IND vs SL: India reaches Asia Cup final for the tenth time after defeating Sri Lanka by 41 runs, see photos

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Due to the brilliant performance of the bowlers led by Kuldeep Yadav (four wickets for 43 runs), India defeated Sri Lanka by 41 runs in the Asia Cup here on Tuesday and got the ticket to the final with the second consecutive win in the Super Four stage. Kuldeep took four wickets for 43 runs in 9.3 overs, while Ravindra Jadeja took two wickets for 33 runs in 10 overs. Jasprit Bumrah got two successes while Mohammad Siraj and Hardik Pandya got one success each.

India, batting first, after scoring 213 runs in 49.1 overs, bundled out Sri Lanka’s innings for 172 runs in 41.3 overs. With this, Sri Lanka had to taste defeat in ODIs after 13 consecutive wins. Dunith Velalage’s all-round game did not prove to be enough for Sri Lanka. Man of the match Velalage played an unbeaten inning of 42 runs after taking five wickets.

Sri Lanka had lost six wickets for 99 runs while chasing the target but Velalage and Dhananjay de Silva (41) kept the hopes alive for the team by making a partnership of 63 runs in 75 balls but after the break of this partnership, India did not face much problem. Hui.

Left-arm spinner Velalgay took five wickets for the first time in his career while giving away 40 runs in 10 overs, while right-arm makeshift bowler Asalanka, who had taken only one wicket in his 38-match ODI career before this match, took only one wicket in his nine overs. Took four wickets after spending 18 runs. Mahish Teekshana got a success. For the first time in an ODI against the Indian team, the spinners took all 10 wickets.

A day earlier, the Indian team had won against Pakistan by a record 228 runs by scoring 356 runs for two wickets on the same ground. For India, captain Rohit Sharma played a quick inning of 53 runs in 48 balls and made a partnership of 80 runs for the first wicket with Shubman Gill (13). Velalge pushed the Indian team on the backfoot by dismissing Gill, Virat Kohli (three runs) and Rohit in his first three overs.

Lokesh Rahul (39) and Ishan Kishan (33), who played an unbeaten century against Pakistan, tried to make a comeback in the match by making a partnership of 63 runs in 89 balls for the fourth wicket, but Velalge broke this partnership by dismissing Rahul. After this Asalanka made Kishan walk and then showed the way to the pavilion to the lower order batsmen.

Akshar Patel (26) made a partnership of 27 runs for the last wicket with Mohammad Siraj (five not out) and took the team to 213 runs. While defending the target, the Indian fast bowlers got off to a great start. Bumrah showed the path to the pavilion to Pathum Nissanka (six) in the third over and Kusal Mendis (15) in the seventh over, while Siraj dismissed Dimuth Karunaratne (two). Due to which after the eighth over, Sri Lanka’s score became 26 runs for three wickets.

Sadira Samarawickrama hit two consecutive fours against Bumrah and Asalanka against Siraj, after which the Indian captain handed the ball to the spinners. Asalanka was caught by Kishan in the 17th over off Jadeja’s ball, but Kuldeep, who took five wickets against Pakistan, with the help of wicketkeeper Rahul, brought India back into the match by dismissing Samarawickrama in the 18th over and Asalanka in the 20th over.

Samarawickrama contributed 17 runs while Asalanka contributed 22 runs. Both of them made a partnership of 43 runs for the fourth wicket. De Silva and captain Dasun Shanaka hit fours as soon as they came to the crease. Dhananjay reduced the pressure by hitting two fours against Akshar in the 23rd over. But Jadeja ended Shanaka’s nine-run innings in the 26th over before the team could complete its century.

Velalage, who did wonders with the ball, then supported Dhananjay brilliantly and both of them tried to apply pressure by adopting an aggressive stance. While Dhananjay stole runs by running between the wickets, Velalge hit a brilliant four against Kuldeep. While Velalge hit a six against Kuldeep, Dhananjay increased the trouble on the face of the Indian captain by taking two runs off Bumrah and making a partnership of 50 runs for the seventh wicket in 52 balls.

However, Jadeja turned the match towards India by dismissing De Silva after hitting a four from Velalge. After this, Hardik Pandya bowled Teekshana (two runs) while Kuldeep bowled Kasun Rajita (one) and Mathish Pathirana (zero) in three balls to ensure India’s victory. Earlier, after winning the toss and opting to bat first, Rohit and Shubman Gill once again gave a great start to the Indian team.

Rohit opened his hand in the first over while Gill opened his hand by hitting a four against Kasun in the fifth over. Rohit completed 10,000 runs in ODI with a six against the same bowler in the seventh over. The Indian captain touched this figure in 248 matches and 241st innings. He is second only to Virat Kohli (205 innings) in terms of completing 10000 runs in the least number of innings.

Rohit hit four fours against Shanaka in the 10th over, due to which the Indian team’s score in the power play increased to 65 runs. In the 11th over, he sent the ball to the spectators with his favorite pull shot on the short ball of Mathish Pathirana. In search of the wicket, Shanaka handed the ball to Velalge and this Khabbu spinner bowled Gill on the very first ball. Rohit completed his fifty in 44 balls by hitting a four off Pathirana in the next over and completed 8000 runs as an opening batsman.

Velalge then dismissed Kohli and Rohit. Rohit hit seven fours and two sixes in his innings of 48 balls. While Ishan was struggling to score runs against the spinners, Lokesh Rahul was insisting on scoring runs by running. Ending the drought of 57 balls, Rahul hit fours on consecutive balls of Velalage in the 28th over but the bowler took a catch on his own ball and ended his 44-ball innings.

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