India vs Sri Lanka Highlights, Asia Cup 2023 Super 4: Gritty India Hold Nerve To Beat Sri Lanka, Book Final Spot
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IND vs SL, Asia Cup Super 4 Highlights: Kuldeep Yadav shone with the ball once again as India defeated Sri Lanka by 41 runs in a low-scoring thriller in Colombo.
India vs Sri Lank, Asia Cup 2023 Super 4 Highlights: Kuldeep Yadav shone with the ball once again as India defeated Sri Lanka by 41 runs in a low-scoring thriller at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on Tuesday. Defending a total of 213, India bundled out Sri Lanka for 172 runs. Earlier, Dunith Wellalage and Charith Asalanka helped the hosts bundle India out for a below-par total on the spin-friendly wicket in Colombo. Wellalage returned with a five-wicket haul (5 for 40) while Asalanka picked 4 for 18. Rohit Sharma with a 53-run knock was the highest scorer for the Indian side. India skipper Rohit had won the toss and opted to bat.
Asia Cup 2023 Highlights | India vs Sri Lanka | IND vs SL, Super 4 match:
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IND vs SL: The Kuldep magic!
A five-wicket haul in the previous match against Pakistan and a four-wicket now, Kuldeep Yadav has been in sensational form. When he came in to bowl his last over, Sri Lanka were still in the game, but Kuldeep took just three balls to end the contest.
Sri Lanka have finally lost an ODI match. Their 13-match winning streak has been broken by India and what a pure roller-coaster ride this was! It tested India, it tested Sri Lanka but they are Rohit Sharma and Co. who end up on the winning side. They held their nerves well and deserved this win. You also need to give credit to Sri Lanka. They fought really well but India were a bit better than them.
Kuldeep Yadav has taken two wickets in three balls and India have won this game by 41 runs. With this win, they also book a spot in the final for themselves. What a victory! What a game this was!
Hardik Pandya has dismissed Maheesh Theekshana and India are back in this game. That is a brilliant catch from Suryakumar Yadav at mid-on. He jumped forward and grabbed the ball beautifully.
On the first ball of Ravindra Jadeja's last over, Maheesh Theekshana hit the ball to the right of the bowler and tried to take a single. As Jadeja was quick to get to the ball both the batters stopped at one point and then resumed the run. Jadeja picked the ball and threw it on the turn. However, the ball missed the stumps to see Theekshana survive. Sri Lanka need 44 runs in 60 balls.
Indian players are feeling the pressure now. Even Jasprit Bumrah has seemed ineffective in his second spell. He has conceded 9 runs off two overs after coming back into the attack but has remained wicketless in this phase. Sri Lanka need 62 runs more now.
Would you believe it? Dunith Wellalage has hit a Kuldeep Yadav delivery for a six to wide of long-on. Sri Lanka are on top now. They need only 68 runs to win this game. They have enough balls, they just need to stay there till the end.
Wow! That's a beautiful shot played from Dhananjaya de Silva from the backfoot for a four. What was a brilliant over from Jasprit Bumrah has now five runs in it by the end. Sri Lanka need 76b more to win.
Sri Lanka are proceeding well in this chase. Dunith Wellalage and Dhananjaya de Silva have added 34 runs off 36 balls for the seventh wicket so far. No wicket for India in the last six overs. Sri Lanka need 81 more to win off the remaining 114 balls. What a game!
Ravindra Jadeja is back into the attack and he has taken a wicket on the very first ball on his return. The ball spun away from Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka and his counterpart Rohit Sharma took a really good catch, diving to his right at first slip. India are back in the game!
Two good shots from Dhananjaya de Silva in Axar Patel's second over. Nine runs came off it. Axar has seemed ineffective so far. On one hand, where Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja are troubling the Sri Lanka batters, Axar has failed to replicate it.
Indian spinners have bowled well so far, especially Kuldeep Yadav. Dasun Shanaka and Dhananjaya de Silva are at the crease currently. They have added 11 runs off 16 balls so far.
A good shot from Dhananjaya de Silva. He knelt down and slammed the Ravindra Jadeja delivery to the left of mid-wicket fielder for a four. Sri Lanka need to keep scoring runs like these if they wish to stay alive in this chase.
Kuldeep Yadav finally gets a wicket! He has been bowling really well and gets the reward here. Sadeera Samarawickrama danced down the track but missed the Kuldeep delivery. Wicketkeeper KL Rahul did the rest by cleaning up the bails.
The Indian spinners - Kuldeep Yadav and Ravindra Jadeja - are getting really good support from the surface but they need to focus more on the pitch of the deliveries. Maybe a change in field placement could do wonder for India here.
Beautiful shot from Sadeera Samarawickrama. It was a slower ball from Jasprit Bumrah outside off stump but the batter was ready for it. He drove it past the mid-off fielder for a four. Samarawickrama took a single off the next ball to make it a six-run over.
Mohammed Siraj has got the wicket of Dimuth Karunaratne and India are truly back in the game. It was a good length ball from Siraj and Karunaratne edged it into the hands of Shubman Gill at slip. Sri Lanka are in trouble here in Colombo.
That's the brilliance of Jasprit Bumrah. The surface is to assist the spinners but he has claimed another wicket here. It was a slower ball mastered with treachery and Kusal Mendis went for his shot early. As a result, he handed an easy catch to substitute fielder Suryakumar Yadav at cover.
India might have got only one wicket in the first six overs but both the pacers Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj have kept things under control. Sri Lanka need 193 runs more from here.
Dimuth Karunaratne is lucky there. He tried to take on Jasprit Bumrah but got a thick edge. However, the ball flew over the slip fielder to run to the fence for a four.
After starting the over with a wicket, Jasprit Bumrah bowled five dot balls to Kusal Mendis. Sri Lankan batters are under pressure for sure. Another wicket and India will truly be back in the game.
India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: Sri Lanka start chase!
Jasprit Bumrah bowled the first over. Pathum Nissanka played a beautiful cover drive on the fifth delivery for a four. The right-arm pacer didn't look threatening in his first over.
Axar Patel has hit the Maheesh Theekshana delivery right into the hands of Samarawickrama at long on and that is the end of the Indian innings. They are all out for 213 runs and Sri Lanka need to chase a target of 214. It may seem like a low score but with such spin-friendly conditions, India do have a decent total on the board.
Matheesha Pathirana has bowled a four-run over and India have one more over left in their innings. Axar will be on strike. Theekshana will bowl the over. Here we go...