Kusal Mendis breaks Sangakkara’s non opener powerplay record

October 8, 2023 at 1:50 AM

Kusal Mendis of Sri Lanka notched up an impressive 72 runs in the first ten overs of an ODI innings, setting a new record for the highest score by a non-opener.

His achievement surpasses the previous records of 55 runs by Kumar Sangakkara against South Africa in 2002 and 51 runs by Brian Lara  against Canada in 2003.