The impact of Akila Dananjaya stunning bowling performance was so much, that even as India won the match, he got man of the match awards, curtsey to his Maiden Five wicket haul.
Team India’s captain Virat Kohli also gave credit to unheralded mystery spinner Akila Dananjaya, who took six for 54 from his 10 overs to wreck havoc on the Indian innings.
“We thought he was the off-spinner with a good leg-break, but he got four wickets off googlies. We’ll be more careful next time. Credit to him for pitching the ball in the right areas.”
Dananjaya, who got married on Thursday, got the man-of-the-match award.
“The off-spin was working, so continuously used the variations. I came back to the hotel at around 11pm last night,” he said.
