Bangladesh’s Mahedi Hasan etched his name into the history books with a sensational bowling display in the third and final T20I against Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on July 16. The off-spinner delivered a match-defining performance, registering the best bowling figures by a visiting bowler at the venue in T20Is.

Mahedi returned figures of 4-1-11-4, surpassing a 13-year-old record previously held by India's Harbhajan Singh. The Indian off-spinner had set the mark in September 2012 with figures of 4-2-12-4 against England during the ICC Men’s T20 World Cup.

In the overall list for the best T20I figures at the RPS, Mahedi now sits just behind Sri Lankan star Wanindu Hasaranga, who holds the top spot with 4-0-9-4 against India in 2021. Other notable spells at the venue include Australia’s Josh Hazlewood (4-0-16-4) in 2022, England’s Joe Denly (4-0-19-4) in 2018, and India’s Bhuvneshwar Kumar (3.3-0-22-4) in 2021.