Kusal Mendis breaks Sangakkara’s non opener powerplay record.

Kusal Mendis breaks Sangakkara’s non opener powerplay record.

Kusal Mendis of Sri Lanka notched up an impressive 72 runs in the first ten overs of an ODI innings, setting a new record for the highest score by a non-opener.

His achievement surpasses the previous records of 55 runs by Kumar Sangakkara against South Africa in 2002 and 51 runs by Brian Lara  against Canada in 2003.