India vs SL
\nColombo
\nSri Lanka\u2019s 20-year-old \u201cyoung gun\u201d Dunith Wellalage has garnered praise from cricket experts and fans alike for his impressive five-wicket haul against India in their second Super 4 stage match in Asia Cup 2023 being played today (Tuesday).
\nBrought into the team as a replacement for Wanindu Hasaranga, the young spinner managed to make his mark by taking out India\u2019s top order and bagging key wickets of Indian skipper Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya.
\nWellage achieved the impressive feat while only conceding 40 runs.
\nThe impressive performance has garnered praise from experts, former cricketers and fans alike.
\n\u201cWellalage has been excellent,\u201d said prominent Indian commentator Harsha Bhogle on his official X \u2014 formerly known as Twitter \u2014 account.
\nMeanwhile, Indian spinner Ravichandran Ashwin said: \u201cThat ball from Wellalage to Gill is a dream ball for any spinner.\u201d
\n\u201cJust see what Dunith Wellalage,\u201d said former Pakistan women\u2019s team captain Urooj Mumtaz.
\nWhereas another user called Dunith Wellalage as the future of Srilanka [cricket].
\n\u201cWhat a bowling by Sri Lanka – Wellalage the hero\u201d, another used said.
\nAnother user Shaharyar said, \u201cThat\u2019s how a spinner should bowl…Well Done Wellalage.\u201d
\nIt is to be noted that India in their second Super 4 stage match on Tuesday was limited to 213 runs after Sri Lankan bowlers in an impressive display of bowling successfully managed to reign in the strong batting lineup in 49 overs.
\nWinning the toss, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma opted to bat first. Despite the Indian captain scoring a 50, the Men in Blue didn\u2019t have a stable start after the Sri Lankan \u201cyoung gun\u201d Dunith Wellalage managed to pick up back-to-back wickets.
\nFor India, skipper Rohit Sharma with his 53 runs inning, came out as the highest scorer in the match. Three of the Indian batsmen didn\u2019t even manage to get to the double figures.
\nMeanwhile, for Sri Lanka, Wellage bagged a \u201cfive\u2013for\u201d while conceding only 40 runs. Charith Asalanka and Maheesh Theekshana took four and one wicket, respectively.
\nThe Indian side was bowled out in 49.1 overs, giving Sri Lanka a target of 214 runs in 50 overs.
\nPlaying XI
\nIndia: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (wc), KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Siraj.
\nSri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis (wc), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
India vs SL Colombo Sri Lanka\u2019s 20-year-old \u201cyoung gun\u201d Dunith Wellalage has garnered praise from cricket experts and fans alike for his impressive five-wicket haul against India in their second Super 4 stage match in Asia Cup 2023 being played today (Tuesday). Brought into the team as a replacement for Wanindu Hasaranga, the young spinner […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":355630,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":{"0":"post-355606","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-sports"},"yoast_head":"\n