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After losing the 3-match T20 cricket series against India, the host Sri Lanka team has given a tough challenge to India in the ODI match. In this match, the host team drew the lost match against India on the basis of its excellent bowling. The star all-rounder who was the man of the match for Sri Lanka is now out of the entire series due to injury, which has dealt a big blow to the host team.
Who is this star player?
The star player who has been ruled out of the series due to injury is former Sri Lankan cricket team captain and star all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga. Hasaranga suffered a hamstring injury while bowling in the first ODI. He has been ruled out of the entire series after the injury was confirmed in an MRI scan.
How was the performance in the first match?
In the first ODI match, Wanindu Hasaranga presented a tough challenge for India. Batting first, he played a crucial innings of 24 runs off 35 balls, after which he scored 58 runs and took 3 wickets while bowling in 10 overs. Hasaranga dismissed India's legendary batsman Virat Kohli for 24, KL Rahul for 31 and Kuldeep Yadav for 2 runs. It was on Hasaranga's strength that Sri Lanka drew the first match against India.
This player got a place in the team
Jeffrey Wanders has been included in the Sri Lankan team in place of Wanindu Hasaranga. Jeffrey Wanders has played a total of 21 ODIs so far, in which he has scored 111 runs and taken 27 wickets.
The host team is struggling with injuries
During the series against India, the host Sri Lankan team is facing the problem of injuries of its star players. Even before the start of the ODI series, Dushmantha Chameera, Mathisha Pathirana and Dilshan Madhushanka had to leave the team due to injuries. Now the problems of Sri Lanka have increased due to the injury of the star performer of the first match, Wanindu Hasaranga.