Dunita Vellalage
The Indian team has faced a crushing defeat in the ODI series on the Sri Lanka tour. In the 3-match ODI series played at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, host Sri Lanka defeated India 2-0. The first ODI match of the series was a tie, after which Sri Lanka defeated India in the last two matches. Sri Lanka has managed to win the ODI series against India after 27 years. Earlier in 1997, Sri Lanka had defeated Team India in the ODI series.
Batting first in the third ODI, Sri Lanka scored 248 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 50 overs. Avishka Fernando (96) and Kusal Mendis (59) played brilliant innings with the bat for Sri Lanka. Riyan Parag was the most successful bowler for India, who achieved the great feat of taking 3 wickets in his very first ODI.
Vellalage’s spin did magic
Chasing the target of 248 runs, the Indian team appeared to be batting well in the initial overs but as soon as captain Rohit Sharma was out, the entire team collapsed like a pack of cards. The entire Indian team collapsed at a score of 138 runs. The hero of this historic victory of Sri Lanka was Dunith Vellalage who sent 5 important Indian batsmen to the pavilion by giving away 27 runs. In this way, Dunith Vellalage did what no spin bowler had been able to do against India in the history of ODI cricket before today.
In fact, 21-year-old Dunit Vellage has become the first spin bowler in the world to take 5 wickets more than once in ODI cricket against India. Earlier in the year 2023, Vellage had taken half the team for 40 runs in an ODI while playing against India in Colombo. Vellage was awarded the Player of the Series title in this 3-match ODI series. Earlier, he was given the Player of the Match award for scoring unbeaten 67 runs and taking 2 wickets in the first match of the series.
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