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

11:03 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: India beat Sri Lanka, reach final

 

India have reached the final of the Asia Cup 2023 as all the teams are now left with one game each. With Sri Lanka playing Pakistan in their last Super4 match, it will be the winner of that match who will have four points., India already have four points and even if they lose to Bangladesh will have four points. This means India and the winner of the match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will play the final. 

 

Sri Lanka 172-10 after 41.3 overs

 

10:55 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Kuldeep gets Rajitha

 

Kuldeep Yadav bowls a ripper to hit the top of off of Kasun Rajitha and Wellalage, who is the lone hope of the Sri Lankan team remains stranded at the non-striker’s end. 

 

10:52 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Sri Lanka 8 down, need 42 off 54

 

The final powerplay begins with Hardik Pandya bowling from the far end. Wellalage has a heavy heave but is unable to connect 
 

Wellalage plays a great backfoot punch for one to deep extra cover. He has now moved to 42 off 46. If by any chance is able to get to his fifty, he would become the first player in Sri Lankan history to reach the feat of hitting a fifty and picking a five-wicket haul

 

Gone!! Maheesh Theekshana has been caught at short mid-on by substitute Suryakumar Yadav off the bowling of Pandya. 

 

Sri Lanka 171-8 after 41 overs

 

10:43 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Target down to 44 now

 

The target has now gone down to 46 from 66 balls and with two tailenders at the crease, India have the advantage. 

 

Sri Lanka 170-7 after 40 overs

 

10:36 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Hardik Pandya bowling fast

Dhananjaya de Silva has given a game way here and that will hurt him for a long time. No other way he was getting out apart from hitting the ball straight to the field and that’s what he did. Jadeja has his third. 

 

Sri Lanka 162-7 after 38 overs

 

10:31 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Hardik Pandya bowling fast

 

This game is turning into a low-scoring thriller. Hardik Pandy is now booking in the higher 130s and lower 140s. The guardsmen are getting ready with the covers as well. So if the game is stopped at this stage, Sri Lanka would be in an advantageous position. 

 

Sri Lanka 157-6 after 37 overs

 

10:14 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: All is Wellalage in the match

 

All is Wellalage says a social media post about the current match summary and that is exactly what it is. The 20-year-old is now adamant about changing the face of the game with the bat in hand. He has already hit 27 off just 29 balls and added 52 off only 53 balls with Dhananjaya de Silva to keep Sri Lanka in the match. 

 

Sri Lanka 152-6 after 34 overs

 

10:09 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Wellalage and de Silva attack India

 

As if his five-wicket haul was not enough to put him in the limelight, the 20-year-old Dunith Wellalage has now added 49 runs for the seventh wicket with Dhananjaya de Silva and is making a match out of this almost dull game. 

 

Sri Lanka 148-6 after 33 overs

 

9:56 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Do you know who is Dunith Wellalage?

 

Wellalage hits four down the ground against Kuldeep Yadav and people are wondering if can he also bat. Yes, he can.

Here we tell you 

 

Dunith Wellalage takes a five-wicket haul against India in Asia Cup 2023. Photo: ACC

9:52 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: De Silva trying his level best

 

Dahananjaya de Silva gout 11 runs from the last over bowled by Axar Patle. He is the lone hope for the Sri Lankan team. Wellalage can bat too, mind you. 

 

Sri Lanka 125-6 after 30 overs

 

9:47 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Jadeja becomes leading wicket-taker in Asia Cup for India

Ravindra Jadeja, after getting Dasun Shanaka’s wicket has now become the leading wicket-taker for India in the Asia Cup history. He went past Irfan Pathan, who had taken 22 wickets in 12 matches. Jadeja has taken 23 so far in 18 matches. 

 

Sri Lanka 111-6 after 28 overs

 

9:39 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Jadeja gets Shanaka

 

Just before the 100-run mark of Sri Lanka, Ravindra Jadeja gas struck and got rid of opposition captain Dasun Shanaka. He was caught by Rohit Sharma in the slip brilliantly. The ball was too wide to be meddling with and the Sri Lanka skipper paid for his mistake.

 

Sri Lanka 103-6 after 26 overs

 

9:16 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Kuldeep has another, India get back-to-back wickets

 

One could be very unlucky and it is a testament form the wicket of Asalanka, who wanted to sweep the ball of Kuldeep Yadav, but the ball got stuck in his pads and KL Rahul took a brilliant catch lunging forward to give Sri Lanka back to back blows. The home team is now five down, still needing 140 more to win. 

 

9:11 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Sadeera throws his wicket away

 

Sadeera Samarawickrama, who looked settled and was looking like the guy who would take the Sri Lankan team to victory, has thrown his wicket away by going down the ground and missing the stock ball from Kuldeep Yadav. The ball kept low and KL Rahul behind the stumps made no mistake at all in ripping the bails apart. 

 

Sri Lanka 69-4 after 18 overs

 

8:50 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Fifty up for Sri Lanka

 

Sadeera Samarawickrama, the find of the tournament for the Sri Lankan side is keeping them in it as he alongside Charith Asalanka have brought up the fifty for the team in the 14th over. 

 

Sri Lanka 52-3 after 14 overs