Dushmantha Chameera got the wicket of India’s skipper Rohit Sharma both in the first and second T20I of the series, making it a total of five dismissals of Rohit against Chameera. Chameera became the first cricketer to dismiss the same batsman five times in T20I. Chameera surpassed Tim Southee, who has dismissed Rohit 4 times in thirteen matches.
On Saturday, While chasing a total of 184 runs, Rohit lost his wicket against Chameera in the first over itself. Rohit’s performance against Chameera shows how dominant Chameera is against the Indian skipper. Rohit has just scored 32 runs in 26 balls against Chameera and was lost his wicket five times.
With this, Chameera also made a new record as he became the first bowler to get a batsman out five times in the history of T20 cricket.
Chameera has evolved to be one of the finest bowlers for Sri Lanka. Chameera would be seen playing for the new franchise Lucknow Super Giants in IPL 2022. The new franchise roped in the right-arm tall pacer for INR 2 crore.
Here is the list of bowlers who have dismissed Rohit Sharma the most:
Dushmantha Chameera – 11 matches, 5 dismissals
Tim Southee – 13 matches, 4 dismissals
Ish Sodhi – 14 matches, 3 dismissals
Trent Boult – 7 matches, 3 dismissals
Jason Behrendorff – 5 matches, 3 dismissals
