India Vs Sri Lanka: Dunith Wellalage. Fightbacks India’s Dominance!
When other players could not score runs the young player scored his maiden half-century and helped his team put up a fighting score.
By: Tupaki Desk | 2 Aug 2024 1:50 PM GMT
Having finished the T20 series on a successful note with 3-0, the Indian team moved to the ODI series with Sri Lanka. Star players Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli returned to the team. The first match of the series started today. Indian bowlers put up a bright show and restricted hosts to just 230.
Sri Lanka would have not posted such a score without the fight of Dunith Wellalage. When other players could not score runs the young player scored his maiden half-century and helped his team put up a fighting score.
His first half-century came against India and he scored 67 which is his highest score. In the last overs, the young players played valuable innings. Sri Lanks scored the most runs in the last 15 overs.
Mohammed Siraj who enjoys a terrific record against Sri Lanks gave the first breakthrough in the match. Indian bowlers took wickets at regular intervals and restricted Sri Lanka. But Dunith Wellalage made sure that his team put up a fighting score.
In response, India put up a solid show in chasing the target. India is 57 without a loss by eight overs with Openers Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill firing big shots.
India has a terrific record against Sri Lanka since the 1990s and we have been dominating the side in almost every match. Even in the Asia Cup finals, India crushed Sri Lanka with 10 wickets.
