India’s Ravindra Jadeja celebrates the dismissal of Sri Lanka’s captain Dasun Shanaka throughout their Super Fours match within the Asia Cup 2023, at R. Premadasa Stadium, in Colombo on September 12, 2023
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Indian spinner Ravindra Jadeja has surpassed Irfan Pathan to grow to be the main wicket-taker for India within the Asia Cup in ODI codecs.
Jadeja reached the milestone within the Super Four stage match towards Sri Lanka on the R. Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday. He took two wickets whereas conceding 33 runs within the match. The Indian left-arm spinner has taken 24 wickets in 18 innings overtaking Irfan Pathan’s 22 scalps in 12 innings.
Kuldeep Yadav can be within the race with 19 wickets in 9 innings. Overall, Jadeja is the fifth-highest wicket-taking bowler within the Asia Cup. Muthiah Muralidaran is main the chart with 30 scalps in 24 innings.
India’s bowling assault mixed to finish Sri Lanka’s 13 ODI match unbeaten streak and seal their spot within the remaining of the Asia Cup 2023 with a sport to spare, because the hosts had been bundled out for 172 chasing a paltry goal on the R Premadasa Stadium on Tuesday.
While spinners from both facet dominated the sport, the pacers, too, performed an element in India’s 41-run victory over the co-hosts.
Earlier within the sport, Belligerent Dunith Wellalage and Charith Asalanka sliced by means of India’s high order to assist Sri Lanka bundle out Men in Blue for 213.
Youngster Wellalage achieved a outstanding feat as he secured his maiden 5-wicket haul, single-handedly dismantling a formidable Indian batting lineup and bagging the wicket of high batters like Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul and Hardik Pandya.
Source: www.thehindu.com
