COLOMBO: India’s pace bowler Mohammed Siraj claimed four wickets in one over to rattle Sri Lanka’s batting as the host could only score 50 runs after a rain-delayed start in the Asia Cup final on Sunday.
The first Lankan wicket fell in the third ball of the first over, when Jasprit Bumrah took the wicket of Kusal Perara.
Sri Lanka were tottering at 12-5 in five overs in Colombo after electing to bat first in their bid for another title in this 50-over edition of the tournament, a precursor to the upcoming ODI World Cup in India.
Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah struck first with the wicket of Kusal Perera, caught behind for a duck in the first over and soon Siraj wreaked havoc.
Siraj sent back Pathum Nissanka (2) and then Sadeera Samarawickrama (0) and Charith Aslanka (0) but a hat-trick was averted. He then got Dhananjaya de Silva (4) after one ball.
Sri Lanka were bowled out in 15.2 overs after they elected to bat first in Colombo, but Siraj wreaked havoc with figures of 6-21.
