India were tested by Sri Lanka and they aced it for their second win of the Asia Cup 2023 Super 4 stage which helped them enter the final of the tournament. Chasing 214, Sri Lanka were bowled out for 172 in 41.3 overs. Here’s how the match panned out
Playing for the third day in a row in the ongoing Asia Cup 2023, Indian team captain Rohit Sharma won the coin toss and opted to bat first against Sri Lanka in Colombo in their Super 4 clash. (AP Photo)
India openers Rohit Sharma (in picture) and Shubman Gill led a solid start with the pair adding 80 runs between them. (AP Photo)
India may have started dreaming of another big total when Sri Lanka introduced left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage into the attack who broke the opening stand with the wicket of Shubman Gill. (AP Photo)
Duntih Wellalage ran through the India top-order as he got rid of Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma in successive overs. (AP Photo)
Rohit Sharma was undone by the one that stayed low after having registered his third straight half-century in a row. (AP Photo)
KL Rahul (in picture) and Ishan Kishan arrested the slide with a 63-run stand for the fourth wicket. However, once they departed, the slide resumed. (AP Photo)
Dunith Wellalage (5/40) completed his five-wicket haul with the wicket of Hardik Pandya off what was his final delivery of the innings. (AP Photo)
Spinner Charith Asalanka took over once Dunith Wellalage was done. He took care of the India lower order, finishing with figures of 4/18. (AP Photo)
There was a brief halt in play due to rain before the game recommenced as India were bowled out for 213 in 49.1 overs. (AP Photo)
Defending a low total, India needed early wickets. And Jasprit Bumrah did just that when he got rid of Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis cheaply. (AP Photo)
And then Mohammed Siraj accounted for Dimuth Karunaratne leaving Sri Lanka in a spot of bother at 25/3 in 7.1 overs. (AP Photo)
India introduced the spinners a bit late than Sri Lanka and they took over despite a fightback from the middle order with Kuldeep Yadav striking in quick succession. (AFP Photo)
With Sri Lanka under the pump at 99/6, Dhananjaya de Silva (right) and Dunith Wellalage got together to revive the chase with a 63-run stand that brought their team back in the contest. (AP Photo)
However, Ravindra Jadeja broke the resistance with the scalp of Dhananjaya de Silva on 41 and from there, India tightened the noose. (AP Photo)
Indian bowled out Sri Lanka for 172 in 41.3 overs to win by 41 runs and punch their ticket for the final. (AP Photo)