SL vs IND | Twitter lauds India for record 8th Asia Cup after Sri Lanka bowl out for embarrasing 50
Sri Lankan cricket stooped to a new low in the Asia Cup final at R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday after India chased down their paltry target of 51 in with 10 wickets to spare. Mohammed Siraj played the role of chief destructor with a six-wicket haul to fold out the opposition in just 15.2 overs.
After choosing to bat first, Sri Lanka were forced to wait 40 minutes before taking the field due to a brief shower. However, their fans were left hoping the teams stayed in the dugout given what was to follow. Jasprit Bumrah kickstarted the chaos with the wicket of Kusal Perera in the first over of the innings before Mohammed Siraj took over the reins. The right-arm quick became just the fourth bowler in ODI history to scalp four batsmen in one over as he ensured Pathum Nissanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka and Dhananja de Silva beat a hasty retreat in the fourth over of the game. He then equalled the record for the quickest five-for in ODIs by cleaning up opposition skipper Dasun Shanaka with his 16th ball of the game. Siraj added a sixth to his tally with the wicket of Kusal Mendis, who top-scored for the Lions with 17. Thereon, Hardik Pandya finished the job with three quick scalps to restrict Sri Lanka to 50, their second-lowest score ever.
In response, the Men in Blue raced their way to the target in just 6.1 overs without sustaining any damage. Skipper Rohit Sharma took a backseat to allow Ishan Kishan to open alongside Shubman Gill and the duo rewarded him with a flurry of boundaries, stroking nine fours in total to finish unbeaten on 23 and 27 respectively.
YRAT KOHLI!
— Rahul Chauhan (@ImRahulCSK11) September 17, 2023
LOL! What was that! Hahaha xD
This guy is in a different mood. 🤌 pic.twitter.com/2IiCFqL0pB
— Aditya Saha (@Adityakrsaha) September 17, 2023
Massive win for team Indai!
India won the Asia Cup in 2018.
— Mufaddal Vohra (@mufaddal_vohra) September 17, 2023
India won the Asia Cup in 2023.
Rohit Sharma wins his 2nd Asia Cup title as a captain....!!! pic.twitter.com/DsW5iVLqN3
What a day at cricket for Indian Cricket!
This is the biggest win for India in ODI history with balls remaining.
— Johns. (@CricCrazyJohns) September 17, 2023
- 263 balls left.....!!!! pic.twitter.com/FkOMPyyRg8
Day to be remembered for ages!
HISTORY HAS BEEN CREATED 🚨.
— Vishal. (@SPORTYVISHAL) September 17, 2023
INDIA HAS REGISTERED THE BIGGEST ODI WIN IN THE HISTORY OF CRICKET UNDER CAPTAIN ROHIT SHARMA. pic.twitter.com/Ey3iX3Y5J0
Big win!
India win their 8th Asia Cup title in style!
— శివానంద్ రెడ్డి ™ (@mr__shivanand) September 17, 2023
Next is CWC2023 via Aussies ⏳ https://t.co/z5TadXxugl
Best day in life for Indian fans!
Congratulations #team_india over big win on #SriLanka in #AsianCup2023 , it's doesn't mean #team_india prepared for #WorldCup2023 @BCCI @ICC @sachin_rt @Republic_Bharat @ABPNews @abpmajhatv @ImRo45 @imVkohli @virendersehwag
— Kulkarni Sandeep (@anandyatra) September 17, 2023
Can't forget what all just witnessed today!
India win final pic.twitter.com/vKhUUt7Vjh
— Shaikh Belal (@ShaikhBelal123) September 17, 2023
That's huge!
This is the biggest win for India in ODI history with balls remaining.
— Farhan anjum (@AzanFARHAN) September 17, 2023
- 263 balls left.....!!!!#IndvsSl #AsianCup2023 #AsiaCupFinals #AsiaCup
Happy for India!
Congratulations 🎉 team india for win asia cup final vs SL pic.twitter.com/Ohu0OXJrdK
— kailash Boss Barmer (@Kailash_Bmr_) September 17, 2023
Sri Lanka will not sleep today!
This is the biggest win for India in ODI history with balls remaining.
— Shubham 🇮🇳 (@DankShubhum) September 17, 2023
- 263 balls left.....!!!!
Under THE GREATEST CAPTAIN ROHIT SHARMA#Siraj #INDvSL #IndiavsSrilanka #AsiaCupFinals #INDvsSL #AsianCup2023 pic.twitter.com/qfBiZE1cq6
Respect!
#AsianCup2023
— Supriya Jaiswal (@siya_jais) September 17, 2023
Best win to show the world what INDIA 🇮🇳 is ❤️🫶
Aag lga di🔥 #IndiavsSrilanka
Congratulations Team India🇮🇳🏆❤️🔥