Mohammed Siraj was respiration hearth beneath overcast circumstances in Colombo, as he mercilessly ripped aside Sri Lanka’s high order within the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 closing on the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday. Courtesy of Siraj’s dream opening spell, India ripped aside Sri Lanka for 50 within the Asia Cup 2023 closing. Over the years, there have been some excellent quick bowlers in Indian cricket, and the group’s efficiency within the limited-overs format has been enormously influenced by their talents. Several information have been damaged within the final 90 minutes as Siraj completed with 6 wickets to his title. Four of these wickets got here in a single over, and that is the place he sealed the destiny of the match.

Siraj, a rising star who gave an unimaginable efficiency towards Sri Lanka within the 2023 Asia Cup Finals, is on the high of this elite rating. India star pacer pulled soccer legend Cristiano Ronaldo’s trademark ‘Siuuu’ celebration after bagging his five-wicket haul within the closing.

After bowling a maiden over, Siraj struck 4 instances within the single over to go away Sri Lanka wobbling at 12/5 after the tip of the 4th over.

He had Pathum Nissanka caught at level off the very first ball of the over. He adopted it up with the wickets of Sadeera Samarawickrama and Charith Asalanka off the third and fourth balls of the over respectively. Samarawickrama was trapped lbw, whereas Asalanka was caught within the covers.

Off the ultimate supply, he had Dhananjaya de Silva caught behind. He adopted up this magical over with one other wicket. He cleaned up Shanaka in his very subsequent over. Within 16 balls ‘Miyan Magic’ accomplished his fifer.

With this, he accomplished a five-for off merely 16 balls. This equals the world file for the quickest five-for (ever since ball-by-ball information turned out there). He shares this with Sri Lanka’s Chaminda Vaas, who had picked 5 wickets towards Bangladesh off merely 16 balls within the ICC Men’s Cricket World Cup 2003.

Siraj turned the second bowler within the Asia Cup 50-over format to take a 6-wicket haul after Sri Lanka’s Ajantha Mendis bagged the determine of 6/13 towards India in 2008.

Indian speedster Siraj tore aside Sri Lanka’s batting line-up with a dream spell to finish the primary innings in 15.2 overs within the Asia Cup 2023 closing on the R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.

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