In an exhilarating show of fielding, Workforce India batter Shreyas Iyer executed a shocking direct hit to dismiss Kamindu Mendis during the second ODI towards Sri Lanka on the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday (August 4).
The sensible fielding effort from Shreyas Iyer
The exceptional piece of fielding occurred within the remaining over of the primary innings. Mendis, making an attempt to steal a few runs after mistiming a pull shot on Arshdeep Singh‘s supply, was caught off-guard by Iyer’s fast response. Iyer, operating in from the deep, couldn’t attain the ball in time for a catch however launched a exact throw, hitting the stumps instantly regardless of having just one stump to goal at. Mendis, not anticipating such an correct throw from that distance, didn’t try to make his floor and was consequently run out.
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Kamindu Mendis’ contributions
Earlier, Mendis, a beneficial addition to the Sri Lankan squad, had are available as a alternative for Wanindu Hasaranga alongside Jeffrey Vandersay who changed Mohammed Shiraz. Mendis contributed considerably to Sri Lanka’s batting depth, rising because the joint top-scorer with 40 runs whereas batting at No. 8. His essential partnership with Dunith Wellalage helped get well Sri Lanka’s innings from a precarious place of 136-6. Their efforts allowed the hosts to surpass the 200-run mark comfortably. Regardless of Wellalage’s dismissal within the forty seventh over, Mendis continued to push the group’s complete, which finally reached 240/9.
Sri Lanka’s early battle with the bat
Sri Lanka, after successful the toss and opting to bat first, confronted difficult circumstances with the pitch providing help to the spinners. They managed to get well brilliantly from being six down for underneath 150. A significant 72-run partnership for the seventh wicket between Wellalage and Mendis performed a big function on this restoration. This stand was adopted by an eighth-wicket partnership of 31 runs off 22 balls between Mendis and Akila Dananjaya, which helped Sri Lanka surpass their first-ODI complete. The innings concluded with two run-outs off the ultimate balls.
