New Delhi, Sept. 26 -- Pathum Nissanka became only the third batter after India's Virat Kohli and Hong Kong's Babar Hayat to score a hundred in the history of T20 Asia Cup when the Sri Lankan reached three figures in just 52 deliveries on Friday. Chasing India's mammoth 202/5, Nissanka led the chase for Sri Lanka with his blistering batting and brought up his maiden T20I hundred with a six.

In the process, Nissanka also became the first Sri Lankan to score a hundred in the T20 Asia Cup. He also became the fourth Sri Lankan after Mahela Jayawardene (2010), Tillekeratne Dilshan (2011) and Kusal Perera (2025) to score a hundred in the shortest format of the game.

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