Asia Cup 2023, IND vs SL: India beat Sri Lanka in low-scoring thriller to qualify for final

Kuldeep Yadav took four wickets as India defended 213, bowling out Sri Lanka for 172 in their Super Four encounter at Colombo’s R. Premadasa Stadium. The tense 41-run win on Tuesday saw India book a place in the final.

India recorded their second straight Super Four win in the 50-over tournament, a prelude to the upcoming ICC Men’s World Cup, and ended Sri Lanka’s 13-match winning streak in One-Day Internationals.

Wellalage, who claimed his maiden ODI five-wicket haul, remained unbeaten on 42 when he ran out of partners as left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep wrapped up the opposition tail in 41.3 overs.

It was India’s third straight day on the field after they crushed Pakistan by 228 runs on Monday in a match that was played across two days due to rain.

Colombo centurions Virat Kohli, KL Rahul shine bright on a rainy day against Pakistan

India captain Rohit Sharma scored 53 to hand his team a brisk start but Wellalage hit back.

The 20-year-old returned figures of 5-40 including the key wickets of Rohit and Virat Kohli with strong support from part-time spinner Charith Asalanka, who claimed four victims for 18 runs.

Rohit entered an elite list of players with over 10,000 ODI runs and hit his second successive fifty.

Wellalage struck with his first ball of the...

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