Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera added 127 runs from 70 balls for the second wicket on Friday, September 26, in the India-Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2025 Super 4s match. Their super batting performances in the 203-run chase helped them break Virat Kohli and KL Rahul’s record of the highest partnership in Asia Cup T20Is.

During the India-Afghanistan match played in Dubai on September 8, 2022, Rahul and Kohli added 119 runs for the first wicket.

Highest partnership in Asia Cup T20Is RUNS WICKET PLAYERS TEAM AGAINST VENUE DATE 127 2nd Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera Sri Lanka India Dubai September 26, 2025 119 1st KL Rahul, Virat Kohli India Afghanistan Dubai September 8, 2022 116 2nd Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman Pakistan Hong Kong Sharjah September 2, 2022 114* 4th Umar Akmal, Shoaib

See Full Page