Sri Lanka’s new era of cricket started with a setback. But the Asalanka-Jayasuriya duo took the revenge in the ODI series against India. Though the series started with a disappointing tie, Sri Lanks registered a thrilling victory. But the third ODI was a decider one. But the Sri Lankan side showcased exceptional dominance and won the third ODI match by a massive margin. Sri Lankan batter Avishka Fernando played a match-winning knock and won the Player of the Match award.
Fernando’s Outstanding Knock and His Words:
Sri Lanka stepped into the series on a positive note. In the second ODI match, they defeated India by 32 runs. They aimed to carry on their robust form and ended up doing that. While batting first, Sri Lankan Opener Pathum Nissanka and Avishka Fernando gave a desired start to their innings.
After Nissanka’s dismissal, Avishka carried on the innings. After reaching the half-century, they played an exciting knock of 96 runs in 102 balls. He smashed 9 boundaries and 2 over-boundaries. He played a crucial role od making match-winning partnerships. The opening partnership lasted for 89 runs. On the other hand, he made an 82-run partnership with Kusal Mendis.
Because of that amazing contribution, he was awarded the Player of the Match Award. After receiving the award, Fernando said, “Very happy with the innings. The batters got together and did a good job.”
Fernando on Missing the Century:
Since the beginning of the innings, Avishka Fernando was in an exciting form. He used every opportunity beautifully and pushed his team closer to winning. Even he played an exciting knock but his dismissal was unfortunate. He was dismissed in an LBW by Riyan Parag and ended his exciting innings with 96 runs.
That was unfortunate. While talking about this, he said, “It was a challenging wicket and a bit disappointed not to get a hundred but happy with the win.”
With that series win, Sri Lanka got a huge boost in their confidence. After defeating a mighty side like India, they gained confidence before the Champions Trophy. But that is a concern of India and they need to resolve the issue soon.
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