Harare, Sept. 7 -- Young Sri Lankan opener Pathum Nissanka completed 6,000 runs in international cricket on Sunday.

Nissanka, at the age of 27, achieved this milestone during his side's third and final T20I of the series against Zimbabwe on Sunday. During the match, while chasing 192 for his side, he played a knock of 33 in 20 balls, with four boundaries and a six, with his runs coming at a strike rate of 165.00.

Now in 157 matches, Nissanka has scored 6,001 runs at an average of 37.74 in 169 innings, with 11 centuries and 39 fifties, and a best score of 210*.

In T20Is, Nissanka is Lankan Lions' third-best batter of all time already, with 1,950 runs in 68 matches and 67 innings at an average of 30.46, with a strike rate of 123.10 and 1...