Asia Cup Final: The final of the Asia Cup is being played between India and Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bat first, but the team did not have a good start.
Asia Cup Final: Sri Lanka lost 10 wickets
The Sri Lankan team has scored 50 runs for 8 wickets in 15 overs. Dushan Hemanth and Mathish Pathirana are at the crease.
Pramod Madushan was out after scoring one run. He was caught by Hardik Pandya at the hands of Virat Kohli. This is Pandya’s second wicket. He took the wicket of Dunith Vellalaghe (8 runs). Earlier, Siraj dismissed Pathum Nissanka, Sadira Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjay de Silva, Dasun Shanaka and Kusal Mendis. Jasprit Bumrah took the wicket of Kusal Perera.
See the scorecard of the India-Sri Lanka final
Powerplay: Sri Lankan innings wobbles
The Sri Lankan innings faltered in the powerplay. The team lost 6 wickets for 33 runs in 10 overs. Siraj took 5 wickets and Bumrah took one wicket. The situation was such that no batsman of the team could reach double digits.
Sri Lanka lost 6 wickets for 16 runs
The Sri Lankan team, which came to play first, had a bad start. The team has lost the sixth wicket on the score of just 12 runs. Opener Kusal Perera, captain Dasun Shanaka, Sadira Samarawickrama and Charith Asalanka were out on zero, while Pathum Nsanka scored 2 and De Silva returned to the pavilion after scoring 4 runs.