Sri Lanka qualified for their 12 Asia Cup final, 11th in the ODI version of the continental tournament after beating Pakistan by two wickets in the thrilling Super Four encounter in Colombo on Thursday, September 14. Sri Lanka will take on India in the final on Sunday, September 17.
India beat Sri Lanka by 41 runs while defending just 213 runs in their second Super 4 match of the Asia Cup 2023 on Tuesday.
Kuldeep Yadav has been a revelation for India in the Asia Cup 2023 Super Fours having taken nine wickets in two matches as he continues to dominate the middle overs with the ball, not giving a chance to the opposition.
KL Rahul, who was one of Dunith Wellalage's five victims in the India-Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2023 Super Fours match, fired a warning for the left-arm spinner who had a day out in Colombo with both bat and ball.
Team India left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav's form for the last year or so in white-ball cricket has been outstanding and the Men in Blue will hope that he continues his midas touch in the World Cup as well.
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Despite India winning a low-scoring thriller against Sri Lanka, the left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage was adjudged the player of the match for his all-round performance of 5/40 with the ball and unbeaten 42 off 46 with the bat in the Asia Cup 2023 Super Fours encounter.
Kuldeep Yadav was the star for Team India with the ball yet again with the figures of 4/43 as the Men in Blue defended a modest total of 213 runs against Sri Lanka to qualify for Asia Cup 2023 final.
Dunith Wellalage took five-for and Charith Asalanka took four wickets to restrict India to just 213 runs while bowling first at Colombo's R Premadasa Stadium.
Dunith Wellalage took 5 wickets against Team India. He dismissed legendary batsmen like Rohit, Gill, Kohli, Rahul and Pandya.
Team India pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who was bowling for the second time in two days in ODIs, suffered an injury scare when he twisted his ankle in the very first over. The fans had heart in their mouth but thankfully everything was alright.
Dimuth Wellalage took five wickets as India lost all ten wickets to spin bowling in the Super 4 match against Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka spinners dominated Indian batting as the Men in Blue were 197/9 in 47 overs with Dunith Wellalage taking five wickets for just 40 runs in the Asia Cup 2023 clash in Colombo. Skipper Rohit Sharma top-scored with 53.
Rohit Sharma registered his third consecutive fifty in the Asia Cup 2023 and became the 10th cricketer to complete 8,000 ODI runs as an opener.
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma batted together for the first time in the ongoing Asia Cup against Sri Lanka in Colombo in the Super Fours clash. Even though the partnership didn't last long, it was enough for Kohli and Rohit to achieve a massive feat.
Team India skipper Rohit Sharma completed the milestone of 10,000 runs in one-day internationals in the Asia Cup 2023 Super Fours match against Sri Lanka. Rohit became the 6th Indian batter and 15th cricketer overall to achieve the feat.
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