Asia Cup, IND vs SL Highlights: Wellalage's efforts in vain, India in final

Asia Cup, India vs Sri Lanka Highlights: Dunith Wellalage's maiden five-wicket haul and unbeaten 42 went in vain as India clinched a low-scoring thriller to reach the final

11:03 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: India beat Sri Lanka, reach final

 

India have reached the final of the Asia Cup 2023 as all the teams are now left with one game each. With Sri Lanka playing Pakistan in their last Super4 match, it will be the winner of that match who will have four points., India already have four points and even if they lose to Bangladesh will have four points. This means India and the winner of the match between Pakistan and Sri Lanka will play the final. 

 

Sri Lanka 172-10 after 41.3 overs

 

10:55 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Kuldeep gets Rajitha

 

Kuldeep Yadav bowls a ripper to hit the top of off of Kasun Rajitha and Wellalage, who is the lone hope of the Sri Lankan team remains stranded at the non-striker’s end. 

 

10:52 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Sri Lanka 8 down, need 42 off 54

 

The final powerplay begins with Hardik Pandya bowling from the far end. Wellalage has a heavy heave but is unable to connect 
 

Wellalage plays a great backfoot punch for one to deep extra cover. He has now moved to 42 off 46. If by any chance is able to get to his fifty, he would become the first player in Sri Lankan history to reach the feat of hitting a fifty and picking a five-wicket haul

 

Gone!! Maheesh Theekshana has been caught at short mid-on by substitute Suryakumar Yadav off the bowling of Pandya. 

 

Sri Lanka 171-8 after 41 overs

 

10:43 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Target down to 44 now

 

The target has now gone down to 46 from 66 balls and with two tailenders at the crease, India have the advantage. 

 

Sri Lanka 170-7 after 40 overs

 

10:36 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Hardik Pandya bowling fast

Dhananjaya de Silva has given a game way here and that will hurt him for a long time. No other way he was getting out apart from hitting the ball straight to the field and that’s what he did. Jadeja has his third. 

 

Sri Lanka 162-7 after 38 overs

 

10:31 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Hardik Pandya bowling fast

 

This game is turning into a low-scoring thriller. Hardik Pandy is now booking in the higher 130s and lower 140s. The guardsmen are getting ready with the covers as well. So if the game is stopped at this stage, Sri Lanka would be in an advantageous position. 

 

Sri Lanka 157-6 after 37 overs

 

10:14 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: All is Wellalage in the match

 

All is Wellalage says a social media post about the current match summary and that is exactly what it is. The 20-year-old is now adamant about changing the face of the game with the bat in hand. He has already hit 27 off just 29 balls and added 52 off only 53 balls with Dhananjaya de Silva to keep Sri Lanka in the match. 

 

Sri Lanka 152-6 after 34 overs

 

10:09 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Wellalage and de Silva attack India

 

As if his five-wicket haul was not enough to put him in the limelight, the 20-year-old Dunith Wellalage has now added 49 runs for the seventh wicket with Dhananjaya de Silva and is making a match out of this almost dull game. 

 

Sri Lanka 148-6 after 33 overs

 

9:56 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Do you know who is Dunith Wellalage?

 

Wellalage hits four down the ground against Kuldeep Yadav and people are wondering if can he also bat. Yes, he can.

Here we tell you 

 

Dunith Wellalage takes a five-wicket haul against India in Asia Cup 2023. Photo: ACC

9:52 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: De Silva trying his level best

 

Dahananjaya de Silva gout 11 runs from the last over bowled by Axar Patle. He is the lone hope for the Sri Lankan team. Wellalage can bat too, mind you. 

 

Sri Lanka 125-6 after 30 overs

 

9:47 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Jadeja becomes leading wicket-taker in Asia Cup for India

Ravindra Jadeja, after getting Dasun Shanaka’s wicket has now become the leading wicket-taker for India in the Asia Cup history. He went past Irfan Pathan, who had taken 22 wickets in 12 matches. Jadeja has taken 23 so far in 18 matches. 

 

Sri Lanka 111-6 after 28 overs

 

9:39 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Jadeja gets Shanaka

 

Just before the 100-run mark of Sri Lanka, Ravindra Jadeja gas struck and got rid of opposition captain Dasun Shanaka. He was caught by Rohit Sharma in the slip brilliantly. The ball was too wide to be meddling with and the Sri Lanka skipper paid for his mistake.

 

Sri Lanka 103-6 after 26 overs

 

9:16 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Kuldeep has another, India get back-to-back wickets

 

One could be very unlucky and it is a testament form the wicket of Asalanka, who wanted to sweep the ball of Kuldeep Yadav, but the ball got stuck in his pads and KL Rahul took a brilliant catch lunging forward to give Sri Lanka back to back blows. The home team is now five down, still needing 140 more to win. 

 

9:11 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Sadeera throws his wicket away

 

Sadeera Samarawickrama, who looked settled and was looking like the guy who would take the Sri Lankan team to victory, has thrown his wicket away by going down the ground and missing the stock ball from Kuldeep Yadav. The ball kept low and KL Rahul behind the stumps made no mistake at all in ripping the bails apart. 

 

Sri Lanka 69-4 after 18 overs

 

8:50 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Fifty up for Sri Lanka

 

Sadeera Samarawickrama, the find of the tournament for the Sri Lankan side is keeping them in it as he alongside Charith Asalanka have brought up the fifty for the team in the 14th over. 

 

Sri Lanka 52-3 after 14 overs

 

8:49 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: The slower yorker from Bumrah that got Kusal Mendis

8:48 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Karunaratne's poor run in ODIs continues

8:47 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Here’s how the first wicket of Sri Lanka fell

8:45 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: India lose a review

 

India have lost a review challenging a caught behind call by the umpire. With just one review left, they now need to be more than cautious enough to use it wisely, In low-scoring encounters, review becomes crucial. 

 

Sri Lanka 47-3 after 13 overs

 

8:42 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Sri Lanka in re-build mode

 

Sri Lanka have now entered the rebuild mode after losing three back-to-back wickets. The fourth wicket partnership is now 19 string of 28 balls and the island nation needs 170 more to win in the remaining 38 overs. 

 

Sri Lanka 44-3 after 12 overs

 

8:18 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Siraj enters wickets column, gets Karunaratne

 

Wicket!! Now Mohammed Siraj is in the wickets column as he has forced an edge out of Dimuth Karunaratne and Shubman Gill catches it easily in the first slip. Sri Lanka are now three down and in deep trouble with two of their best batters- Sadeera Samarawickrama and Charith Asalanka at the crease. 

 

Sri Lanka 26-3 after 08 overs

 

8:12 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Bumrah at it again, gets Mendis now

And another one bites the dust. Seems like Sri Lanka are throwing their wickets away. While Nissanka got a beauty, Kusal Mendis could have been smart enough to play the slow yorker better than giving a leading edge to Suryakumar Yadav at short cover. 

 

Bumrah has tasted blood twice now and he would want more. 

 

Sri Lanka 25-2 after 07 overs

 

7:51 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Bumrah removes Nissanka

 

Gone!! Swing on offer, Bumrah keeps the length good and asks Nissanka to play at it. He does so and gets a nick to the wicket-keeper where KL Rahul makes no mistakes at all. India are up and running in the wickets column. 

 

A maiden wicket over for Bumrah

 

Sri Lanka 7-1 after 03 overs

 

7:46 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Sri Lanka start the chase well

 

Sri Lanka have begun the chase in a steady manner here as the opening duo of Pathum Nissanka and Dimuth Karunaratne have added seven in the first two overs and do not look in any hurry to finish the match.  

 

Sri Lanka 7-0 after 02 overs

 

7:33 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: India all-out for 213

 

India have been bowled out here for 213 as Maheesh Theekshana gets Axar Patel caught in the deep by Sadeera Samarawickrama for 26 off 36 balls. The last wicket added 27 crucial runs for India to take the core past 200. 214 could be a tricky chase for Sri Lanka. 

 

India 213-10 after 49.1 Overs

 

7:21 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: 200 up for India

 

India have gathered five runs from the first five balls of the 48th over, bowled immediately after the rain break and have gone past the 200 mark to give some respectability to their total. 

 

Six!! That could have been caught on another day, but for today, it would be six as it touches the palms of a leaping Sadeera Samarawickrama at long-on and goes past him for a six. 

 

India 208-9 after 48 Overs

 

7:16 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Record for Sri Lanka in Colombo

 

Sri Lanka is third in most wins at a venue as they now have 75 wins at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. They are only Behind Australia’s 90 at Sydney and Pakistan’s 83 at Sharjah

 

7:14 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Restart at 07:15 pm IST

 

The match will begin at 07:15 pm IST with no overs lost and seems like the innings break will be reduced to accommodate the time lost. 

 

India 197-9 after 47 Overs

 

7:02 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Inspection at 07:05 pm IST

 

The broadcasters have confirmed that there will be an inspection at 07:05 pm IST and the umpires will let us know as to when the match can finally begin.  

 

6:59 PM

Asia Cup 2023, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE SCORE: Covers coming off

 

Nearly half an hour have passed and the covers are finally coming off the ground now. We will soon have some action it seems as the drizzle has finally stopped. 

 

As of now, rain has stopped the play with India at 197-9 after 47 Overs