SL vs OMA Match 16 Live Score - Kandy (12 February 2026)

How did that miss the stumps? Dear me, what a lucky escape. Nadeem Khan comes back into the attack and nearly delivers. The arm ball, outside off, skids through with the arm, Dasun Shanaka goes back to cut but misses and the ball just about shaves the off stump!

Outside off, Shanaka punches it through the covers for a single.

A 39-BALL 50 FOR KUSAL MENDIS! Started like a hurricane, but then slowed down, seeing Rathnayake going well at the other end. Time to start moving on again. Gets there with a nudge through mid-wicket for a couple.

Landed outside off, Kusal brings out the reverse sweep and gets it past short third for a couple.

Outside off, another reverse sweep played, this time off the toe end. Just a single to short third.

Outside off, a touch short, Dasun forces this through the covers for another single.

Slower ball, pretty full, around middle and leg, Dasun Shanaka eases this towards the leg side.

TOP EDGE, SAFE! Great work from the keeper, but the Lankan skipper gets lucky again. Another pace-off ball, on a length, outside leg, Shanaka looks to pick it up over fine leg but plays early. Gets a top edge which goes high in the air, behind the wicket. The keeper puts in a pretty decent sprint running back, but cannot reach the ball as it lands just in front of him. Two runs taken.

FOUR! Gift. A full toss, on the pads, with fine leg up. Dasun Shanaka clips this behind square leg and finds the fence. 150 UP FOR SRI LANKA! 27 balls left.

SIX! SLAM! That came right out of the middle of the bat. Another full toss, around 115 kph, around off, Shanaka accepts the gift and powers it straight back over the bowler, making the ball land beyond the sightscreen!

Around off, Dasun eases it through the covers for a single.

The off cutter, outside off, on a length, angling away. Kusal Mendis looks to slap it away but mistimes it towards cover. Quick single taken. 14 from the over.

Short, outside off, Kusal Mendis goes back and cuts it behind point for a single.

Following the batter down the leg side, as Dasun Shanaka gives himself too much room outside leg. But he manages to punch this short ball through mid on for a couple.

FOUR! Teeing off now. Full, around middle and off, Shanaka gets down and sweeps it well over backward square leg for a boundary. The stand moves to 31 (18).

SIX! SLAP! Second six in as many overs. Fractionally short, around off, Dasun Shanaka rocks back and heaves it straight back over the bowler's head for half a dozen!

SIX MORE! That is an outrageous shot. Landed outside off, Shanaka throws his bat at it and carves it all the way over sweeper cover!

Down the leg side, following the batter, the skipper clips it behind square leg for a single. 20 runs from the over and we have another new number for the costliest over of the innings.

SIX! SLAUGHTERED! Shanaka has moved to 42 from 16 balls! And the 50-RUN STAND IS UP, IN 22 BALLS! Dropped short, around off, Dasun Shanaka stays in his crease and swings it over mid-wicket!

SIX MORE! 5th six for the skipper, in the last 9 balls! On a length, around middle, pace off, Shanaka charges down the track and swings it cleanly over long off! Moves to 48 (17). And to think, he was on 6 (7) not too long ago!

Moves to 49. The keeper comes upto the stumps and the bowler bowls it pretty full and wide outside off. Dasun can only steer it towards deep third for a single.

Full and around off, Kusal Mendis gets across and plays the paddle. But cannot get it past short fine leg, who, despite a fumble, concedes just the single.

19-BALL FIFTY FOR SHANAKA, FASTEST BY A SRI LANKAN IN T20IS! Gets a big hug from Kusal Mendis. An innings full of statements. Very full, outside off, the skipper goes back and steers it towards deep third, for a run.

FOUR! 19 from the over, 53 in the last 3! On a length, outside off, Kusal Mendis punches this through point. Sweeper cover gets across to his left while deep point charges to his right. The latter dives but the ball goes through!

OUT! CAUGHT! End of a breathtaking innings. 50 (20) from Dasun Shanaka, in a stand worth 63 (28)! Completely took everyone by surprise. Oman look shocked. Full and wide outside off, Shanaka looked to go inside out but could not quite get to the pitch of the ball. Hence, he could not get enough elevation. Long off was waiting and ready. Nadeem Khan made no mistake. Sri Lanka are 199/4!

OUT! KUSAL MENDIS IS RUN OUT! Both batters at the same end. Just like that, both set batters have been dismissed. On a short length, outside off, Kamindu Mendis went for the pull but miscued it towards long on. Actually, it was just past the bowler. Kamindu was happy with the single but then, the bowler fumbled while trying to pick it up. Kusal spotted that and charged back for the second. But Kamindu had his back turned. Kusal came within handshaking distance, before turning back. Too late. The bowler returned the throw to the keeper who took the bails off, with Kusal way short. A fine, composed knock of 61 (45) ends. SRI LANKA ARE 200/5 AFTER 18.2 OVERS!

Landed outside off, Dunith Wellalage steers it towards short third for a single.

WIDE. Well outside off, left alone.

FOUR! STUPENDOUS! Full and straight, Kamindu Mendis hammers it straight back over the bowler for a boundary in front of the sightscreen!

Wide yorker outside off, Kamindu reaches out to drive but gets a bottom edge back to the bowler.

On middle and off, slogged through mid-wicket for another couple. 2 wickets and 9 runs from the over, Jiten Ramanandi finishes with bowling figures of 4-0-41-2.

Shah Faisal will bowl the final over. 3-0-11-0 so far, the standout for Oman. Slower ball, outside off, pretty full, Dunith Wellalage slashes hard but misses.

FOUR! Cheeky. Wellalage gets across, signalling his intentions to scoop. Seeing that, Faisal bowls it a touch short, with pace off and way outside off. But the batter adjusts well, changing his shot and reverse-scooping the ball over short third for a boundary!

On a length, outside off, Dunith punches it through the covers for a single.

Full and outside off, Kamindu Mendis gets across to play the reverse paddle but does not connect. The bowler gives a stare to the batter and perhaps mutters a few words as well.

SIX! SMASH! Well, Kamindu replies to the bowler's stare and words with a fine cricketing shot. Full and wide outside off, Mendis holds his position, reaches out and carves it well over extra cover!

SIX MORE! A biggie to end the innings.