Sri Lanka’s huge victory, thrashing Oman by 105 runs, world record created by stormy half-centuries of Shanaka, Mendis and Ratnayake.

News India Live, Digital Desk: Sri Lanka has registered a one-sided performance against Oman in its second match of Group B and won. With this win, Sri Lanka has reached the top of its group with 4 points. After the record breaking performance in batting, Sri Lankan bowlers did not give any chance to Oman to survive.1. Sri Lanka’s innings: Mountain of runs (225/5) Oman won the toss and decided to bowl first, which proved to be suicidal for them: Experience of Kusal Mendis: After the early dismissal of the openers, Kusal Mendis took over the innings and played a brilliant inning of 61 runs (45 balls). Aggressive innings of Pawan Ratnayake: Young batsman Pawan Ratnayake hit 60 runs in just 28 balls and took the lead of Oman’s bowlers. Spoiled the rhythm.Dasun Shanaka’s record: Captain Shanaka batted historically. He completed his half-century (50 runs) in just 20 balls, which is the fastest half-century by any Sri Lankan batsman in the T20 World Cup. Finishing touch: Kamindu Mendis finally scored 19 runs in 7 balls to take the score to 225.2. Oman’s innings: Shattered like cards (120/9) While chasing the huge target of 226 runs, Oman’s team came under pressure: Initial shocks: Dushmanta Chameera broke the back of Oman by taking two important wickets in the powerplay itself. Mahesh Teekshana’s spin: Teekshana took 2 wickets for just 11 runs in 4 overs with his tight bowling. Lone struggle: For Oman, Mohammad Nadeem struggled alone and scored 53 runs*, but he did not get any support from the other end. Oman’s team could score only 120 runs in the stipulated 20 overs.3. Brief scorecard of the match (Full Scorecard) Team Score Main PerformanceSri Lanka 225/5 (20 overs) Kusal Mendis (61), Pawan Ratnayake (60), Dasun Shanaka (50) Oman 120/9 (20 overs) Mohammad Nadeem (53*), Wasim Ali (27) Result Sri Lanka won by 105 runs Player of the Match: Pawan Ratnayake Group B Status (Points Table Update) After this resounding victory, Sri Lanka’s Net Run Rate (NRR) has increased significantly, which has almost cleared the way for them to reach the Super-6. Now the journey ahead has become very difficult for Oman.