Mohammed Siraj runs through Sri Lanka with 6/21 as India lift Asia Cup with thumping 10-wicket win

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India vs Sri Lanka, Last at Colombo, Sep 17, 2023,
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Mohammed Siraj

Printed on: Sep 17, 2023

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Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj registered wonderful figures of 6/21 because the Males in Blue cleaned up Sri Lanka for 50 and lifted Asia Cup 2023 with a dominating 10-wicket win within the last on the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday, September 17.

Sri Lanka gained the toss and determined to bat first. There was a quick interruption resulting from rain after toss, which delayed the beginning of play. Nevertheless, as soon as play started it was all India. Jasprit Bumrah obtained the Males in Blue off the right begin as Kusal Perera (0) nicked a size ball that was angled throughout him within the first over.

Siraj then picked up 4 wickets within the fourth over of the innings, in some way lacking out on a hat-trick. Whereas there was some sensible bowling from Siraj, Sri Lanka’s batsmen additionally helped his trigger with some poor strokes.

Pathum Nissanka (2) went at a large supply and slashed the ball in the direction of backward level, when Ravindra Jadeja took a high-quality catch. Sadeera Samarawickrama (0) tried to flick one throughout the road with out getting his eye in and paid the value for a similar as he was caught in entrance of the stumps.

Charith Asalanka fell for a golden duck. He performed a nothing stroke, chipping a full supply into the palms of canopy. Dhananjaya de Silva (4) managed to maintain out the hat-trick ball, however was dismissed off the very subsequent supply. He threw his bat at a large supply and solely managed to nick the supply to the keeper.

Dhananjaya de Silva’s dismissal left Sri Lanka in dire straits. They had been 12/5, which grew to become 12/6 when Siraj knocked over a clueless Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka (0). The wicket was Siraj’s fifth of the innings and got here in simply the sixth over of Sri Lanka’s innings. The Indian pacer had a sixth wicket when he cleaned up Kusal Mendis (17) as effectively. The Lankan batted needed to drive an incoming supply, however the ball ended up crashing into the stumps.

After Siraj’s particular spell, all-rounder Hardik Pandya helped himself to 3 wickets, freely giving solely three runs in 2.2 overs. He ended Dunith Wellalage’s keep for 8 with a well-directed quick ball. Pramod Madushan (1) and Matheesha Pathirana (0) perished to consecutive deliveries within the sixteenth over. The previous edged one to slide, whereas the latter guided a supply to level.

After Sri Lanka registered the bottom complete within the Asia Cup, India romped house to victory in simply 6.1 overs as openers Shubman Gill (27 not out off 19) and Ishan Kishan (23 not out off 18) featured in an unbroken 51-run stand.

–By A Cricket Correspondent