The sixth match in the T20 World Cup (T20 World Cup 2026) is between Sri Lanka and Ireland in Colombo. Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka, who came to bat first in the match, set a ‘shameful’ record. His record will force you to shake your head. So let us know what is the shameful record of Shanaka.

Actually, Sri Lanka came out to bat first in the match. Captain Dasun Shanaka, who came at number seven for the team, was out on a golden duck, that is, he returned to the pavilion on the first ball itself without opening the account. With this, Shanaka set a shameful record of being out on most ‘zero’ in T20 International. This was Shanaka’s 16th duck.

Batsmen who have been out on most zeros in T20 International

Dasun Shanaka- 16 ducks (113 innings)
Jappy Bimenimana- 15 ducks (62 innings)
Paul Stirling-14 ducks (158 innings)

Dasun Shanaka’s international career

Talking about Dasun Shanaka’s international career, till now he has played 6 Tests, 71 ODIs and 124 T20 International matches. In the test he scored 140 runs and took 13 wickets in his account. Apart from this, Shanaka has scored 1299 runs and taken 27 wickets in ODI. In the remaining T20 International, the Sri Lankan all-rounder has scored 1747 runs and taken 43 wickets in his name.

Sri Lanka’s score in the first innings

It is noteworthy that in the ongoing T20 World Cup match against Ireland, Sri Lanka, who came to bat first, scored 163 runs for 6 wickets in 20 overs. Wicketkeeper batsman Kusal Mendis played the biggest innings for the team and scored 56 runs in 43 balls with the help of 5 fours. Apart from this, Kamindu Mendis, who came at number six, played a quick innings and scored 44 runs in 19 balls with the help of 4 fours and 2 sixes. During this period, Barry McCarthy and George Dockrell took maximum 2-2 wickets for Ireland. Now it will be interesting to see which team wins the match.