ind vs sri :With his 6 for 21 performance, Mohammed Siraj assisted India in batting out Sri Lanka for 50 runs. India thereafter took 6.1 overs to chase down the total.
Ind vs Sri Lanka Live Score, Asia Cup 2023 Highlights
At the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday, Mohammed Siraj’s outstanding six-wicket performance helped India defeat Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the Asia Cup 2023 championship match. India won the Asia Cup for a record-extending eighth time. Dasun Shanaka, the captain, won the toss and chose to bat, and the Rohit Sharma-led team bowled Sri Lanka out for 50 runs thanks to Siraj’s 6 for 21 in 7 overs. The first five wickets Siraj took in his first 16 deliveries were taken in the second-fastest time in ODI cricket history. Before Siraj grabbed control and didn’t allow the opponents to calm down, Jasprit Bumrah delivered the opening punch. Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan easily led India to victory in 6.1 overs during the feeble chase.
With his five-wicket haul in the first six over of the game, Mohammed Siraj was able to bring Sri Lanka to their knees. Siraj just blasted the top off the opposition’s batting order by getting four wickets in the fourth over alone after Jasprit Bumrah had already taken a wicket off the third ball. The Sri Lankan skipper Dasun Shanaka was subsequently despatched, giving him a five-wicket haul in just his second over. As a result, Sri Lanka was in trouble at 12/6 in 5.4 overs.
Siraj went on to produce statistics of 6/21, the greatest by any bowler in an ODI against Sri Lanka, adding to the horror for the home team. By taking two consecutive wickets in the first two balls of the 16th over, Hardik Pandya finished with three wickets and ended Sri Lanka’s innings. The second-lowest ODI score ever for Sri Lanka was 50 when they were all out. Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill batted for India in the first two overs, adding 32 runs together in just three overs. They persisted and finished off the score in the seventh over, giving India a margin of victory of 10 wickets and 263 balls.
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Sri Lanka decided to bat first after winning the toss. Rain, however, ultimately caused a 40-minute delay in the start of the game. Despite missing almost all of their frontline bowlers, a combination of inexperienced part-timers and young bowlers had made scoring against Sri Lanka challenging, but players like Kusal Mendis had delivered with the bat. Before today, India, who has looked as formidable as ever, had been the only team to defeat them in their previous 15 ODIs.
Their most recent match was in a loss to Bangladesh, however the most of their star players chose to sit it out. Strong performances have come from Jasprit Bumrah and KL Rahul, while Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, and Shubman Gill have all been clicking. Any opportunity Sri Lanka may have had to defeat India in this game seemed to have vanished minutes after the game began.
Prior to the final, both sides suffered from injury setbacks, however Sri Lanka may have been more adversely affected. Washington Sundar has been flown in as backup for India despite the loss of Axar Patel for this game and maybe the forthcoming series against Australia. Mahesh Theekshana, Sri Lanka’s frontline spinner, is now out of the competition for the duration. However, Sri Lanka has stated that they anticipate Theekshana to be prepared for the World Cup the following month.Sundar, on the other hand, has been selected for the Indian second string team to compete in the Asian Games later this month, making it doubtful that he would be selected for the World Cup squad.
Highlights of the Asia Cup final between Ind vs Sri Lanka:
- After winning the toss and deciding to bat, Sri Lanka was defeated for a score of just 50.
- Off the third ball of the game, Bumrah made the breakthrough.
- After Siraj took four wickets in his second over, Sri Lanka was left in disarray at 12/5.
- He then added one more by getting rid of Kusal Mendis in Siraj’s sixth straight over to clinch his five-wicket haul in only his third over.
- Sri Lanka needed two wickets to win in the final 40 overs after Hardik Pandya claimed one in the 13th over.
- Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill started India’s innings, and they knocked down the score with a record 263 balls remaining.
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