Asia Cup 2023: Kuldeep Yadav shines again as India beat Sri Lanka to enter final

Updated : Sep 12, 2023 23:38
|
Editorji News Desk

Team India avoided a scare on Tuesday as they beat defending champions Sri Lanka by 41 runs in a low-scoring thriller to become the first team to enter Asia Cup 2023 final.

Batting first, India raced to 80 in 11 overs before Dunith Wellalage turned the course of the match. His maiden 5-wicket-haul broke India's back as Rohit Sharma's men lost all 10 wickets to spinners and were all out for a mere 213.

However, Indian bowlers came out all guns blazing and reduced Sri Lanka to 99/6.

That's when Dhananjaya de Silva and young Wellalage stitched together a 63-run stand. It seemed that Sri Lanka might run away with the match but Kuldeep Yadav ended with 4 wickets and cleaned up the hosts for 172.

With that, India also ended Sri Lanka's 14-match winning streak in ODIs

Asia Cup 2023Kuldeep YadavTeam IndiaSri Lanka

Recommended For You

editorji | Sports

Ravichandran Ashwin retires: Cricket world pays tribute to all-time great

editorji | Sports

India vs Australia: Travis Head confident he'll be 'fine' for Boxing Day Test

editorji | Sports

Ravichandran Ashwin retires: Leaves legacy as 7th highest Test wicket-taker

editorji | Sports

India vs Australia: Rain plays spoilsport again as third Test ends in a draw

editorji | Sports

Ravichandran Ashwin announces retirement from international cricket