In the Asia Cup 2023 final, Mohammed Siraj took 6 wickets and bowled out Sri Lanka for 50 runs. With this, Mohammad Siraj has become the first Indian bowler to take 5 wickets in 16 balls in ODI. He also took the sixth victim on the 32nd ball of the spell. Due to this, Sri Lanka was all out for 50 runs in 15.2 overs with 208 balls remaining. Mohammad Siraj took 6 wickets for 21 runs in 7 overs. J
asprit Bumrah also got 1 success. Hardik Pandya took 3 wickets for 3 runs in 2.2 overs. Miyan’s magic overpowered the Sri Lankan batsmen in the Asia Cup final. Sri Lanka won the toss and decided to bat first. On the very third ball of the innings, Jasprit Bumrah showed the way to the pavilion to Kushal Perera. Pitching and swinging the ball around the middle stump.
Bumrah swings the ball both inside and out. This time there was outswing and wicketkeeper KL Rahul took a brilliant catch. Kushal Perera’s account did not open and Sri Lanka got the first blow on the score of 1.
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After this Mohammad Siraj broke the back of Sri Lanka. Mohammad Bhai took 3 wickets in the fourth over. The big batsmen of Sri Lanka were kneeling in front of Mohammed Siraj and returning to the pavilion. The first ball of the fourth over was a length ball, which came inwards after being hit. Pathum Nissanka opened the bat and tried to take a back square single.
But Ravindra Jadeja took a brilliant catch while flying at backward point. Nissanka scored 2 runs in 4 balls and Sri Lanka got its second blow in 8 balls. Now Sadira Samarawickrama, who scored the most runs in the tournament for Sri Lanka, came on the field. Mohammed Siraj bowled the third ball of full length to Samarawickrama, which was hit and came inside.
Samarawickrama was late in playing the inswinger shot. The ball hit the middle stump and hit the pad. It was also confirmed from the ball tracker that the ball would hit the upper part of the leg stump. Samarawickrama returned without opening the account due to LBW in the final.
Sri Lanka’s score became 8 runs at the loss of 3 wickets. Now Asalanka, who led the team to victory against Pakistan, came on the field. Siraj bowled a full length ball on the off stump, which stopped and came on the bat. Asalanka also returned without opening the account by giving an easy catch to Ishan Kishan at cover. The team’s score became 8 runs at the loss of 4 wickets.
Sri Lankan batsmen were not able to understand which ball of Mohammad Siraj would come in and which ball would go out. Now Mohammad Siraj had a chance to take a hat-trick on the fifth ball of the fourth over. All the fielders were deployed in slip. Therefore, batsman Dhananjay de Silva hit a four on a fuller and straight ball from the direction of mid-on.
Mohammad Siraj himself should run after the ball and take it to the boundary line. This was enough to show the passion with which Siraj plays cricket. Be it bowling or fielding, Siraj leaves no stone unturned.
Mohammad Siraj’s magic in asia cup 2023 final IND vs SL
Mohammad Siraj bowled a wide outswinger on the last ball of the fourth over. The fine edge of Dhananjay de Silva’s bat went into the gloves of wicketkeeper Rahul. De Silva scored 4 runs in 2 balls at a strike rate of 200 and Sri Lanka got its fifth blow at the score of 12. Mohammad Siraj took 4 wickets in a single over, not on the wicket of Australia or England, but on the wicket which was helpful to the spinners.
Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Mohammad’s magic had reached its peak. For a long time, this question was in people’s mind that who should be the second fast bowler along with Jasprit Bumrah in the World Cup? Mohammad Siraj did not say anything verbally, but responded with his explosive performance. Now it has been decided that Siraj will be paired with Bumrah in the World Cup.
Mohammad Siraj placed the last ball of the sixth over on the middle stump and achieved slight movement. Due to the movement, Shanaka was beaten and the stumps were uprooted and fell on the ground. Shanaka could not open the account after playing 4 balls.
The sixth Sri Lankan batsman returned to the pavilion on the score of 12. One was Kusal Mendis, who was on the wicket from the beginning. Mohammad Siraj dismissed him on the second fuller length ball of the 12th over. The inside edge of the bat and the next moment the stumps were on the ground. Sri Lanka got its seventh blow on the score of 33.
Such a terrifying sight of fast bowling had not been seen for a long time. Mohammed Siraj came as a test paper for the Sri Lankan batsmen, seeing which the Sri Lankan batsmen got scared. Hardik Pandya took the last 3 wickets. In the final of the 1999 Coca-Cola Champions Trophy, Sri Lanka had bowled out India for 54 runs. India took revenge after 24 years by bowling out Sri Lanka for 50 runs in the Asia Cup final.