Maheesh Theekshana needs 6 T20I wickets to leave behind Ajantha Mendis on elite list

August 30, 2025 Credit: Getty

Sri Lanka's T20I series against Zimbabwe

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Theekshana's massive wicket-tally

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On cusp on surpassing Mendis

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Wanindu Hasaranga

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Lasith Malinga

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Ajantha Mendis

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Nuwan Kulasekra

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Maheesh Theekshana

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Dushmantha Chameera

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Angelo Mathews

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Thisara Perera

[{"selector":"#anim-d59d7168-26e2-4a2c-b9a0-246bb1709673","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-b26090d2-1ead-42b7-a2bf-0ff453241306","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 98.97499%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-12227b40-761e-42b6-aa7a-3d172bbaccbe","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-475b35e0-77c9-48e0-8173-d07bbd83791b","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, -637.2222%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":0,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-daa84f69-479d-40b0-99d0-c43bab808c6d","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-ad5c701c-6a72-4e3f-8712-367f035217b9","keyframes":{"transform":["translate3d(0px, 310.72806%, 0)","translate3d(0px, 0px, 0)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-27574dd4-2681-4737-a41c-19055cd30bf5","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-70ba9f8c-6ee5-49ae-b4ac-33b5e362610a","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 908.23085%, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":600,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-947ec352-702c-453a-a2e3-e774755db342","keyframes":{"opacity":[0,1]},"delay":1200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] [{"selector":"#anim-5c0653ad-5d23-4335-80dd-22c371efcd29","keyframes":{"transform":["rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 526.38818%, 0) rotate(360deg)","rotate(-360deg) translate3d(0px, 0px, 0) rotate(360deg)"]},"delay":1200,"duration":600,"easing":"cubic-bezier(0.2, 0.6, 0.0, 1)","fill":"both"}] The former Sri Lanka all-rounder racked up 45 wickets in 80 T20Is. Credit: Getty

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