Muhammad Siraj helped bowl Sri Lanka out for 50, which Indian openers Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill exceeded in 6.1 overs to lead their nation to a superb victory ahead of the ODI World Cup at home next month. Siraj grabbed four wickets in one over to help achieve this. India won the Asia Cup by crushing Sri Lanka.
The pitifully low total for Sri Lanka in the 50-over match horrified the nearly full audience after only 116 minutes of play.
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The hosts chose to bat first after a rain delay, and speed ace In the opening over, Kusal Perera was caught behind for a duck thanks to Jasprit Bumrah. Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill, the Indian openers, achieved the target of 50 in 6.1 overs after Siraj assisted in bowling Sri Lanka out, giving their country a fantastic victory before hosting the ODI World Cup the following month. Siraj contributed to this by taking four wickets in one over.
SL’s batting collapsed under Indian bowling.
Siraj soon took control in the dark, swinging and seaming the ball to beat his previous ODI high of 4-32.
He dismissed Pathum Nissanka for two, Sadeera Samarawickrama for zero, and Charith Asalanka for zero on successive balls to prevent a hat-trick.
Indian fans rejoiced as Siraj caught Dhananjaya de Silva behind the next ball after a boundary. In 16 deliveries, Siraj tied an ODI record with five wickets. This was his sixth wicket.
Sri Lanka tied Zimbabwe’s ODI record-low 35 after Siraj‘s sixth wicket, Kusal Mendis, hit three boundaries before being caught.
Virat Kohli’s boundary overthrow enhanced Sri Lanka’s lowest ODI score of 43 against South Africa in 2012.
In barely an hour, Pandya took three wickets to finish the innings. The only double-digit scores in an inning with five ducks were Hemantha’s 13 and 17.
Unbeaten Shubman Gill started the opening with a century. The initial player, Ishan Kishan, was curious.
India won the shorter final after left-handed spinner Ishan hit Matheesha Pathirana for two boundaries and Gill added three.
Despite losing a worthless Super Four encounter to Bangladesh, Rohit Sharma’s India only lost one game.
Sri Lanka, the underdog who thrillingly defeated Afghanistan to reach the T20 Asia Cup Super Fours, lost their eleventh final.
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