Pathum Nissanka slams his maiden World Cup half-century: Key stats
Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka has slammed his maiden half-century in the ICC Cricket World Cup. He smashed a 61-ball 51 against Pakistan in match number eight at the Rajiv Gandhi International Stadium, Hyderabad. Nissanka added 102 runs along with centurion Kusal Mendis after SL lost Kusal Perera early on. Notably, Nissanka now has 10 fifties in ODI cricket. Here are the key stats.
A solid knock from Nissanka
Nissanka held his end despite losing his opening partner Perera in the second over. The former then shared a 102-run stand with Mendis, who went on to score a scintillating century. However, leg-spinner Shadab Khan dismissed Nissanka in the 18th over. The latter smashed a 61-ball 51 (7 fours and 1 six). It was his maiden World Cup half-century and a 10th in ODIs.
A look at his ODI career
Nissanka, who made his ODI debut in March 2021, has raced to 1,447 runs in the format in 42 games. While his average reads 37.10, he strikes at 83.49. The tally includes 10 fifties and three tons. Nissanka, who made it to the ODI World Cup squad, has the experience of participating in two editions of the T20 WCs (2021 and 2022).
His run since 2022
Nissanka has gone from strength to strength as far as ODI cricket is concerned. Since the start of 2022, he has scored 1,361 runs in 33 games at 45.36. No other SL batter has hammered more ODI runs in this period. Over 800 of his runs have come this year. The tally includes two tons and six fifties.
