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Nissanka equals Sangakkara's WC record

By Rajdeep Saha

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Nissanka's remarkable 77*

Sri Lanka's Pathum Nissanka scored a remarkable 77* in the ICC World Cup 2023, securing a comfortable victory over England.

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A stunning 137-run partnership

With a solid 137*-run partnership alongside Sadeera Samarawickrama (65*), the Lankans chased down England's 156/10 in just 25.4 overs.

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Nissanka equals Sangakkara's record

This knock marked Nissanka's fourth consecutive fifty in the 2023 World Cup as he equalled Kumar Sangakkara's record from the 2015 ODI World Cup

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Nissanka's 1,500 ODI runs.

Nissanka completed 1,500 ODI runs in 45 ODIs. He has raced to 1,639 runs at an average of 39.97. He has hammered 13 ODI fifties and three hundreds. 

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1,000 runs in ODIs in 2023

Nissanka has raced to 1,062 ODI runs in 2023 at an average of 48.27. He has scored nine fifties and two hundreds. Only India's Shubman Gill has scored more runs this year.

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Nissanka's four World Cup fifties

Nissanka's performance in the 2023 World Cup includes fifties against Pakistan, Australia,  Netherlands, and England, accumulating 243 runs at an average of 48.60.

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