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Dunith Wellalage: Dunith Wellalage dismissed 5 Indian batsmen, including Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, among Team India’s 5 batters. Dunith Wellalage took 5 wickets by conceding 40 runs in 10 overs.
Asia Cup 2023, IND vs SL: India and Sri Lanka are facing off in Colombo. Led by Rohit Sharma, the Indian team won the toss and is batting first. As of the latest news, the Indian team is struggling at 178 runs for the loss of 7 wickets in 38.5 overs. Dunith Wellalage, including Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, has dismissed 5 Indian batters. Dunith Wellalage took 5 wickets, giving away 40 runs in 10 overs.
Indian batsmen falter against Dunith Wellalage
Dunith Wellalage has taken the wickets of Indian captain Rohit Sharma, as well as Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, and Hardik Pandya. The start of India’s batting innings was promising, with Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill adding 80 runs for the first wicket in 11.1 overs. However, after that, Indian batsmen kept getting out quickly.
Indian Batsmen’s Flop Show…
Indian captain Rohit Sharma played an innings of 53 runs off 48 balls. He hit 7 fours and 2 sixes during his innings. However, after that, the Indian batsmen disappointed. Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, and Ravindra Jadeja scored 3, 5, and 5 runs respectively and were dismissed. Although Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul tried to stabilize the innings, both players couldn’t form a significant partnership. Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul shared an important partnership of 63 runs for the fourth wicket.
KL Rahul scored 39 runs off 44 balls. The wicketkeeper-batsman hit 2 fours. Meanwhile, Ishan Kishan contributed 33 runs off 61 balls in his innings. He hit 1 four and 1 six.
This is the second match of Rohit Sharma-led Indian team in the Asia Cup Super-4 round. In the previous match, India defeated Pakistan by a significant margin of 228 runs. Following that, Team India will take on Bangladesh under the leadership of Shakib Al Hasan.
