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The second match of the three-match ODI series between India and Sri Lanka was played at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The hosts won this match by 32 runs and took a 1-0 lead in the series. The hero of Sri Lanka’s victory in this match was Jeffrey Vandersay, who was not even a part of the squad a day before the match. Yes, Jeffrey Vandersay entered the Sri Lankan team on the day of the match. He came into the team in the morning and wreaked havoc on the Indian batsmen at night. Jeffrey Vandersay played an important role in Sri Lanka’s victory by taking 6 wickets in the second ODI against India. He was awarded the Player of the Match award for this excellent performance.
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Jeffrey Vandersay entered the team in place of Wanindu Hasranga
34-year-old Jeffrey Vandersay got a place in the Sri Lankan squad in place of injured Wanindu Hasaranga. Sri Lanka Cricket had announced Wanindu Hasaranga’s exclusion from the series on Sunday, August 4. The board posted on its official X account, ‘Wanindu Hasaranga has been ruled out of the remaining matches of the ODI series as the player has suffered a left hamstring injury. During the first ODI, while bowling the last ball of his 10th over, he felt pain in his left hamstring. After this, an MRI done on the player confirmed the injury. Jeffrey Vandersay has been included in the team in place of Hasaranga.’
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who are you Jeffrey Vandersay
Jeffrey Vandersay, who made his debut for Sri Lanka in 2015, has played 1 Test, 22 ODIs and 14 T20 matches. Before playing against India on August 4, he played his last ODI against Zimbabwe at the beginning of the year. His ODI debut was in 2015, but due to not taking wickets consistently in his early career, he could never become a regular player in the team. Jeffrey Vandersay played 2 ODIs for Sri Lanka in 2015, 3 in 2016, 6 in 2017 and 1 in 2019. After this, he returned to the team in 2022 where he got to play the maximum of 7 matches.
Jeffrey Vandersay has taken 33 wickets in ODI cricket, 2 in Tests and 7 in T20 for Sri Lanka. This was his career best performance against India.
