Dubai, Sept. 15 -- Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka continued his fine run in T20Is, leapfrogging Kusal Mendis and Kusal Perera to have the most fifty-plus scores in the format for his country.

Nissanka achieved this milestone during his side's Asia Cup Group B match against Hong Kong at Dubai. During the run-chase of 150, Nissanka scored a solid 68 in 44 balls, with six fours and two sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 154.55.

This is Nissanka's 17th fifty-plus score in T20Is for Sri Lanka, all of them half-centuries. Now, he is above Mendis (16 half-centuries) and Perera (a century and 15 fifties) in this aspect, continuing his rise as a trustworthy batter in the Lankan Lions' T20I set-up.

He is SL's third-highest T20I run-gett...