Team India have loved supreme type within the ongoing Asia Cup, defeating arch rivals Pakistan by 228 runs after which defending a modest 213 towards defending champions Sri Lanka. The two victories within the Super 4 stage ensured India a last berth, nonetheless, the unit endured a six-run hiccup towards Bangladesh proper earlier than they meet Sri Lanka within the summit conflict on Sunday.

The group made a number of modifications for the conflict, which was performed on the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Giving relaxation to the regulars, the group made 4 modifications bringing in Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Mohammed Shami, and Prasidh Krishna within the XI. The transfer did not pay a lot yield as Tilak was dismissed for a single-digit rating, whereas Suryakumar missed out on yet one more alternative to make his case stronger within the 50-over format.

The middle-order batter was cleaned up for 26(34) by Bangladesh skipper Shakib Al Hasan as India have been bundled out for 259 in 49.5 overs whereas chasing 266.

Not the whole lot went dangerous for India as Shubman Gill smashed his fifth ODI ton, albeit it coming in a dropping trigger. Gill remained agency at one finish as India stored dropping wickets from the opposite. He was ultimately dismissed by Mahedi Hasan within the forty fourth over for 121(133), leaving Axar Patel with the heavy lifting of taking the group dwelling.

Following the match, Gill admitted that it ought to have been him, who ought to have taken the group dwelling.

“Sometimes, there is so much adrenaline when you are batting, you miscalculate. It was a miscalculation on my part.

“But when I got out and there was a lot of time left, and if I would have batted not that aggressive then we should have gotten over the line. But these are learnings, and fortunately this game wasn’t the final,” said the batter at the post-match presentation ceremony.

Meanwhile, Axar too didn’t disappoint but he fell victim to a slower one by experienced pacer Mustafizur Rahman, which diminished all hopes for India. Axar got out for 42(34) balls in the penultimate over. With India still requiring 12 from eight balls all Shami and Krishna, the final Indian pair, could do was add five more runs to India’s tally.