Dunith Wellalage wrecked Indian top-order with a five-wicket haul in an Asia Cup Tremendous 4 tournament and the younger Sri Lankan left-arm spinner mentioned he’ll cherish the large wickets of Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma.
Wellalage grabbed 5 wickets conceding 40 runs, which helped Sri Lanka limit India to 213.
Except for Kohli and Rohit, Wellalage additionally disregarded Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill and KL Rahul.
“For me, Virat Kohli is the No. 1 batsman. I’m more than pleased to have were given the ones two (Kohli and Rohit) giant wickets. I believe my fundamentals, and believe myself,” mentioned Wellalage within the post-match press meet.
The 20-year-old mentioned he was once looking to bowl a wicket-to-wicket line towards a collection of skilled batsmen.
“The batters had been set and India had were given off to a wonderful get started. I simply attempted to bowl wicket to wicket. After we were given the ones 3 wickets in 3 overs, we had been ready to place India below force.
“There was once flip and while you put the ball in the appropriate space, you’ll want to unsettle the batsmen. However I’d had been happier with a win,” mentioned Wellalage.
In spite of proscribing India to 213, Sri Lanka may handiest organize 172 to lose the tournament by means of 41 runs.
Later, Wellalage additionally made a just right impact with the bat, making 42 off 46 balls.
The left-handed batter shared a 63-run alliance for the 7th wicket with Dhananjaya de Silva that revived the Lankan hopes of a win.
“I simply attempted to make stronger him. We didn’t need to take any dangers. His plan was once to take a look at and get nearer to India’s general,” he mentioned.
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Sri Lanka will face Pakistan in a digital knockout tournament on Thursday, and the winner will arrange a name conflict with India on September 17.
Wellalage was hoping his facet may make it to the overall.
“We’ve performed 4 suits to this point and we’re glad that we have got gained 3 of them. The bigger image is that we’ve got yet one more recreation ultimate.
“We nonetheless have an opportunity to make it to the finals, and with a bit of luck we can pull it off,” he added.