Sri Lankan leg-spinner Wanindu Hasaranga achieved a major milestone on Monday, February 19, changing into the second-fastest bowler to say 100 T20 Worldwide wickets. He reached this landmark through the second T20I towards Afghanistan in Dambulla when he bowled out Najibullah Zadran for 9. Hasaranga achieved this feat in his 63rd match.
Afghanistan’s Rashid Khan holds the document for being the quickest to succeed in 100 T20I wickets, attaining the milestone in simply 53 matches in 2021. Hasaranga is now the second Sri Lankan bowler to say 100 wickets within the T20I format, following within the footsteps of former skipper Lasith Malinga, who achieved this milestone in 76 matches.
In the course of the second T20I match towards Afghanistan, Hasaranga not solely reached the 100-wicket mark but additionally contributed with the bat, scoring 22 runs off 9 balls. Sri Lanka posted a complete of 187/6 of their innings, with Sadeera Samarawickrama top-scoring with 51 off 42 balls, and Angelo Mathews including an unbeaten 42 off 22 balls.
In response, Afghanistan might solely handle 115 runs in 17 overs, with Mathews, Binura Fernando, Matheesha Pathirana, and Hasaranga claiming two wickets every. Hasaranga’s bowling was significantly spectacular, as he bowled an important spell that included dismissing Najibullah Zadran, serving to Sri Lanka safe a convincing 72-run victory.
After the match, Hasaranga expressed his delight at reaching the milestone however remained centered on the longer term, saying, “Nonetheless a protracted approach to go. I belief my variations.” He credited the crew’s batting for organising the win and emphasised the significance of testing their bench energy within the remaining matches earlier than the World Cup.
Sri Lanka’s victory within the second T20I gave them a 2-0 lead within the three-match collection, with the third T20I scheduled to be performed in Dambulla on Wednesday, February 21.
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