India’s Men Cricket Team on Fire in Asia Cup Finals
India’s men cricket team is playing Sri Lanka for the Asia Cup finals being held in Colombo. The match was delayed by 40 mins due to rain. Sri Lanka opened to a ‘Mohammad Siraj on fire’ who took five overs in just 16 balls!
Mohammed Siraj Claims Six Wickets in Dominating Performance
India’s pace bowler Mohammed Siraj claimed six wickets, four in one over to rattle Sri Lanka’s batting after a rain-delayed start in the Asia Cup final on Sunday.
Siraj’s Dominance Leaves Sri Lanka Struggling
Sri Lanka also lost its first wicket, Kusal Perera, to Jasprit Bumrah in the first over itself. Siraj sent back Pathum Nissanka (2) and then Sadeera Samarawickrama (0) and Charith Aslanka (0) but a hat-trick was averted. He then got Dhananjaya de Silva (4) after one ball.
Key Decisions and Changes in the Playing Eleven
Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to bat against India in the Asia Cup final here on Sunday. Sri Lanka made one change, bringing in Dushan Hemantha in place of Maheesh Theekshana. For India, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav were back in the playing eleven after being rested for one game, while Washington Sundar came in for injured Axar Patel.
Frenzy on Twitter Over Siraj’s Outstanding Performance
Netizens had a blast with Mohammad Siraj’s fifer. This is how Twitter reacted to the blast!
“No speed challans for #Siraj today.” wrote Delhi police on their official X account.
“The GOAT spell. – 4 wickets by Siraj in a single over.” wrote another Twitter user.
“Joint fastest in the ODI history.”, lauded another user.
Teams:
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (captain), Dunith Wellalage, Dushan Hemantha, Pramod Madushan, Matheesha Pathirana.
“What a start Boom Boom Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj Miyan.” praised another Twitter user.
