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Brian Bennett Sets Full-Member T20I Record for Highest Score Without a Six as Sri Lanka Take Series Opener

His 81 surpasses full-member bests of Faf du Plessis and Babar Azam.

Overview

  • Bennett struck 81 off 57 with 12 fours and no sixes, recording the highest such T20I score among full ICC members.
  • Sri Lanka chased 176 to win by four wickets with five balls to spare, closed out by Kamindu Mendis' unbeaten 41 off 16.
  • Pathum Nissanka anchored the pursuit with 55 off 32, notching his 15th T20I half-century.
  • Zimbabwe posted 175 for seven in Harare, with only captain Sikandar Raza reaching 28 as no other batter crossed 20.
  • The overall T20I mark for this statistic remains Malawi's Sami Sohail, who made 94 not out against Lesotho in 2022.