[Watch] T20 World Cup 2026: Rachin Ravindra gets Kusal Mendis and Pavan Rathnayake in identical fashion from two consecutive legal deliveries

Chasing a target of 169 runs, Sri Lanka lost two wickets inside the first three overs, with just six runs on the board. The Lankan Lions’ problems went from bad to worse in the ninth as Ravindra bowled two beautiful deliveries to dismiss Kusal Mendis and Pavan Rathnayake.

With his first ball, Ravindra threw a delivery well outside off-stump, and Mendis ran towards it to take an aggressive shot. However, the ball spun and bounced past Mendis’ bat, and Tim Seifert completed a fantastic take behind the stumps. Mendis tried to return to the crease but the Kiwi wicketkeeper didn’t take much time to knock the bails off.

Ravindra bowled a wide on the next delivery. However, the left-arm spinner bounced back on the very next ball to beat Rathnayake. It was another delivery bowled with a wide line, luring Rathnayake around the track in an attempt to hit a high shot. However, the ball spun past the bat and landed in the mitts of Seifert, who completed another neat stump.

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Ravindra eventually finished with career-best figures of 4/27 in his four-over spell. Sri Lanka were eventually restricted to 107/8 in their 20 overs.

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