Fri Sep 26 16:50:00 UTC 2025: **FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE**

**Kusal Mendis Poised to Break Records in Crucial Asia Cup Clash Against India**

**Dubai, UAE –** Sri Lankan batsman Kusal Mendis is on the verge of etching his name in the T20 Asia Cup record books during the highly anticipated Super-4 match against India on Friday, September 26th, at the Dubai International Stadium.

Mendis, currently with 277 runs in 11 Asia Cup T20 matches, needs just 5 runs to surpass Pakistan’s Mohammad Rizwan (281 runs in 6 matches) and become the fourth-highest run-scorer in the tournament’s history.

Furthermore, if Mendis scores 23 runs against India, he will become only the third player ever to reach the 300-run milestone in the T20 Asia Cup, joining the elite company of Virat Kohli (429 runs in 10 matches) and Pathum Nissanka (327 runs in 11 matches).

The Sri Lankan wicket-keeper batsman also has the opportunity to surpass Rohit Sharma’s record for the most sixes in the tournament. A single six against India would bring his total to 13, tying him with Afghanistan’s Najibullah Zadran for fourth place. Sharma currently sits in fifth place with 12 sixes in 9 matches.

With multiple records within his grasp, all eyes will be on Kusal Mendis as he takes to the field against a formidable Indian bowling attack.

**Sri Lanka Squad:** Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis (wk), Kamil Mishara, Kusal Perera, Charith Asalanka (c), Dasun Shanaka, Kamindu Mendis, Wanindu Hasaranga, Dunith Wellalage, Dushmantha Chameera, Nuwan Thushara, Nuwanidu Fernando, Binura Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Jenith Liyanage, Matheesha Pathirana, Maheesh Theekshana.

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