Sri Lanka stun India in Asia Cup thriller

06 Sep, 2022

Sri Lanka beat India by six wickets in their Asia Cup Super 4 match on Tuesday. Sri Lanka chased down a target of 174 with one ball to spare.

Kusal Mendis top-scored with 57 while his opening partner Pathum Nissanka and Dasun Shanaka contributed 52 and 33 not out respectively.

For India,?Yuzvendra Chahal?took three wickets for 34 runs while?Ravichandran Ashwin got one.

Earlier, invited to bat, India posted 173/8 in 20 overs.?Rohit Sharma?top-scored with a 72 off 41 balls while Suryakumar Yadav contributed 34.

For Sri Lanka, Dilshan Madushanka (3/24), Chamika Karunaratne (2/27) and Dasun Shanaka (2/26) were the main wicket takers. (Indian Express)

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