Kishan’s heroics and a fiery bowling attack help India thrash Sri Lanka by 124 runs
Nishin : India stormed into the final of the Asian Games T20 tournament after defeating Sri Lanka by 124 runs in the semi-final. Thankfully, the match was not interrupted by rain.
Sri Lanka looked like they were playing street cricket
Chasing a target of 170 runs in the semi-final, Sri Lanka were bowled out for just 45 runs in 9.5 overs. The Sri Lankan batters hardly looked like they were playing an international match. They started losing wickets from the second ball of the very first over. Their last three wickets fell off three consecutive deliveries. Abhishek Sharma took two of those wickets, while the other batter was run out.
Five players out for ducks, three run-outs in total
Five of Sri Lanka’s 10 batters were dismissed for ducks. Jasprit Bumrah, Axar Patel and Abhishek Sharma took two wickets each. Washington Sundar claimed one wicket, while three Sri Lankan players were dismissed through run-outs.
Ishan Kishan’s explosive unbeaten 80, Vaibhav scores 38
Earlier, India scored 169 for seven in their allotted 20 overs. Ishan Kishan (80 not out off 46 balls, with five sixes and four fours) was the star of the innings. He held the Indian innings together from one end and then unleashed a spectacular assault, winning the hearts of the spectators at the Japanese stadium as well as millions of television viewers.
Vaibhav scored 36 of his 38 runs through boundaries
Before that, the Japanese spectators also got to witness the fireworks of Vaibhav Suryavanshi. The 15-year-old teenage star scored 38 runs off 20 balls, hitting two sixes and six fours. As many as 36 of his 38 runs came through boundaries. Sri Lanka won the toss and opted to field first.
India-Pakistan final at 10 am on Saturday
India will now face Pakistan in the final at 10 am on Saturday. Pakistan entered the final after defeating Bangladesh. Nishin has witnessed rain almost every day in recent days, with several matches being affected. If Saturday’s India-Pakistan final is washed out due to rain, both teams will have to share the gold medal.
It is worth mentioning that India defeated Pakistan three consecutive times in this year’s T20 Asia Cup.
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