Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka sounded discouraged after his group was hammered by 10 wickets in a one-sided Asia Cup 2023 last in opposition to India on Sunday and apologized to Sri Lankan followers for the groups lackluster show on the sector. After speedster Mohammed Siraj’s fiery spell decimated Sri Lanka, the opening duo of Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan’s fifty-run partnership helped India elevate the Asia Cup trophy for the eighth time in type after beating co-hosts within the last on the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.

He expressed remorse for dropping the vital last and thanked the gang for exhibiting up in nice numbers to help the Sri Lankan group.

“I would like to thank the fans who came in numbers, really sorry that we disappointed you. We as cricketers really love you. And congratulations to the Indian team for the brand of cricket they’re playing,” Dasun Shanaka mentioned in a post-match presentation.

Leading the India quick bowling effort, Siraj ran by the Sri Lanka top-order in a stunning efficiency within the summit conflict. It simply took a bit of greater than two hours for India to win their eighth Asia Cup title in type. Men in Blue lifted the Asia Cup trophy after 5 years.

Shanaka congratulated India on their win and had phrases of knowledge for Mohammed Siraj.

“It was an outstanding display of bowling from Siraj, credit to him how he approached the game. I thought it would be a good pitch for the batters, but the overcast conditions played a part and it was a tough, tough day. Of course, the application could have been better, could’ve tightened our technique a bit to settle down and free our arms in the middle period,” Shanaka mentioned.

He additionally gave a number of of his gamers credit score for his or her efficiency on this competitors. He claimed to be a future movie star and used the aliases Charith Asalanka, Kusal Perera, and Sadeera Samarawickrama.

“A positive takeaway is how Sadeera Samarawickrama and Kusal Mendis batted in the middle period in spinning conditions, as well as the way Charith Asalanka batted and he’s handling that pressure well. In Indian conditions, these three will perform well and score heavily. Also Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana and the two other fast bowlers as well in Kasun Rajitha and Pramod Madushan, think they will do well in the coming World Cup. Without five main players, the good thing is we came to the final playing good sides. It’s a good sign from where we began two years ago,” he added.

In a spectacular show of bowling prowess, Sri Lanka was bowled out for a mere 50 runs in simply 15.2 overs, primarily because of Siraj’s distinctive efficiency, claiming six wickets in seven overs.

In response, India chased down the goal in merely 37 balls by 10 wickets. This is the biggest victory for India, by the variety of balls remaining within the innings and in addition the largest defeat for Sri Lanka.

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