Sri Lanka: India becomes Asia champion, Sri Lanka blown away by Siraj’s storm, Team India’s biggest win in ODI, defeats Sri Lanka by 10 wickets
Colombo: Finally India is asian champion now. Team India on Sunday easily defeated Sri Lanka in the final of Asia Cup and won the title. India has won the Asia Cup trophy for a record eighth time. In the final match, the Sri Lankan team was all out for just 50 runs. After this, the Indian team easily chased the target in just 6.1 overs. After Sri Lanka played first, Team India was given a target of only 51 runs in the final match. The Indian team achieved this modest target in just 37 balls without losing any wicket. Shubhman Gill returned unbeaten after scoring 27 runs in 19 balls and Ishan Kishan returned unbeaten after scoring 23 runs in 18 balls. Gill hit 6 fours while Ishaan hit three fours.
Earlier, after winning the toss and opting to bat first, the Sri Lankan team was bundled out for 50 runs in just 15.2 overs. This is the lowest total of any opposition team against India. Mohammad Siraj took maximum 6 wickets for India.