Harare, Sept. 3 -- Sri Lanka opener Pathum Nissanka overtook legendary batter Tillakaratne Dilshan to become the third-highest run-getter for his team on Wednesday.

Nissanka made this upward movement in the charts during the first T20I against Zimbabwe. During the match, Nissanka continued his consistent run across all formats, scoring 55 in 32 balls, with four boundaries and two sixes. His runs came at a strike rate of 171.87.

Now in 66 T20Is for Sri Lanka, he has scored 1,909 runs at an average of 30.79, with a strike rate of 122.68. He has 15 half-centuries in the format with the best score of 90.

Dilshan is in fourth spot now, with 1,889 runs in 80 matches and 79 innings at an average of 28.19 and a strike rate of 120.54, with a ce...