Pathum Nissanka is one player who has caught the attention of all Sri Lankan fans in this year’s IPL. He scored his first IPL half-century against Rajasthan Royals yesterday, equaling the record of fastest half-century by a Sri Lankan batsman in the IPL. With this half-century, he came close to another old record.
He is nearing the record of highest score by a Sri Lankan batsman in an innings during the IPL Power Play. Pathum is second only to our Master Blaster Sanath Janasuriya in 2008. These are the highest runs scored by a Sri Lankan player in the Power Play in IPL so far 7
59 – Sanath Jayasuriya vs CSK (210.71)
50 – Pathum Nissanka vs RR (217.39)***
48 – Sanath Jayasuriya vs KKR (282.35)
45 – Mahela Jayawardene vs KKR (245.34)
44 – Kumar Sangakkara vs DC (220.00)
43 – Kumar Sangakkara vs MI (226.31)
41 – Sanath Jayasuriya vs DD (186.36)
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