In the important match of Asia Cup 2022, Sri Lanka defeats the defending champion India by 6 wickets.
In the match play in Dubai, Sri Lanka captain Dasan Shanaka won the toss. He invites India to bat first.
When India starts batting, they suffer in the second over. When opener KL Rahon score 6 runs off 7 balls with the help of a four and lbw off Thikshana.
After that, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli try to push the innings forward but Madhushanka blew the wickets of star batsman Kohli.
Kohli return to the pavilion without opening his account.
Rohit Sharma and Surya Kumar Yadav put on 97 runs off 58 balls in the third wicket partnership. Thier partnership makes the position strong of indian team.
The Indian captain also completes his half-century during this partnership.
But when the team’s score reachs 110 runs in the 13th over. He dismisses by Karunaratne after playing an innings of 72 runs.
India’s fourth out was Surya Kumar, who scores 34 runs.
Hardik Pandya and Rishabh Pant both takes the score to 149 in the 18th over before Shanaka take another wicket for Sri Lanka. This time dismissing the dangerous batsman Pandya.
Pandya scores 17 runs with a six, follow by Deepak Hooda’s dismissal for 3, Pant’s 17-run innings ends with a total of 158.
Ashwin scores 15 runs off 7 balls with a six and take the team’s score to 173 runs.
India scores 173 runs for 8 wickets in the 20 overs.
Sri Lanka’s Shanaka takes the most wickets with 3 wickets.
Chamika Karuna Ratne and Dasan Shanaka take 2 wickets each.
Chasing the target, Sri Lankan openers Patham Nisanka and Kaushal Mendes plays aggressively. They put on a partnership of 97 runs in 11 overs and also completes their half-centuries.
Pathum Shanaka was the first batsman who dismisses for 52 runs. He scores 52 runs off 37 balls with 4 fours and 2 sixes. The new batsman Charith Asalinka was dismiss for a wicket.
Sri Lanka’s third wicket falls on 110 when Dhanushka Gunthilak added a run to Ashwin.
Kaushal Mendes was the last batsman out, scoring a brilliant 57 off 37 balls with 4 fours and 3 sixes.
Bhanuka Rajapaksa and captain Dasan Shanaka put on a responsible partnership of 64 runs. They both do not let any more wickets fall and win the match.
Sri Lanka scores 174 runs for 4 wickets in the fifth ball of the last over and won the match by 6 wickets. They make the chances of reaching the final clear.
Yuzvendra Chahal takes 3 wickets and Ashwin takes 1 wicket for India.
Sri Lankan captain Dasan Shanaka was adjudged the man of the match.
Earlier Dasan Shanaka had won the toss and said that the teams chasing the target have won in the last 10 to 12 matches in this field.
Without making any changes to the team, he said, “Our trend is unusual and we are hopeful of maintaining the rhythm.” On the other hand, Indian captain Rohit Sharma said that if we had won the toss, we would have bowled first, there is no significant change in the pitch.
Referring to the match against Pakistan, he said that in the last match we played well but there was a slight mistake and now we have got a chance to improve.
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