Asia Cup 2023 Final:
Mohammed Siraj helps India decimate Sri Lanka
India lived up to their favourites billing by thrashing Sri Lanka by eight wickets in the Asia Cup 2023 final, winning their eighth title
Mohammed Siraj led the way with a haul of 6/21, helping bowl Sri Lanka out for a paltry 50
Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka had opted to bat, hoping for his spinners to trouble Indian batters under lights later in the day
Jasprit Bumrah drew first blood for Team India, getting Kusal Perera caught-behind in the very first over
It was all Siraj from thereon however as the Hyderabadi pacer blew the opposition away with one of the most devastating spells in recent memory
Four of Siraj’s six wickets came in his second over, with Nissanka, Samarawickrama, Asalanka and Dhananjaya the batters dismissed
Siraj would then castle Sri Lanka skipper Shanaka and Kusal Mendis and would finish with the fourth-best figures by an Indian bowler in ODIs
“Definitely my best spell,’ Siraj would say after receiving the Player of the Match award for his haul
Hardik Pandya would polish off the tail, taking three wickets for as many runs as Sri Lanka were bowled out in 15.2 overs
Rohit Sharma then decided to send Ishan Kishan out to open alongside Shubman Gill in India’s chase of 51
Gill and Kishan completed the job in just 6.1 overs, with the latter scoring the winning run