Yohan Vaas
http://www.dailymirror.lk/article/Clinical-South-Africa-makes-it–123452.html
Reminiscence of the best moments of last tour to SA – Clinical South Africa withstood an Upul Tharanga onslaught – 119 off 90 balls with seven sixes and 11 boundaries – to register a nervy 40-run win over SL in the fourth ODI played at the Newlands Cricket Grounds in Cape Town in Feb, 2017. The 32-year-old veteran opener who made his way back to the side after being overlooked for almost two years, reached his half century off 25 balls with four sixes and five boundaries and shared an imposing 139 for the first wicket with Dickwella who departed for a well made 58 – his second half century in the series.SL lost their last six wickets for just 20 runs, having being on a comfortable 307 for four by the 40th over of the match ruining the golden opportunity to win that & avoid the whitewash.
Skipper Tharanga also held onto a superb one handed catch to remove Kock off the bowling of Sachith Pathirana.
https://youtu.be/oJDUURdwmqg?t=48
That tough catch was classified by the commentators as one of the best you could ever see & the link is given below to see it for yourself. . https://youtu.be/oJDUURdwmqg?t=48
In 2018 only series won achieved by SL (Triangular series in BD), apart from the series winning batting contribution in the final (receiving MoM award for that effort), Upul Tharanga had also equaled (Manama’s record) SL ODI record for CATCHING by taking the highest number of 7 CATCHES in a 5-ODI series in SL history.! and also equaled highest number of 3 catches in an inning record too.
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/fielding/most_catches_series.html?class=2;id=8;type=team
http://stats.espncricinfo.com/ci/engine/records/fielding/most_catches_innings.html?class=2;id=8;type=team
Tharanga nawala gahaganin thoge p**e!
Umba kiyanakal hitiye ha ha haaaaa..!
These comments show your pedigree.:… :D))
This is the perfect answer for humbug critics who always try to find some slightest rare glitch/ mishap (common to even world’s best players specialized in those departments ) to unfairly magnify and criticize forever to fabricate wrong impressions about this guy.
I can tell you one thing, there is no other SL cricketer improved in fielding & batting than Upul Tharanga during past 3 year.! This is an undeniable factual statement proved in the middle.