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Team India clinched their eighth Asia Cup title on Sunday with a remarkable victory over Sri Lanka in the final match. Asked to bowl first, the Rohit Sharma-led side bundled Sri Lanka out for just 50 runs with pacer Mohammed Siraj stealing the show with his impressive six-wicket haul. Later, Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan chased down the target in just 6.1 overs to take Team India across the line with ten wickets in hand. After the last match, skipper Rohit attended a press conference where his one comment left all the media persons divided.
During the interaction, Rohit was answering a question but was interrupted by the sound of fireworks, which were set off by the fans to celebrate India’s victory. The right-handed batsman waited for a minute and said that the fans should wait for India to win the 2023 ODI World Cup.
“It gives us a lot of confidence to come here and win a tournament like this. Throughout the tournament, we have seen a lot…” Rohit said when the sound of crackers bursting interrupted him.
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“Arey World Cup jeetne ke baad phodo ye sab..(burst crackers once we win the World Cup),” Rohit said with a smile as the media burst into laughter.
Talking about the match, Sri Lanka opted to bat first but Siraj soon made them regret this decision as they were reduced to 13/6 after taking four wickets in the 6th over.
Kusal Mendis (17) and Dushan Hemantha (13*) swung their bats for a while, offering small moments of respite. Siraj finished with 6/21 in his seven overs while Pandya took 3/3 in 2.2 overs. Bumrah also got 1/23 in five overs as Sri Lanka were bowled out for 50 in 15.2 overs.
Ishan Kishan (23*) and Shubman Gill (27*) chased the target in 6.1 overs without any wicket loss.
India clinched its eighth Asia Cup title and Siraj took home the ‘Player of the Match’ award. Kuldeep Yadav (nine wickets) was awarded the ‘Player of the Series’ award for his stunning spin bowling during the tournament. Shubman Gill scored the most runs in the tournament with 302 runs in six matches and one century and two fifties.
(With ANI inputs)
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