Charith Asalanka was the star for Sri Lanka as he slammed six runs within the remaining two balls of the match to information his facet to the Asia Cup 2023 remaining after a win over Pakistan. Asalanka was unbeaten on 49 off 47 deliveries and he was in a position to end the sport nicely after Kusal Mendis supplied them with an excellent begin to the run chase. However, the one cricketer who has earned quite a lot of reward moreover these two was Pramod Madushan who sacrificed his wicket to get Asalanka again on strike on the fourth ball of the ultimate over.

Madushan missed a ball from Zaman Khan and though Asalanka made a run for it from the non-striker’s finish, he stayed contained in the crease to be sure that they can’t be dismissed if the wicket-keeper comes up with a direct hit. Rizwan went for the direct hit however was unable to hit the stumps.

Once Asalanka crossed over, he began operating and though Zaman was in a position to full the run-out on the opposite finish, Asalanka was again on strike and that proved to be the game-changer.

Former India pacer Venkatesh Prasad was all reward for Madushan.

Great sport consciousness from Pramod Madushan yesterday night time. Did not depart the crease till Asalanka made it. Very spectacular. @ashwinravi99 in all probability one of many most interesting at making good use of the principles can be v impressed . pic.twitter.com/5XxCbyVZXg

— Venkatesh Prasad (@venkateshprasad) September 15, 2023

Great sport consciousness from Pramod Madushan yesterday night time. Did not depart the crease till Asalanka made it. Very spectacular. @ashwinravi99 in all probability one of many most interesting at making good use of the principles can be v impressed,” Prasad posted on the X (previously generally known as Twitter).

Veteran India spinner Ravichandran Ashwin replied to his put up with an fascinating analogy.

Absolutely! Just
He missed the ball, Asalanka was charging down the pitch ( high octane pressure ) and yet this guy stood his ground until the keeper missed his attempt and then started running.

All I can say is that these sort of reactions come from practice and this happens… https://t.co/elfwihpBSG

— Ashwin (@ashwinravi99) September 15, 2023

“Absolutely! Just He missed the ball, Asalanka was charging down the pitch ( excessive octane stress ) and but this man stood his floor till the keeper missed his try after which began operating. All I can say is that these type of reactions come from apply and this occurs principally in Tennis ball cricket,” he replied.