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]ICC T20 World Cup 2026: Most Runs and Wickets After the SL vs IRE Match
by K D Mishra
On Sunday, February 8, three matches are playedin the T20 World Cup 2026. In the first match held in Chennai, Afghanistan scored 182/6 against New Zealand. New Zealand chased the target successfully, and Tim Seifert got a half-century in the match. In the second match played in Mumbai, England set a target of 185 runs for Nepal. Nepal performed well and scored 180/6 but lost the match by just four runs.
Similarly, in the third match played in Colombo, Sri Lanka reached a score of 163/6 while batting first. Kusal Mendis got a fifty and also Kamindu Mendis got 44 off 19. Ireland was bowled out for 143, and Sri Lanka won by a margin of 20 runs. Maheesh Theekshana and Wanindu Hasaranga got three wickets each.
T20 World Cup 2026 - Most Runs
| Player | Team | Runs |
|---|---|---|
| Suryakumar Yadav | India | 84 |
| Tim Seifert | New Zealand | 65 |
| Shimron Hetmyer | West Indies | 64 |
| Gulbadin Naib | Afghanistan | 63 |
| Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka | 56 |
T20 World Cup 2026 - Most Wickets
| Player | Team (Full Name) | Wickets |
|---|---|---|
| Romario Shepherd | West Indies | 5 |
| Shadley van Schalkwyk | United States | 4 |
| Maheesh Theekshana | Sri Lanka | 3 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | Sri Lanka | 3 |
| Salman Mirza | Pakistan | 3 |
