Pallekele, Feb. 22 -- Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka broke the record of Kusal Mendis for hitting the most sixes in T20Is for Sri Lanka during their match against England in the ICC Men's T20 World Cup 2026 held in Pallekele on Sunday.

In their first fixture of the Super Eights, England defeated Sri Lanka by 51 runs. The Harry Brook-led side registered their 12th straight victory over Sri Lanka in T20I cricket.

Shanaka hit a couple of sixes in his 30-run knock, which helped him overtake his teammate Mendis in the list of most T20I sixes for his national side. Now, Shanaka has 98 sixes under his name in the shortest format. Mendis has hit 97 sixes so far in T20Is.

Asked to bat first, England made 146/9 in 20 overs with the help of Phil...