India Report Their Greatest Win In ODI Historical past After 10-wicket Victory Over Sri Lanka In Asia Cup 2023 Closing

India bagged their eighth Asia Cup title as they beat Sri Lanka by 10 wickets within the Asia Cup 2023 closing. India chased down the goal of 51 in 6.1 overs after bundling out Sri Lanka for simply 50. Within the course of, India registered their largest win in ODI historical past by way of balls remaining.

Mohammed Siraj picked 6/21, his maiden five-wicket haul, and within the course of broke a plethora of data as properly. From being the quickest variety of balls to take 5 wickets, to being one of many bowlers with finest ODI figures, Siraj achieved all of it on his dream day.

Siraj who took his maiden fifer broke a number of data within the course of. He now has the fourth-best figures for India in ODI cricket. Former Indian skipper Anil Kumble leads the checklist with 6/12 in opposition to West Indies in 2023. Siraj additionally now has the very best ODI figures in opposition to Sri Lanks surpassing Waqar Younis’ 6/26 in Sharjah in 1990.

He took 4 wickets in his first spell after which got here again to take two extra as he accomplished a six-wicket haul. Siraj took the wickets of Pathum Nissanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, and Dhananjaya de Silva in simply his second over after bowling a maiden in his first over.

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His dismissal of Dasun Shanaka in his third over was his fifth wicket and maybe the very best of the lot. Siraj bowled the ball full, the ball swung and beat the bat of Shanaka to rattle his off stump. The Lankan skipper was stunned to overlook the ball. Kusal Mendis was his sixth wicket as he breached by way of his protection to rattle his center stump.

India Break Information In eighth Asia Cup Title Win

In the meantime, under is an inventory of data damaged by India after their 10-wicket win in opposition to Sri Lanka in Colombo. 

Greatest wins in an ODI closing (balls remaining)
263 Ind vs SL Colombo RPS 2023 *
226 Aus vs Eng Sydney 2003
179 Aus vs Pak Lord’s 1999

Greatest ODI wins for India (balls remaining)
263 vs SL Colombo RPS 2023 *
231 vs ken Bloemfontein 2001
211 vs WI Trivandrum 2018
188 vs Eng The Oval 2022

Shortest ODIs by balls bowled
104 Nepal vs USA Kirtipur 2020
120 SL vs Zim Colombo SSC 2001
129 Indvs SL Colombo RPS 2023 *
140 SL vs Can Paarl 2003

10-wicket wins in ODI finals
197/0 Ind vs Zim Sharjah 1998
118/0 Aus vs Eng Sydney 2003
51/0 Ind vs SL Colombo RPS 2023

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