Dunith Wellalage wrecked Indian top-order with a five-wicket haul in an Asia Cup Tremendous 4 match and the younger Sri Lankan left-arm spinner stated 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.
Other than Kohli and Rohit, Wellalage additionally dismissed Hardik Pandya, Shubman Gill and KL Rahul.
“For me, Virat Kohli is the No. 1 batsman. I’m very completely happy to have gotten these two (Kohli and Rohit) huge wickets. I belief my fundamentals, and belief myself,” stated Wellalage within the post-match press meet.
The 20-year-old stated he was making an attempt to bowl a wicket-to-wicket line in opposition to a set of skilled batsmen.
“The batters had been set and India had bought off to a wonderful begin. I simply tried to bowl wicket to wicket. As soon as we bought these three wickets in three overs, we had been in a position to put India below strain.
“There was flip and if you put the ball in the precise space, you would unsettle the batsmen. However I might have been happier with a win,” stated Wellalage.
Regardless of limiting India to 213, Sri Lanka may solely handle 172 to lose the match by 41 runs.
Later, Wellalage additionally made a superb impression with the bat, making 42 off 46 balls.
The left-handed batter shared a 63-run alliance for the seventh wicket with Dhananjaya de Silva that revived the Lankan hopes of a win.
“I simply tried to assist him. We didn’t need to take any dangers. His plan was to attempt to get nearer to India’s whole,” he stated.
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Sri Lanka will face Pakistan in a digital knockout match on Thursday, and the winner will arrange a title conflict with India on September 17.
Wellalage hoped his facet may make it to the ultimate.
“We have now performed 4 matches to date and we’re completely happy that we have now gained three of them. The bigger image is that we have now bought another sport remaining.
“We nonetheless have an opportunity to make it to the finals, and hopefully we’ll pull it off,” he added.