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Asia Cup: Kuldeep Yadav finishes Sri Lanka innings, India win by 41 runs

The Men in Blue were dismissed for a total of 213 runs

Published: Tue 12 Sep 2023, 9:33 PM

Updated: Tue 12 Sep 2023, 9:50 PM

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India's Kuldeep Yadav (C) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Kasun Rajitha (not pictured) during the Asia Cup 2023 Super Four match. Photo: AFP

India's Kuldeep Yadav (C) celebrates with teammates after taking the wicket of Sri Lanka's Kasun Rajitha (not pictured) during the Asia Cup 2023 Super Four match. Photo: AFP

India defeated Sri Lanka by 41 runs in a super four match to secure their place in the final of the Asia Cup here on Tuesday.

Asked to bowl first, left-arm spinner Dunith Wellalage (5/40) took a fifer as Sri Lanka bowled India out for 213.


The spin duo of Wellalage and Charith Asalanka (4/18) wreaked havoc in the middle overs to bundle out India in 49.1 overs after skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat. Rohit (53) top-scored for India.

There was a brief rain interruption with just three overs remaining in India's innings.


Sri Lanka lost wickets at regular intervals as Kuldeep Yadav returned with impressive figures of 4 for 43, while Jasprit Bumrah (2/30) picked up early wickets to hand India the win.

Sri Lanka were all out for 172 in 41.3 overs.

For Sri Lanka, Wellalage (42 not out) top-scored with the bat after a brilliant bowling display.

Brief scores: India: 213 all out in 49.1 overs (Rohit Sharma 53; Dunith Wellalage 5/40, Charith Asalanka 4/18).

Sri Lanka: 172 all out in 41.3 overs (Dunith Wellalage 42 not out; Kuldeep Yadav 4/43).

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