India batters were left exposed by Sri Lanka spinners in their recent 2-0 defeat in ODI series. India's star players like Rohit Sharma, Rishabh Pant, and Virat Kohli fell into the trap laid by Lankan spinners Jeffrey Vandersay and Dunith Wellalage.
South Africa left-arm spinner Keshav Maharaj, West Indies seamer Jayden Seales, and Sri Lanka all-rounder Dunith Wellalage have nominated for the Player of the Month (August) award on Thursday.
Avishka Fernando's 96-run knock and Dunith Wellalage's five-wicket haul helped Sri Lanka clinch a 110-run win over India in the third ODI match of the series at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. It was India's first ODI assignment after their heartbreaking loss to Australia in the final
Avishka Fernando's 96-run knock and Dunith Wellalage's five-wicket haul helped Sri Lanka clinch a historic 110-run win over India in the third ODI match of the series at the R Premadasa Stadium on Wednesday. This was India's first ODI assignment after their heartbreaking loss to Australia
After beating India in the third ODI match of the series by 110 runs, Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka said that spin was their strength and they backed it in the game.
The story was the same for Indian batters throughout the ODI series, as they fell short against Sri Lanka spinners while chasing a target between 240-250 runs.
With the dominating victory, the hosts won the series 2-0 against Rohit Sharma's Men in Blue. This is the first time in the past 27 years that Sri Lanka won a series over India.
The spin trio of Axar Patel, Washington Sundar, and Kuldeep Yadav displayed a stunning performance to restrict Sri Lanka to 240/9 in the second ODI match of the series at R. Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.