India has crushed Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the last of Asia Cup. Group India brought home this championship for the eighth time. Prior, India had brought home the championship in 1984, 1988, 1990-91, 1995, 2010, 2016 and 2018. India has won this competition multiple times in ODIs and once in T20, while the Sri Lankan group has brought home this championship multiple times. Sri Lanka has brought home the championship multiple times in ODI and once in T20. Pakistan group has become top dog two times.
Sri Lanka won the throw and batted first in the championship played at R Premadasa Arena in Colombo. In any case, the Indian bowlers unleashed destruction. Before the blustery bowling of Mohammed Siraj, Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah, the Sri Lankan innings was decreased to 50 runs in 15.2 overs. Siraj took six wickets, while Hardik got three wickets. Bumrah took one wicket. In answer, India dominated the match in only 37 balls. Group India won the last by 10 wickets. Shubman Gill stayed unbeaten on 27 runs in 19 balls and Ishan Kishan stayed unbeaten on 23 runs in 18 balls. Shubman hit six fours and Ishaan hit three fours in his innings.
With this triumph, India has likewise finished its five-year prize dry season in global competitions. Before Asia Cup 2023, India last came out on top for the Asia Cup championship in 2018. And, after its all said and done the commander was Rohit Sharma. Indeed, even today, under his captaincy, Group India has turned into the Asia Cup champion. Since the 2018 Asia Cup, India had neglected to overwhelm significant matches and events. India arrived at the semi-finals of the 2019 ODI World Cup and 2022 T20 World Cup. It lost to New Zealand in the 2021 World Test Title (WTC) last and to Australia in the 2023 WTC last. The group additionally neglected to make its presence felt in last year's Asia Cup, in which Sri Lanka came out on top for the championship. The Asia Cup in 2022 was played in T20 design.