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Dasun Shanaka slams the fastest T20I fifty for Sri Lanka

By V Shashank

Shanaka dazzles in Pune!

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After smashing 45 in the series opener, Dasun Shanaka led from the front in Pune, smashing a 22-ball 56* (4s: 2, 6s: 6). Riding on his blistering knock, Sri Lanka raced to 206/6 in the second T20I.

Feat

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Shanaka now has the fastest fifty for Sri Lanka in T20Is, having reached the mark in 20 balls. He broke the record of Mahela Jayawardene and Kumar Sangakkara (21 balls each).

Shanaka’s exploits against India

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Shanaka's last five T20I knocks against them read 47*(19), 74*(38), 33*(18), 45(27), and 56*(22). He has become the first-ever SL batter with over 400 T20I runs against India.

A rare 200-plus total!

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This was the first time Sri Lanka have scored over 200 runs in a T20I against India since January 2010 (206/6).

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