By India Today Sports Desk: Sri Lanka have added spin-bowling all-rounder Dunith Wellalage, quick bowler Dilshan Madushanka and uncapped batter Sahan Arachchige to their squad as damage covers for the continued ICC World Cup Qualifiers 2023. The gamers will be part of their nationwide staff on Friday, June 23.
Madushanka and Wellalage have performed a complete of 23 matches and have a good bit of expertise on the worldwide stage. The 20-year-old Wellalage was additionally the skipper of Sri Lanka within the U19 World Cup 2022 within the West Indies.
Wellalage has performed 1 Test and 9 ODIs for Sri Lanka, by which he has scored 138 runs and picked up 9 wickets. Madushanka has picked up 14 wickets from 2 ODIs and 11 T20Is in his brief profession.
Arachchige is but to don the nationwide colors, however has been a prolific run-scorer in Sri Lanka’s home cricket. The 27-year-old has performed 66 List A matches the place he has scored 1454 runs at a median of 29.67 with 12 half-centuries and a prime rating of 86 to indicate for his efforts. He can be a useful right-arm off-break bowler, having picked up 38 wickets within the 50-over format.
ð Sri Lanka Cricket needs to announce that three gamers can be flown ðâï¸ to Zimbabwe to stay as ‘standby options” in case the national team taking part in the ICC Men’s #CWC23 Qualifier wants cowl.
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— Sri Lanka Cricket ðñð° (@OfficialSLC) June 20, 2023
Sri Lanka ease previous UAE
As far as Sri Lanka are involved, they obtained off to a flying begin within the World Cup Qualifiers. On Monday, June 19, the Islanders defeated Muhammad Waseem’s United Arab Emirates (UAE) by 175 runs on the Queen’s Sports Club in Bulawayo.
After placing up an honest rating of 355 for six on the board, Sri Lanka bowled UAE out for 180 in 39 overs. Wanindu Hasaranga grew to become the Player of the Match for ending with figures of 8-1-24-6 and scoring a quick-fire 23 off 12 with three fours.
Sri Lanka are subsequent set to lock horns with Zeeshan Maqsood’s Oman of their second Group B match on June 23.
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