Asia Cup 2023 Final: India Becomes The Champion, Defeated Sri Lanka by 10 Wickets | India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup Final: India won the Asia Cup 2023 Final against Sri Lanka at R. Premadasa Stadium. The Player of the Match was Mohd. Siraj, who took six wickets in his seven overs spell.
After Defeating Sri Lanka, India got their 8th Asia Cup title. The Performance by Indian Bowlers in the final was impressive, and it will give them confidence to perform better in the World Cup 2023.
Sri Lanka scored only 50 runs on the scoreboard and got all out, whereas Indian Pacer Mohd Siraj took six wickets. Team India chased the target of 51 runs in just 6.1 overs and registered the biggest win in the ODI history with 263 balls left.
Shubman Gill has been phenomenal in this tournament as he is the top run scorer for Team India and in the Asia Cup 2023 as well. Gill is the only batter who scored 300+ runs in this tournament.
Asia Cup 2023 Final, IND vs SL Match Summary:
In the Asia Cup 2023 Final, Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first. Sri Lankan openers lost their wickets easily, whereas middle-order batters couldn’t make partnerships, and the wickets kept falling in almost every over during the powerplay.
From the Sri Lankan side, Kusal Mendis and Dushan Hemantha were the only batters who scored 10+ runs in the Asia Cup 2023 Final, whereas four batters got out at duck. This bad performance by Sri Lanka before the World Cup 2023 will impact them a lot.
From India Bowling Department, Pacers took all ten wickets of Sri Lankan Players. Mohd. Siraj got six wickets, which is the highest by any bowler in the ODIs, whereas All-Rounder Hardik Pandya took three wickets in this match.
In the Second Inning, Indian openers came to bat, but Ishan Kisan started the inning with Shubman Gill. Both the Youngsters led the Indian Team to chase the target in just 6.1 overs without losing any wickets.
Shubman Gill scored 27 runs in 19 balls, and he is the leading run-scorer in this tournament, whereas Ishan Kisan scored 23 runs in 18 balls and gave an excellent performance in the Asia Cup 2023.
Asia Cup 2023 Final: India vs Sri Lanka Playing 11:
India Playing 11: Ishan Kishan, Shubman Gill, Rohit Sharma (C), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.
Sri Lanka Playing 11: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (WK), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (C), Dunith Wellalage, Dushan Hemantha, Pramod Madushan, Matheesha Pathirana.
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