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Team India could only score 213 runs in the Super 4 match of Asia Cup 2023 against Sri Lanka on Tuesday, September 12, at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.
Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat first on a dry surface. Things looked completely different in the first powerplay as Rohit Sharma (53) looked in great touch, playing aggressively and scoring at more than a run per ball. Shubman Gill (19) played second fiddle to his captain and was watchful. The duo put on 80 runs in just 11.1 overs to give yet another good start to India.
Left-arm orthodox spinner Dunith Wellalage changed the whole complexion of the game at this juncture by spinning a web around the batters. He sent Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, and Rohit Sharma back to the pavilion in quick succession to reduce the opponents to 91/3.
Ishan Kishan (33) and KL Rahul (39) arrested the flow of wickets for a while with a 63-run partnership. Wellalage, however, dismissed KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya to bag his maiden five-wicket haul. Axar Patel (26) then rallied around with the lower-order batters to take India to 213.
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"My dream wicket is always Virat Kohli"- Dunith Wellalage after 5-wicket haul against India in Asia Cup 2023
Reflecting on his bowling performance at mid-innings break, Sri Lanka spinner Dunith Wellalage said:
"I want to thank my teammates and support staff, especially spin bowling coach and got great support, we bowled in partnerships, that helped me take wickets. I tried to use normal variations, always wanted to tidy up the batters by not giving runs."
He added:
"My dream wicket is always Virat Kohli, happy that I dismissed him. Wicket is a bit uneven, it's not easy to bat on but we have a good batting line-up and hopefully we can get over the line with a good fight."
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