Favourites, India crush Homesters, Sri Lanka by 10 wickets for 08th Men’s Asia Cup Championship
ACC SUPER 11 16th Men’s Asia Cup 50 Overs Championship 2023 – Pakistan & Colombo – 13th Match Khettarama, Colombo, Western Province – Final
Sri Lanka electing to bat, 50 all out – ( 15.2 Overs ) Kusal Mendis 17, Dushan Hemantha 13no – 05 batters dismissed without scoring – lost the first 06 wickets for the addition of 12 runs, the last 04 wickets fell for the addition of 17 runs – Mohammed Siraj 6 / 21 – career best, first Indian bowler to capture 04 wickets in a Men’s One Day International – Hardik Pandya 3 / 03, Lokesh Rahul 03 victims, Ishan Kishan 02 catches.
India in reply, 51 for no loss – ( 6.1 Overs ) Shubman Gill 27no, Ishan Kishan 23no – 51 run unbroken / match winning opening partnership between them.
Player of the Final : Mohammed Siraj – India
Player of the Series : Kuldeep Yadav – India
This is the lowest total by any team against India in a Men’s One Day International. This is also the lowest total by any team in a Men’s One Day International.
Most Runs
302 : Shubman Gill – India
270 : Kusal Mendis – Sri Lanka
215 : Sadeera Samarawickrama – Sri Lanka
Best Batting
151 : Babar Azam – Pakistan
122no : Virat Kohli – India
121 : Shubman Gill – India
Most Wickets
11 : Matheesha Pathirana – Sri Lanka
10 : Mohammed Siraj – India
10 : Dunith Wellalage – Sri Lanka
10 : Shaheen Afridi – Pakistan
Best Bowling
6 / 21 : Mohammed Siraj – India
5 / 25 : Kuldeep Yadav – India
5 / 40 : Dunith Wellalage – Sri Lanka
Most Catches
04 : Fakhar Zaman – Pakistan
Most Dismissals
09 – 08ct, 01st : Mohammad Rizwan – Pakistan
09 – 08ct, 01st : Kusal Mendis – Sri Lanka
08 – 07ct, 01st : Lokesh Rahul – India
Best Wicket Keeping
03 victims x 2 : Lokesh Rahul – India vs Sri Lanka x 2
Highest Partnerships
233 runs unbroken for the 03rd wicket Lokesh Rahul / Virat Kohli – India 214 runs for the 05th wicket
Babar Azam / Ifthikar Ahmed – Pakistan 194 runs unbroken for the 03rd wicket Mehidy Miraz / Najmul Shanto – Bangladesh
Highest Totals
356 / 2 ( 50 Overs ) : India vs Pakistan
342 / 6 ( 50 Overs ) : Pakistan vs Nepal
334 / 5 ( 50 Overs ) : Bangladesh vs Afghanistan
Lowest Totals
50 all out ( 15.2 Overs ) : Sri Lanka vs India
104 all out ( 23.4 Overs ) : Nepal vs Pakistan
128 all out ( 32 Overs ) : Pakistan vs India
Report assisted by slcscorers.com
Photos courtesy SLC Media