India vs Sri Lanka Live Updates - Asia Cup 2023
Asia Cup 2023 Live Score, IND vs SL Match Today: Chasing a target of 214, Sri Lanka were given hope by young Dunith Wellalage and the experienced Dhananjaya de Silva. But they fell short.
Kudeep Yadav take four wickets to stop Sri Lanka’s fight back in their Super 4 clash of the Asia Cup on Tuesday as India emerged victorious by 41 runs. The win confirmed India’s entry in the final of the Asia Cup 2023. It also ensured that the upcoming game between Sri Lanka and Pakistan will be a virtual semi-final.
India Bat first and restricted to 213 against Sri Lanka as left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage returned with a career-best 5/40, while off-sinner Charith Asalanka and Theekshana accounting for the remaining four wickets in a stellar bowling display.
For India, skipper Rohit Sharma top-scored for India with a 48-ball 53 while KL Rahul (39 runs) and Ishan Kishan (33 runs) also chipped in with contributions. Axar Patel added a valuable 26 towards the end of the innings.
India to play 10th Asia Cup final on Sunday
With this win, India to play 10th Asia Cup final on Sunday. Looking at the point table, India is at the top of it, but Sri Lanka still has a superior net run rate than Pakistan. This means only a win will do for Pakistan on Thursday, while a washout means Sri Lanka will make the final.
Awards:
Smart catch of the match goes ot Surya Kumar Yadav Rohit Sharma gets the award for the most sixes
Player of the match went to Dunith Wellalage
India vs Sri Lanka Live: Here's the final scorecard
Here's the final scorecard:
Indian Innings:
Rohit Sharma 53(48)
Virat Kohli 3(12)
Shubman Gill 19(25)
Ishan Kishan 33(61)
KL Rahul 39(44)
Hardik Pandya 5(18)
Ravindra Jadeja 4(17)
Axar Patel 26(36)
Jasprit Bumrah 5(11)
Kuldeep Yadav (0(1)
Mohammed Siraj* 5(19)
SL Bowling:
Kasun Rajitha 0/30(4)
Maheesh Theekshana 0/41(9.1)
Dasun Shanaka 0/24(3)
Matheesha Pathirana 0/31(4)
Dunith Wellalage 5/40(10)
Dhananjaya de Silva 0/28(10)
Charith Asalanka 4/18(9)
Sri Lankan Batting:
Pathum Nissanka 6(7)
Dimuth Karunaratne 2(17)
Kusal Mendis* 15(16)
Sadeera Samarawickrama 17(31)
Charith Asalanka 22(35)
Dhananjaya de Silva 41(66)
Dasun Shanaka 9(13)
Dunith Wellalage* 42(46)
Maheesh Theekshana 2(13)
Kasun Rajitha 1(2)
Matheesha Pathirana 0(2)
Indian Bowling:
Jasprit Bumrah 2/30(7)
Mohammed Siraj 1/17(5)
Hardik Pandya 0/14(5)
Kuldeep Yadav 4/43(9.3)
Ravindra Jadeja 2/33(10)
Axar Patel 0/29(5)