Jayawickrama: Tamim's wicket was my favourite
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Praveen Jayawickrama, a 22-year-old left-arm spinner from Sri Lanka, made history on Saturday as he took 6 for 92 in the second Test against Bangladesh in Kandy is now the best debut bowling figures for Sri Lanka. It surpasses Upul Chandala's 6 for 179 against Pakistan from 1999, which has stood the test of time.
On Day 3, the left-arm spinner took center stage, setting up and dismissing Saif Hasan to begin his demolition act. As Tamim Iqbal looked like he was on his way to a worthy century, Jayawickrama changed his angle and bowled from around the wicket. It paid off right away, as the left-handed opener was caught at slip after being undone by an arm strike.
"My favourite wicket was Tamim's - I had really wanted that one. I had bowled a lot of balls over the wicket, but he wasn't playing that many attacking shots to me. So the captain and a few of the senior players asked me to make a change and try it, and I'm very happy it worked," said Jayawickrama after the match.
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Jayawickrama, a replacement for injured Lasith Embuldeniya, has had a modest record in first class cricket, but impressed at Pallekele, giving Sri Lanka a healthy 242-run first-innings lead.
"Just wanted to bowl a lot of dot balls and build pressure.That was the game plan. Glad it all worked today, but we have more work to do over the next two days," he said.
