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The Super Four stage clash of the Asia Cup 2023 between India and Sri Lanka commenced at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo on September 12. India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat first.
India got off to a solid start, with Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill opening the innings. The Indian skipper became the second-fastest batter to reach the 10,000-run mark in the ODI format. The 36-year-old also broke former Pakistan captain Shahid Afridi’s Continental Championship record for most sixes.
India’s first wicket fell in the 12th over when Dunith Wellalage dismissed Shubman Gill with his first ball of the game. The 20-year-old then dismissed Virat Kohli for a paltry score of three runs. Rohit attempted to steady the innings, but the youngster sent him back to the pavilion, flipping the game. The 36-year-old amassed 53 runs from 48 deliveries, including seven boundaries and two maximums.
KL Rahul and Ishan Kishan then consolidated and slowly worked their way through the spin overs, eventually stitching up a 63-run stand. Wellalage, on the other hand, returned and claimed his fourth wicket, removing Rahul for 39 off 44 balls. Charith Asalanaka then dismissed Ishan Kishan, who had scored 33 runs off 61 deliveries.
India unravelled quickly following this, losing the wickets of Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, and Kuldeep Yadav, respectively. Meanwhile, rain again played spoilsport, and India were at 197/9 after 47 overs. The game continued once the rain stopped, and Axar Patel and Mohammed Siraj attempted to keep the last wicket intact.
However, Maheesh Theekshana struck and dismissed Axar for 26 runs as Sri Lanka bundled out India for 213 runs in 49.1 overs. The reigning champions will be overjoyed with their bowling performance and will be looking to easily chase down the target.
Meanwhile, X was abuzz with reactions to India’s batting:
No Shadab Shaheen today to smack so Virat wasn’t interested#ViratKohli #INDvSL
— The Cricket Dose (@thecricketdose) September 12, 2023
Bta Dena tha ek Jo baniyan pehnke spinners ko pelta tha 😴#INDvSL #AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/6DkAz8bMU3
— Neel Rikhari 🇮🇳 (@NeeleshRikhari) September 12, 2023
Look at the way Wellalage has bowled. Look at the way Kuldeep Yadav bowled. This is what proper spinners do. In Pakistan however we select spinners based on if they can bat. Instead we need to back GENUINE spinners. Usama Mir is the answer. #INDvSL #AsiaCup #PakistanCricket
— Babar Azam Era (@Babar_era1) September 12, 2023
India jaan ky haar raha hai, they bloody bastard always do this.😡#INDvSL
— Molana Hami (@lemehami) September 12, 2023
#INDvSL #INDvsPAK #AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/hMZK17iZEg
— Shayan Adeel (@comicsbyadeel) September 12, 2023
Here we are missing @ShreyasIyer15 who plays spin very well.#INDvSL #iyer #RohitSharma𓃵
— Dinesh Prajapati (@imDR_5033) September 12, 2023
Dunith Wellalage be like#INDvSL pic.twitter.com/wLPxbiBtTx
— Rakib Raja (@RakibRaja99) September 12, 2023
Dunith Wellalage be like#INDvSL pic.twitter.com/wLPxbiBtTx
— Rakib Raja (@RakibRaja99) September 12, 2023
Today scenerio by Indian batting line up against wellalage and asalanka 😐🙃#SLvIND #INDvsPAK #INDvsSL #INDvSL #INDvPAK#SLvsIND #ICCMen #Wellalage #AsiaCup2023 #Fakhar #Zamankhan #Bumrah #Dahani #10kODI #10000ODI#BehindYouSkipper #Imad pic.twitter.com/PSZQa7AQlD
— Hash (@Hash2di) September 12, 2023
Lesssss go 🚀
Match – 2
Runs – 150This is just a start for him. 🔥 #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/YSq3J9UMN6
— Adarsh Mishra 😎 KLR 1 👑 (@imsecret2407) September 12, 2023
Rohit Sharma’s ODI redemption is out of the world.
-2000 runs in first 90 innings
-8000 runs in next 150 innings🤯🤯#AsiaCup2023 #INDvSL pic.twitter.com/AW8eeX6fgm— Shubham Rathod (@MrXyz170) September 12, 2023
Boht vura hua vro 🌚#INDvSL pic.twitter.com/42BikHbrZU
— Anuj (@_AnujMishra) September 12, 2023
#IndianCricketTeam against#INDvSL #AsiaCup2023 #AsiaCup
Against fast bowlers. Against spinners. pic.twitter.com/1GxrNuDkbv
— @aalaspun_ (@Aalaspun_) September 12, 2023
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