India vs Sri Lanka Live Score: India won the toss and elected to bat
Asia Cup 2023, IND vs SL Live Score Updates: India get off to a good start as they win the toss against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup Super Four. India are 93-3 after 16 overs. Ishan Kishan (1) and KL Rahul (1) are at the crease. India lost the wickets of Rohit Sharma (53), Virat Kohli (3) and Shubman Gill (19).
After winning the toss and choosing to bat, India started cautiously. Rohit crossed the milestone of 10,000 runs in ODIs in the seventh over, 22 runs away. Rohit also became the second fastest player to reach the feat (241 innings). Kohli is the first to surpass the same record in 205 innings.
In the last over of the Powerplay, Rohit hit Dasun Shanaka for four boundaries. Dunit Vellalaghe stopped the fast-paced Indian innings with the wicket of Shubman Gill (19). Rohit scored his half-century after Gill’s wicket fell. Rohit scored his third consecutive half-century in the tournament.
Rohit’s achievement was from 44 balls. Kohli, who scored a century against Pakistan, had to disappoint against Sri Lanka. Kohli also fell ahead of Vellalagha. Kohli, who scored three runs, was confined to Shanaka’s hands. With this, India reached 90-2.
Rohit was the victim on the first ball of Vellalagha’s third over. With the player bowled, India fell under pressure (91-3). Rohit scored 53 runs in 48 balls including seven fours and two sixes.
India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma, Subhman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj.
Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nisanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kushal Mendis, Sadira Samarawickrama, Charit Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka, Dunit Vellalaghe, Mahish Theeksna, Kasun Rajitha, Matisha Pathirana.
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Rohit Sharma and his team will be confident of crushing Pakistan by 228 runs. India faced Pakistan’s world-class bowling line with ease. Virat Kohli (122), KL Rahul (111), Shubman Gill (58) and Rohit Sharma (56) scored 356 runs in the stipulated over.
India bowled out Babar and his team for just 128 runs. Kuldeep Yadav shone with five wickets while Jasprit Bumrah, who returned to the team after the break, also excelled. Bumrah’s form will give confidence to India’s World Cup hopes.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka are coming after winning by defending 257 runs against Bangladesh. Home ground advantage may help Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka’s performance in the tournament is balanced in terms of batting and bowling. Those who win today will be closer to the finals.
2023-09-12 10:06:33
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