India skittled Sri Lanka for just 50 in the Asia Cup final with Mohammed Siraj finishing with figures of 6-21, before wrapping up a 10-wicket win with 43.5 overs to spare.
Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to bat first, but it quickly turned into a disastrous day for the team. Jasprit Bumrah caught Kusal Perera in his second performance of the match and was sent off which started the carnage that followed.
Bumrah’s first bowling partner Siraj sensationally picked up four wickets in the second over, helping Sri Lanka finish with 5 for 12 in four overs. A year and a half later, Siraj’s 12-5 became his 12-6 when Shanaka bowled and in just 2.4 overs he scored a 5-wicket victory, his first alongside Chamin Davas. This is the all-time record for ODI cricket.
Siraj then took the sixth wicket, beating Kusal Mendis for 17, before Hardik Pandya followed suit to make it 3-3. Siraj’s 6 wins and 21 losses is the second best in the history of the Asian Cup, behind Ajanta Mendis’ 6 wins and 8 losses in the 2008 final against India.
This was Sri Lanka’s second lowest ever score in ODI cricket. The lowest score on record remains 43 all out against South Africa at Paarl in 2012. Sri Lanka’s innings was his 15.2 overs, the shortest ever bowled by a full member nation in her ODIs. For India, Sri Lanka’s total was the lowest they have ever bowled against an opponent, surpassing the previous record (58) set against Bangladesh in Mirpur in 2014. It was a famous match set with his 6-4 victory over Stuart Binney.
Vinny’s 6 wins and 4 losses are also the highest ever recorded by an Indian bowler in men’s ODIs. His record was in serious jeopardy as Siraj took a hit before Pandya took the last three wickets in Sri Lanka. Siraj’s 6-21 is the lowest of any Indian bowler, with Vinny’s 6-4, Anil Kumble’s 6-12 against the West Indies in 1993, and Bumrah’s 6-19 against England at the Oval last year. This was the fourth best result after.
India wasted little time in clinching victory as Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill raced to 51 in 6.1 overs for a 10-wicket win with 263 balls remaining. By this standard, this is his biggest ODI win for India, the only chasing team to achieve his 10-wicket win while having more time than New Zealand at Queenstown in 2007. His only team is against Bangladesh.
The entire match lasted just 21.3 overs, making it the third shortest completed men’s ODI in history.
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