New Delhi: The Indian cricket team easily defeated Sri Lanka in the final of Asia Cup 2023. With this spectacular victory, the Indian team won the Asia Cup trophy for a record eighth time, thereby once again making a place in the hearts of its cricket fans.
Sri Lanka’s crushing defeat in the final
In the final match, Sri Lanka was all out for just 50 runs, which shows the quality and dominance of India. Sri Lanka came to play first and Team India got the target of only 51 runs, which the Indian team achieved in just 6.1 overs without taking any wicket.
Bravery of Indian batsmen
Indian batsmen performed very commendably for this spectacular victory. Shubman Gill scored 27 runs in 19 balls, while Ishan Kishan scored 23 runs in 18 balls. These two players provided stability to the team and led them to victory.
Courageous and confident bowling
Indian bowlers also showed their expertise in this important match. Wicketkeeper captain Rishabh Pant handled the team’s bowling well and bowled out the Sri Lankan team for just 50 runs. Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah and Yuzvendra Chahal should also make big contributions to the team with their confident bowling.
Five batsmen could not open the account
Five Sri Lankan batsmen could not even open their account. Meanwhile, four batsmen failed to reach double figures. Mendis scored the maximum 17 runs. After this Dasun Hemantha contributed 13 unbeaten runs. Hardik took three wickets, while Bumrah got one wicket.
Sri Lankan team scattered in Siraj’s over
Siraj took four wickets in the second over of his spell. Pathum Nishanka (02), Sadira Samarawickrama (0), Charitha Aslanka (0), Dhananjay de Silva (4) took wickets. However, Siraj took six wickets for 21 runs in seven overs. Apart from this, Siraj clean bowled Mendis and captain Shanaka and sent them to the pavilion.