Charith Asalanka‘s Sri Lanka Nationwide Cricket Group hosted Rohit Sharma’s India Nationwide Cricket Group within the second ODI of the three-match collection on the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday, August 4.
Charith Asalanka’s workforce gained the toss and elected to bat first. They had been off to a poor begin as Pathum Nissanka was cleaned up for a duck. Nevertheless, Avishka Fernando and Kusal Mendis batted properly and did not let the Indian bowlers put them beneath strain.
After that, Charith Asalanka, Dunith Wellalage, and Kamindu Mendis chipped in with nice contributions. Additionally, Akila Dananjaya and Sadeera Samarawickrama made good runs and Sri Lanka ultimately posted 240/9 on the board.
For the India Nationwide Cricket Group, Washington Sundar (3), Kuldeep Yadav (2), Mohammed Siraj (1) and Axar Patel (1) had been among the many wickets.Â
I used to be fairly pleased with the rating – Charith AsalankaÂ
When it got here to defending the overall, Sri Lanka bowlers did a poor job within the first half of the innings and had been on the receiving finish of Rohit Sharma’s assault. The Indian skipper seemed ultra-aggressive, and he smoked the Sri Lankan bowlers all around the park.
Jeffrey Vandersay was the one who staged the comeback for Sri Lanka. He first eliminated Rohit Sharma after which went on to choose 5 extra wickets to finish a 6-wicket haul. Charith Asalanka did the remainder of the job along with his 3 wickets as Sri Lanka bundled out India for 208 and gained by 32 runs.
On the post-match presentation ceremony, Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka mentioned that he was pleased with the overall his workforce posted. Asalanka additionally showered wealthy reward on Jeffrey Vandersay, giving your complete credit score to the spinner for the win.Â
When requested about having quite a lot of spin-bowling choices accessible within the workforce, Charith Asalanka mentioned that he’s pleased with that as a result of it is a good downside that each workforce would need.
Whereas speaking about his personal position, Charith Asalanka mentioned that he’s a battter, who can roll his arms over when wanted. Charith Asalanka elaborated:
“I used to be fairly pleased with the rating. 240 was adequate. As a captain, these form of issues (loads of spin choices) I must have.Â
“It was an unbelievable spell by him (Vandersay). They had been greater than 90 runs when he got here in to bowl. I’m primarily a batter, I’ve to attain runs. After that, I can bowl just a few overs.”
Notably, Charith Asalanka has been working with the ball for Sri Lanka Nationwide Cricket Group within the ongoing collection and he has been extremely impactful, placing the Indian batters beneath strain along with his spin-bowling performances on the Colombo floor.
The third and ultimate ODI match of the India tour of Sri Lanka 2024 can be hosted by the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The match between the Rohit Sharma-led facet and Charith Asalanka-led facet can be held on Wednesday, August 7.
