Sri Lanka’s match-winner against UAE in the World Cup Qualifier, Wanindu Hasaranga, revealed his game plan for the opposition batters as the Lions registered a thumping 175-run victory.
Hasaranga’s magic was quite evident in the way he bowled and batted against UAE. He ended up with an exceptional figure of 6/24. While with the bat in the first innings, he struck three boundaries in his short but influential unbeaten cameo of 23 (12). After the match in the post-match presentation, Hasaranga reflected on the approach he took that worked for him against the UAE batters.
“I’m really happy”. I took my 50th wicket today, and this five-for makes me really happy. When we were batting, the wicket was really good. After that, the ball was gripping, and that’s the benefit we had.
I always try to bowl wicket-to-wicket. In these wickets, if you do that, you have a 50-50 chance of taking wickets,” Hasaranga said.
He further went on to put emphasis on the Sri Lankan batters’ stellar performances in the first innings that allowed them to post a massive total of 355/6.
