India vs Sri Lanka: Kuldeep Yadav stars as India defend 213 and storm into Asia Cup 2023 final
India TodayTwenty-four hours after an emphatic victory over Pakistan, India defeated Sri Lanka at the R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo on Tuesday, September 12, to book a berth in the final of the 2023 Asia Cup. Kuldeep Yadav was once again India's star with the ball - he had taken a five-wicket haul against Pakistan on Monday and followed it up with 4 for 43 against Sri Lanka while Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja picked two wickets each, scripting a 41-run victory for India. India Pacers, Kuldeep Shine While India lost all their 10 wickets to spinners for the first time in one-day internationals, India's charge towards victory was started by two early wickets from Jasprit Bumrah and another by Mohammed Siraj as Sri Lanka collapsed to 25 for 3 in the 8th over. Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Mendis were both sent back by Bumrah to give India a strong start to their defence of 214 while Siraj removed Dimuth Karunaratne - Sri Lanka's top-order was completely dismantled by quality pace and the onus was now on Sadeera Samarawickrama and Charith Asalanka, who recorded his career-best ODI bowling figures earlier in the evening. Hours after a five-wicket haul including the big wickets of Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya, he stitched a partnership for the ages for Sri Lanka.