Jeffrey Vandersay took the wickets of Rohit Sharma (64), Shubman Gill (35), Virat Kohli (14), Shivam Dube (0), Shreyas Iyer (7) and KL Rahul (0) in the second ODI.
Who is Jeffrey Vandersay…? The second ODI match between Sri Lanka and India is being played in Colombo in a thrilling manner. Batting first, the host team scored 240 runs for the loss of 9 wickets. In response, Team India, which came out to chase the target, made a great start.
There was a 97-run partnership for the first wicket between captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. But then Sri Lankan spinner Jeffrey Vandersay trapped India’s top and middle order in his spin web.
Jeffrey Vandersay took the wickets of Rohit Sharma (64), Shubman Gill (35), Virat Kohli (14), Shivam Dubey (0), Shreyas Iyer (7) and KL Rahul (0). Jeffrey Vandersay is making a lot of headlines on social media due to his brilliant bowling. Let us tell you about Jeffrey Vandersay through this article.
Who is Jeffrey Vandersay…? Made his international cricket debut against Pakistan in 2015
Sri Lankan spinner Jeffrey Vandersay is 34 years old. He made his international debut in the home T20 series against Pakistan in July 2015. Vandersay performed brilliantly in the T20 World Cup 2016. He joined the team as a replacement for Lasith Malinga. He took one wicket for 11 runs in 4 overs against West Indies in the first match.
Jeffrey Vandersay’s performance was also good against teams like England and South Africa. Vandersay has played 37 matches for Sri Lanka so far, which includes one Test, 22 ODIs and 14 T20 matches.
The Sri Lankan board had suspended him for violating the contract
Let us tell you that at one time Vandersay was compared to Rangana Herath. Controversies have affected Vandersay’s career a lot. In December 2018, he was part of the Sri Lankan team for the ACC Emerging Asia Cup. But the Sri Lankan board sent him back home due to violation of the player contract. Vandersay was then suspended for a year and fined 20 percent of his central contract.
Take a look at Jeffrey Vandersay’s performance in international cricket-
Jeffrey Vandersay has played 22 ODIs so far, in which he has taken 33 wickets at an average of 26.52 and an economy of 5.47. At the same time, he has taken 7 wickets in 14 T20 matches at an average of 56.43 and an economy of 8.01. Jeffrey has played only one Test match so far in which he has taken 2 wickets at an average of 34.0 and an economy of 6.8.