Asia Cup 2023 Final unexpectedly ended in a one-sided affair as India just thrashed the hosts Sri Lanka by ten wickets to win the new record-setting eighth Asia Cup title, including the seventh ODI Asia Cup trophy. The 29-year-old Indian right-arm fast bowler Mohammed Siraj almost single-handedly destroyed the Lankan batting line-up with a six-fer.
In the Asia Cup 2023 Final, Sri Lanka chose to bat first after winning the important toss. After a little rain interruption, the Lankan team started their batting but was bundled out for only 50 runs in 15.2 overs. It was the new lowest completed total in the ODI Asia Cup history.
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Asia Cup 2023 Final: Mohammed Siraj dominated by picking up six wickets
The Indian right-arm fast bowler Mohammed Siraj finished with the bowling figures of 7-1-21-6. Here are the brief stories of his six wickets in the final.
Mohammed Siraj (Image Credit: X)
3.1 overs – Pathum Nissanka (2) c Ravindra Jadeja b Mohammed Siraj (8/2)
3.3 overs – Sadeera Samarawickrama (0) lbw b Mohammed Siraj (8/3)
3.4 overs – Charith Asalanka (0) c Ishan Kishan b Mohammed Siraj (8/4)
3.6 overs – Dhananjaya de Silva (4) c KL Rahul b Mohammed Siraj (12/5)
5.4 overs – Dasun Shanaka (0) b Mohammed Siraj (12/6)
11.2 overs – Kusal Mendis (17) b Mohammed Siraj (33/7)
NOTE: overs = innings overs; (team runs/wickets)
Also, Hardik Pandya finished that innings with three wickets as he had bowling figures of 2.2-0-3-3. While the Lankan batters had no clue against Siraj, Pandya finished that innings in style.
Dominant Mohammed Siraj celebrating after picking up a wicket in the Asia Cup 2023 Final (Image Credit: X)
Siraj recorded the best bowling figures by a pacer in the ODI Asia Cup history.
Siraj managed the third-best bowling figures in ODI by an Indian pacer. (Check List 1)
Siraj managed the fourth-best bowling figures in ODI for India. (Check List 1)
Siraj managed the second-best bowling figures by an Indian in an ODI tournament Final. (Check List 2)
Siraj managed the second-best bowling figures by a pacer in an ODI tournament Final. (Check List 2)
Siraj managed the second-best bowling figures in the ODI Asia Cup Final history. The record is 6/13 by Sri Lankan off-spinner Ajantha Mendis against India during the Asia Cup 2008 Final.
Siraj recorded the fifth six-fer or more in an ODI tournament Final history. (Check List 2)
Best bowling figures in ODI for India (List 1)
Player | Bowling Style | Bowling Figures | Opposition | Venue | Date |
Stuart Binny | Right-arm medium | 4.4-2-4-6 | Bangladesh | Mirpur | June 17, 2014 |
Anil Kumble | Right-arm leg-spinner | 6.1-2-12-6 | West Indies | Kolkata | November 27, 1993 |
Jasprit Bumrah | Right-arm fast | 7.2-3-19-6 | England | The Oval | July 12, 2022 |
Mohammed Siraj | Right-arm fast | 7-1-21-6 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | September 17, 2023 |
Ashish Nehra | Left-arm medium-fast | 10-2-23-6 | England | Durban | February 26, 2003 |
(Updated till September 17, 2023)
Best ODI bowling figures in Finals (List 2)
Player (Team) | Bowling Style | Bowling Figures | Opposition | Venue | Date |
Aaqib Javed (Pakistan) | Right-arm fast-medium | 10-1-37-7 | India | Sharjah | October 25, 1991 |
Anil Kumble (India) | Right-arm leg-spinner | 6.1-2-12-6 | West Indies | Kolkata | November 27, 1993 |
Ajantha Mendis (Sri Lanka) | Right-arm off-spinner | 8-1-13-6 | India | Karachi | July 6, 2008 |
Mohammed Siraj (India) | Right-arm fast | 7-1-21-6 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | September 17, 2023 |
Ashish Nehra | Left-arm medium-fast | 10-1-59-6 | Sri Lanka | Colombo (RPS) | August 9, 2005 |
(Updated till September 17, 2023)
India won the match by 10 wickets
In reply, India comfortably chased the 51-run target in just 6.1 overs. Team India won the Asia Cup 2023 Final by ten wickets with 263 balls remaining.
