Dushan Hemantha loses his wicket in a bizarre fashion as England run riot against Sri Lanka

Dushan Hemantha

Dushan Hemantha lost his wicket in a bizarre fashion during the Super 8 clash between Sri Lanka and England in the ongoing ICC T20 World Cup 2026.

The Sri Lanka allrounder walked out to bat when his team was in a precarious situation. Chasing 147 runs, the Islanders were reeling at 52/6 in the 9th over when Dushan Hemantha joined captain Dasun Shanaka in the middle. However, the 31-year old lasted just 8 balls as a moment of misfortune led to his dismissal.

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Dushan Hemantha gets out hit-wicket

Dushan Hemantha lost his wicket in the 12th over when he was facing Jamie Overton. On the final ball of the over, the Sri Lankan star was out hit-wicket, leaving the home fans at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium absolutely stunned.

Overton bowled a sharp short ball and Dushan Hemantha was hurried by it. The ball was directed at his body and he failed to make a good contact. He also lost control of the follow-through and ended up dislodging the bail with his bat in an unfortunate and rare hit-wicket dismissal.

Sri Lanka in deep trouble:

Dushan Hemantha’s dismissal only made things worse for Sri Lanka. His departure saw them getting reduced to 69/7 at the end of the 12th over. At the time of writing this report, they were on 87/8 in the 16th over. Captain Dasun Shanaka showed some resilience with the bat but he too could not take his team home.

He was dismissed by Adil Rashid for 30 runs in the 15th over. The hosts are looking set to suffer a big defeat in their first Super 8 match of the tournament.

Earlier in the match, a fighting fifty from Phil Salt helped England recover from a poor situation and post a challenging total of 146/9. While no other England batter could score more than 21 runs, Salt scored 62 runs off 40 balls with the help of 6 fours and two sixes.