Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2023: If one bowler has impressed the most so far in the Asia Cup 2023, it is Sri Lanka’s left-arm spin bowler Dunith Vellalaghe. After taking a total of 5 wickets including Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul in the match against India, Vellalaghe showed the magic of his spin in the match against Pakistan also. Vellalaghe made Pakistani captain Babar Azam his victim in this match, who has had a very good record against spin bowlers till now.
Dunith Vellalaghe got Shubman Gill stumped out in the Super-4 match against India. At the same time, he bowled Rohit Sharma with his brilliant ball. Apart from this, Vellalaghe also made Kohli and Hardik his victims. At the same time, he also impressed everyone with his batting in this match, in which at one time he made the match very exciting with his innings.
In the match against Pakistan, Vellalaghe sent Babar Azam, who is currently holding the number-1 position in the ODI rankings, to the pavilion by getting him stumped on one of his brilliant balls. Babar lost his wicket at a crucial time after scoring 29 runs in 35 balls in this match.
Dunith Wellalage best ball to stump out Babar Azam. #PAKvSL pic.twitter.com/oGqr1fvlDQ
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Wellalage has taken 10 wickets so far
Dunith Vellalaghe has bowled 40 overs while playing 5 matches so far in Asia Cup 2023. In this he has taken a total of 10 wickets at an average of 17.20. Vellalaghe has now played 14 ODI matches in international cricket, in which he has 19 wickets at an average of 25. During this period, he has also been successful in taking 5 wickets in a match. Dunith has also played one test match in which he did not succeed in taking any wicket.
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