Sri Lanka's Lowest Scores In T20Is- India Drubbing Leads To New Low

India defeat Sri Lanka in the Asian Games semifinal [Source: @SLC/X.COM]

The India vs Sri Lanka Asian Games semifinal was supposed to be a close-fought contest between the two Asian sides; however, the Men in Blue annihilated the Lankan Lions as Sri Lanka scored just 45 runs in the run-chase, their lowest in T20I history.

India posted 169 on a tricky wicket, courtesy of a sublime fifty from Ishan Kishan. In reply, the Sri Lankan wickets fell like a pack of cards, and the team crumbled under pressure to score their lowest-ever total.

Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel, and Abhishek Sharma picked up 2 wickets each, as the Men in Blue thrashed the opponent without breaking a sweat.

Sri Lanka's 5 lowest totals in T20Is

Here is a list of Sri Lanka's lowest scores in T20Is:

1) 45/10 vs India, Nisshin, 2026, Today*

2) 77/10 vs South Africa, New York, 2024

3) 80/10 vs Zimbabwe, Harare, 2025

4) 82/10 vs India, Visakhapatnam, 2016

5) 87/10 vs Australia, Bridgetown, 2010

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Apart from the drubbing at the hands of India on Thursday, Sri Lanka’s second-lowest T20I total was registered against South Africa in New York in 2024.

Their third-lowest T20I score came against the Zimbabwean side in 2025, and 82 and 87 have been their fourth- and fifth-lowest T20I totals, registered against India and Australia, respectively.

Sri Lanka's biggest T20I defeats (in terms of balls)

170 was never going to be an easy chase on a surface where the ball was gripping and turning, and spinners dominated the proceedings. The Lankan Lions couldn’t find their best footing, as India decimated them by a huge margin of 124 runs, while Sri Lanka created further unwanted feats.

List of Sri Lanka's biggest defeats in T20Is

1) 134 vs Australia, Adelaide, 2019

2) 124 vs India, Nisshin, 2026, Today*

3) 119 vs England, Southampton, 2026

In 2019, the Asian side suffered their biggest T20I defeat, when Australia hammered them by 134 runs in Adelaide. The 124-run drubbing on Thursday occupies the second spot, while the 119-run defeat against England in 2026 comes in third.

Note: The Sri Lankan side has crashed out of the Asian Games Gold Medal race, but the team still has a chance to bag the Bronze Medal. On Saturday, October 3, the Lankan Lions will take on Bangladesh in a Bronze Medal match at the same venue (Korogi Sports Park).

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