meiyappan of UAE performed the Hat trick against Sri Lanka at Geelong on 18.10.22 to provide the fifth occasion of a bowler performing the feat in the history of T20 World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Player	Team	Opp	Venue	Season	Victims
1	B Lee	Aus	Ban	C Town	2007/08	Shakib Al Hasan, Mashrafe Mortaza, Alok Kapali
2	*C Campher	Ire	Net	A Dhabi	2021/22	CN A’mann, RNt Doeschate, SA Edwards, RE vd Merwe
3	PWH de Silva	Srl	RSA	Sharjah	2021/22	AK Markram, T Bavuma, D Pretorius
4	K Rabada	RSA	Eng	Sharjah	2021/22	CR Woakes, EJG Morgan, CJ Jordan
5	KP Meiyappan	UAE	Srl	Geelong	2022/23	PBB Rajapaksa, KIC Asalanka, MD Shanaka

* C Campher at Abu Dhabi took 4 wickets in 4 balls.

DM de Silva was dismissed run out for 33 in this game to provide the 239th occasion of a batsman dismissed run out in the T20 World Cup. It also provides the 29^th occasion of a Sri Lankan batsman dismissed run out in the T20 World Cup.

P Nissanaka scored 74 in this game to provide the 93^rd occasion of an opening batsman scoring a fifty in an innings in the World Cup. It also provides the 14^th occasion of a Sri Lankan opening batsman scoring a fifty in the T20 World Cup.

It also represents the fourth fifty by PS Nissanka. He now shares the record for most fifties by a Sri Lankan opening batsman in the T20 World Cup with TM Dilshan. TM Dilshan has also scored four fifties. The following table lists the fifties scored by these two batsmen

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	P Nissanka	61	1	v Ireland	Abu Dhabi	20 Oct 2021
2	P Nissanka	72	1	v South Africa	Sharjah	30 Oct 2021
3	P Nissanka	51	1	v West Indies	Abu Dhabi	04 Nov 2021
4	P Nissanka	74	1	v U.A.E.	Geelong	18 Oct 2022
1	TM Dilshan	53	2	v Australia	Nottingham	08 Jun 2009
2	TM Dilshan	74	1	v West Indies	Nottingham	10 Jun 2009
3	TM Dilshan	76	2	v New Zealand	Pallekele	27 Sep 2012
4	TM Dilshan	55	1	v England	Chattogram	27 Mar 2014

P Nissanaka’s 74 in this game represent his highest individual score in T20 World Cup. His previous best was 72 against South Africa at Sharjah on 30.10.21

No	Player	Runs	I	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	P Nissanka	74	1	v U.A.E.	Geelong	18 Oct 2022
2	P Nissanka	72	1	v South Africa	Sharjah	30 Oct 2021

KIC Asalanka and MD Shanaka collected first ball ducks in this game to provide the 141^st and 142nd occasion of batsman collecting the first ball duck in the T20 World Cup. It also provides the 15^th and 16th occasion of Sri Lankan batsman collecting the first ball duck in the T20 World Cup.

MD Shanaka collected first ball ducks in this game to provide the 15th  occasion of captain collecting the first ball duck in the T20 World Cup. It also provides the second occasion of Sri Lankan captain collecting the first ball duck in the T20 World Cup.

KIC Asalanka and MD Shanaka collected first ball ducks in this game to provide the first occasion of batsmen batting at number five and six collecting the first ball duck in an innings in T20 World Cup.

UAE was dismissed for 73 in this game to provide the 31^st occasion of a team dismissed for a total less than 100 runs in an innings in the T20 World Cup. It also provides the seventh occasion of a team dismissed for a total less than 100 runs in an innings against Sri Lanka in the T20 World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below.

No	Team	Score	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Kenya	88	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	14 Sep 2007
2	Bangladesh	83	v Sri Lanka	Johannesburg	18 Sep 2007
3	Netherlands	39	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	24 Mar 2014
4	New Zealand	60	v Sri Lanka	Chattogram	31 Mar 2014
5	Namibia	96	v Sri Lanka	Abu Dhabi	18 Oct 2021
6	Netherlands	44	v Sri Lanka	Sharjah	22 Oct 2021
7	U.A.E.	73	v Sri Lanka	Geelong	18 Oct 2022

Sri Lanka won this game by 79 runs to provide the 36^th occasion of a team winning a game by fifty plus runs in the T20 World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of winning runs margin

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Sri Lanka	won	172 runs	v Kenya	Johannesburg	14 Sep 2007
2	Afghanistan	won	130 runs	v Scotland	Sharjah	25 Oct 2021
3	South Africa	won	130 runs	v Scotland	The Oval	07 Jun 2009
4	England	won	116 runs	v Afghanistan	Col-RPS	21 Sep 2012
5	India	won	90 runs	v England	Col-RPS	23 Sep 2012
6	Bangladesh	won	84 runs	v P.N.G.	Al Amerat	21 Oct 2021
7	West Indies	won	84 runs	v Pakistan	Mirpur	01 Apr 2014
8	New Zealand	won	83 runs	v Ireland	Nottingham	11 Jun 2009
9	Pakistan	won	82 runs	v Netherlands	Lord’s	09 Jun 2009
10	Sri Lanka	won	82 runs	v Zimbabwe	Hambantota	18 Sep 2012
11	Australia	won	81 runs	v Sri Lanka	Bridgetown	09 May 2010
12	Nepal	won	80 runs	v Hong Kong	Chattogram	16 Mar 2014
13	Sri Lanka	won	79 runs	v U.A.E.	Geelong	18 Oct 2022
14	New Zealand	won	75 runs	v Bangladesh	Kolkata	26 Mar 2016
15	West Indies	won	74 runs	v Australia	Col-RPS	05 Oct 2012
16	India	won	73 runs	v Australia	Mirpur	30 Mar 2014
17	West Indies	won	73 runs	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	25 Mar 2014
18	Pakistan	won	72 runs	v Scotland	Sharjah	07 Nov 2021
19	Sri Lanka	won	70 runs	v Ireland	Abu Dhabi	20 Oct 2021
20	West Indies	won	70 runs	v Ireland	Providence	30 Apr 2010
21	India	won	66 runs	v Afghanistan	Abu Dhabi	03 Nov 2021
22	Sri Lanka	won	64 runs	v Bangladesh	Johannesburg	18 Sep 2007
23	Afghanistan	won	62 runs	v Namibia	Abu Dhabi	31 Oct 2021
24	Afghanistan	won	59 runs	v Zimbabwe	Nagpur	12 Mar 2016
25	New Zealand	won	59 runs	v Bangladesh	Pallekele	21 Sep 2012
26	South Africa	won	59 runs	v Afghanistan	Bridgetown	05 May 2010
27	Sri Lanka	won	59 runs	v New Zealand	Chattogram	31 Mar 2014
28	Sri Lanka	won	57 runs	v West Indies	The Oval	19 Jun 2009
29	Sri Lanka	won	57 runs	v West Indies	Bridgetown	07 May 2010
30	Namibia	won	55 runs	v Sri Lanka	Geelong	16 Oct 2022
31	Pakistan	won	55 runs	v Bangladesh	Kolkata	16 Mar 2016
32	Bangladesh	won	54 runs	v Oman	Dharamsala	13 Mar 2016
33	New Zealand	won	52 runs	v Namibia	Sharjah	05 Nov 2021
34	Pakistan	won	51 runs	v Scotland	Durban	12 Sep 2007
35	England	won	50 runs	v Zimbabwe	Cape Town	13 Sep 2007
6	Pakistan	won	50 runs	v Bangladesh	Mirpur	30 Mar 2014

Sri Lanka won this game by 79 runs to provide the eighth occasion of Sri Lanka winning a game by fifty plus runs in the T20 World Cup. All such occasions are tabulated below in the descending order of winning runs margin

No	Team	Res	Margin	Opposition	Ground	Start Date
1	Sri Lanka	won	172 runs	v Kenya	Johannesburg	14 Sep 2007
2	Sri Lanka	won	82 runs	v Zimbabwe	Hambantota	18 Sep 2012
3	Sri Lanka	won	79 runs	v U.A.E.	Geelong	18 Oct 2022
4	Sri Lanka	won	70 runs	v Ireland	Abu Dhabi	20 Oct 2021
5	Sri Lanka	won	64 runs	v Bangladesh	Johannesburg	18 Sep 2007
6	Sri Lanka	won	59 runs	v New Zealand	Chattogram	31 Mar 2014
7	Sri Lanka	won	57 runs	v West Indies	The Oval	19 Jun 2009
8	Sri Lanka	won	57 runs	v West Indies	Bridgetown	07 May 2010

Sri Lanka won its 28^th match in the T20 World Cup – most wins by any team in the competition.

This game witnessed the second occasion of batsman’s individual score greater than the opponent team’s total in the T20 World Cup. P Nissanka scored 74, while UAE totaled 73. This is the first such instance in the ongoing World Cup.

No	Player	Team	Score	Opp	Total	Ground	Date	Diff
1	LG Wright	Eng	099	Afg	080	Col-RPS	21.09.12	09 runs
2	P Nissanka	Srl	074	UAE	073	Geelong	18.10.22	01 run