The Asia Cup has always been the biggest cricket tournament in Asia. On Sunday, the tournament came to an end with India becoming the new Asia Cup Winner. This year’s edition final was between the two most successful teams in Asia Cup history, India and Sri Lanka.
However, the final showdown didn’t live up to the hype among cricket enthusiasts all over the globe. Mohammed Siraj crushed the whole batting line-up of Sri Lanka in a single over of a powerplay. The Asia Cup winner in 2023 was India.
The Asia Cup 2023 final was played at a packed stadium in R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Sri Lanka, the defending champions, was all set to face India in their home country, choosing to bat first. The Indian pace attack led by Mohammed Siraj’s one-over was a nightmare for the Sri Lankans. He took four wickets in his over-dismantling of the batting line-up of the Lankans. With his fierceness, India became the Asia Cup winner in 2023 for the 8th time.
Looking back at India’s journey in the tournament, they deserve to be the Asia Cup 2023 winner. India had been in fine form throughout the tournament, led by Rohit Sharma. With a well-balanced team featuring a potent batting lineup and a formidable bowling attack. India was the favourite to be named the Asia Cup winner.
Key highlights of the Asia Cup 2023 Final:
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The Sri Lanka skipper won the toss and decided to bat first. Both sides have faced each other in the Super 4 clash of the tournament, and India broke their 13-game winning streak. In the 2023 Finals, Sri Lanka was looking to take revenge for that match and wanted to be declared the Asia Cup winner.
India was looking balanced, and they were also looking to bat first. The match got delayed for 40 minutes due to weather conditions. After that, the match resumed, and Jasprit Bumrah managed to take the wicket in his very first over of the match.
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Later in the 3rd over of the innings and the 2nd over of Mohammed Siraj’s spell In cricket, an over can change a whole match, and the pacer once again proved it right. He managed to take four wickets in a single over. After 3rd over Sri Lanka’s score was 8/4.
The whole team got out on 50 runs. In return, the opening duo Ishan and Shubman chased the target, and India was declared the Asia Cup winner in 2023.
