Asia Cup, IND vs SL Highlights: Wellalage's efforts in vain, India in final

Asia Cup, India vs Sri Lanka Highlights: Dunith Wellalage's maiden five-wicket haul and unbeaten 42 went in vain as India clinched a low-scoring thriller to reach the final

6:28 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Rain stops play

 

The covers came on rather quickly as the groundsmen wanted to stop the pitch from damaging even a teeny tiny bit. Assuming that the Indian innings does not start from here on, Sri Lanka would still need to bat at least 20 overs to get a result out of this game. 

 

As of now, rain has stopped the play with India at 197-9 after 47 Overs

 

6:20 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Rain in the air

 

Of all the teams that wouldn’t want rain here is Sri Lanka. They just need one more wicket to get India all-out below 200 and that would be an achievement and a half for the islanders. 

 

But just as I type that, they have missed a run-out opportunity here

 

India 194-9 after 46 Overs

 

6:08 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Siraj survives a hat-trick ball

 

And it would not be a hat-trick for Asalanka as Siraj manages to get an edge before the ball hit his pads. 

 

India 186-9 after 43 Overs

 

6:04 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Asalanka on a hat-trick

 

India have now lost their eighth wicket as Charith Asalanka has cleaned up Jasprit Bumrah. With the ball turning a mile, it is just too difficult to play here. 

 

And just as I type this, Kuldeep Yadav has given a catching practice to Dhananjaya de Silva in the slip and departed for a golden duck putting Asalanka on a hat-trick. 

 

5:56 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: One of the best spells ever

5:52 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Jadeja outfoxed by Asalanka

 

Ravindra Jadeja has been outfoxed by Charith Asalanka here or maybe the pitch, It was full, but bounced way too much to get the edge of Jadeja’s bat, which was just a tad bit away from his body, trying to feel the ball going away from him. 

 

India 178-7 after 38 Overs

 

5:40 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Milestone for Wellalage, India six down

 

Wellalage is the first left-arm spinner to take the first four wickets to fall in a match vs India

 

Review for catch-out by Sri Lanka. The ball seems to have touched the edge of the bat and then reached the keeper that is why both the bowler and the keeper were excited and the batter looked sheepish. 

 

Umpiure would have to reverse his decision and Wellalage would have fifer to his name. His maiden five-wicket haul has come against arguably the strongest batting line-up in the world. Take a bow!!

 

India 172-6 after 36 Overs

 

5:35 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Stunner from Wellalage gets Ishan

 

You just can’t keep Dunith Wellalage away from an Indian wicket today it seems., If he is not doing it with the ball, he will jump amazingly at short cover and take a stunner off the bowling of Charith Asalanka to remove Ishan Kishan and give Inadia their fifth blow. 

 

India 171-5 after 35 Overs

 

5:31 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Hardik Pandya living dangerously

 

Hardik Pandy has survived at least five times in the last six balls that he has faced against Dinuth Wellalage and Charith Asalanka combined. Sri Lanka didn’t go for review on two occasions, while on the rest three, he was beaten magnificently. 

 

India 170-4 after 34 Overs

 

5:13 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Wellalage gets his fourth, soft dismissal for Rahul

 

India have now batted 30 overs and the two batters in the middle are fully set in terms of Ishna Kishan and KL Rahul. With 150 crossed, they would want to add at least 150 more runs to the total. 

 

This by the way has been the slowest fifty among the three as it took 71 balls for the Indian team to reach there. 

 

In the air, but falls in the no man's land and Rahul survives.  

 

Wicket!! Not anymore. The ball sticks to the ground and comes to Rahul late. He was already through with the shot and the ball hit his bat and went back to Wellalage who took a simple catch to give India the fourth blow. 

 

India 154-4 after 30 Overs

 

5:05 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Fifty partnership between Rahul and Kishan

5:04 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: First boundary after 56 balls

 

KL Rahul has finally managed to get a Wellalage off his back after he hit him for back-to-back fours and took a double off the fourth ball of the over. The first ball four was a boundary after 56 balls for India in this innings. 

 

India 145-3 after 28 Overs

 

4:59 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Praises for Wellalage from Ashwin

4:53 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Half the overs done

 

India have played their 25 overs and only been able to reach 128/3, scoring at only about five runs per over. But 8in the last 15 overs, the scoring rate has slumped to 4.1 runs per over. 

 

India 128-3 after 25 Overs

 

4:47 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Indian run-scoring slows down

 

The Indian team is now scoring slowly. They were 65/0 after 10 over. But since the last 14 overs, they have got only 58 runs at only four runs per over. Ishan Kishan and KL Rahul are at the crease. 

 

India 123-3 after 24 Overs