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Honestly, not much to say about the batting of Sri Lanka. They were put on the back foot in the first over itself as Kusal Perera was dismissed for a duck. After that, they never seemed to be in control of the game at any point. The 4th over which was bowled by Mohammed Siraj bruised the Lankans badly as he dismissed Pathum Nissanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka and Dhananjaya de Silva in the same over. 4-wickets in one over was a lot to recover from as by that time the Lankans were already 5-wickets down. The skipper, Dasun Shanaka was the next one to be dismissed for a duck by Siraj again. After that, the youngster Dunith Wellalage and Kusal Mendis tried to take control of the innings slowly but Kusal Mendis’s innings came to an end after a long struggle. Dunith Wellalage was the next to walk back to the pavilion soon after which brought the tail out in the middle. Pramod Madushan and Matheesha Pathirana were cleaned up by Hardik Pandya in successive balls bringing an end to the innings. None of the batters except Kusal Mendis could cross the 15-run mark and 5 batters were dismissed for ducks. A very disappointing batting performance by Sri Lanka.
Unbelievable from India! Mohammed Siraj leads his team back to the pavilion after his 6-wicket haul. The pacers had a good outing as they cleaned Sri Lanka up for 50 runs and just over 15 overs in the Asia Cup final 2023. Siraj destroyed the Lankan top order single-handedly and he looked on a different level today.
15.2 overs (0 Run) OUT! CAUGHT! Done and dusted in a flash! Hardik Pandya bowls this one back of a length around off. Matheesha Pathirana stays back and pushes tentatively at it. The ball goes off the outer half to the left of point where Ishan Kishan takes a good catch. Pathirana departs the first ball and Pandya ends up with three wickets. Sri Lanka have been bundled out for a meager total of 50!
Matheesha Pathirana is the last man in.
15.1 overs (0 Run) OUT! EDGED AND TAKEN! Hardik Pandya gets his second wicket and Sri Lanka are now 9 down. Pandya goes full and wide outside off, inviting the drive. Pramod Madushan’s eyes light up and he looks to smash it through the covers. Madushan gets a thick outside edge that flies to the first slip and Virat Kohli there takes a sharp catch with both hands falling on his back.
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