Dunith Wellalage Becomes Youngest Sri Lankan Bowler to Take Five-Wicket Haul in ODIs, Achieves Feat During IND vs SL Asia Cup 2023 Super Four Clash
A big day for Dunith Wellalage as he takes a five-wicket haul against India and ends up with the 2nd best bowling figures logged by a Sri Lanka bowler against India in the Asia Cup ODIs.
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India underwent a big collapse in their batting against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2023 Super Four as the pitch in R Premadasa Stadium started to viciously turn with inconsistent and the man forcing the collapse was 20-year-old left arm spinner of Sri Lanka, Dunith Wellalage. He dismissed Kl Rahul, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill and Hardik Pandya to take a five-wicket haul and became the youngest Sri Lankan spinner to achieve the feat. The previous record was held by Charith Buddhika who achieved this in 2001 against Zimbabwe at 21 years.
Dunith Wellalage Becomes Youngest Sri Lankan Bowler to Take Five-Wicket Haul in ODIs
20y 246d - At 20y 246d, @wellalage01 has become the youngest @OfficialSLC bowler to log a fifer in men's ODIs - 5/40 today; these are also the 2nd best bowling figures logged by a Sri Lanka bowler against India in the Asia Cup ODI tournament. Feisty. #INDvSL #AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/sfiuXI1hee
— OptaJim (@OptaJim) September 12, 2023
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