Asia Cup 2022: Sri Lanka beat India won by 6 wickets in Super 4 match, SL knocked out IND in Asia Cup title race.
- Asia Cup 2022: Sri Lanka defeated India by 6 wickets in the Super Four stage of the ongoing Asia Cup T20 tournament in the United Arab Emirates.
- While Chasing Sri Lanka completed the India's target of 174 runs in the last over, Kaushal Medes was outstanding with 57 runs.
Sri Lanka 174/4 (Mendis 57, Nissanka 52, Chahal 3-34)
India 173/ 8 (Rohit 72, Madushanka 3-24)
Sri Lanka won by six wickets
Player of the Match: Dasun Shanaka (SL) -- 33*(18), 2/26
Sri Lankan,captain, Dasan Shanka, called for India to bat after winning the toss in the match played at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.
First India Innings
KL Rahul, the team's opener, went out for six runs after being thrown out by bowler Virat Kohli. Virat Kohli fell short of completing his century of sixes in T20Is by two sixes, needing two more.
With the help of five fours and four sixes, Indian skipper Rohit Sharma scored 72 runs. Surya Kumar then claimed the wicket by scoring 34 runs. Rishabh Pant scored 17 runs, Deepak Hooda scored three runs, Hardik Pandya scored 17, while Bhuvneshwar Kumar was sent back to the pavilion after scoring zero.
The squad scored 173 runs thanks to the 15 runs recorded by Ravichandran Ashwin with the loss of 8 wickets..
Dilshan Madhushanka grabbed three wickets for Sri Lanka, while Karunaratne and captain Dasan Shanka each took two.
2nd Sri Lanka Innings.
With a 97-run partnership while chasing the mark, Sri Lankan openers Patham Nissanka and Kaushal Mendes were crucial in their team's victory.
Despite this strong combination, the Indian team was able to apply pressure and dismissed the primary Sri Lankan batters, including the openers, for 110 runs. However, the Sri Lankan batsmen bounced back after that.
The squad won this critical game because to an unbroken 64-run partnership between Bhanuka Rajapaksa and Dasan Shanaka.
Kaushal Mendes and Patham Nissanka each scored 57 runs for Sri Lanka, while captain Dasan Shanaka added 33 runs and Bhunaka Rajapakse added 25 runs to maintain an undefeated record.
While no Indian fast bowler was able to record a wicket, Yuzvinder Chaheil stood out for India by capturing three wickets. Ravi Ashwin also claimed one wicket.
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In the first match of the second phase, Sri Lanka defeated Afghanistan in Super 4 match, SL won by 4 wkts, while India faced a heavy defeat at the hands of Pakistan in Super 4.
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Jang & Geo Sports
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