India defeated Sri Lanka by 41 runs in Colombo.
India had won the toss and chosen to bat first. While Rohit Sharma (53) and Shubman Gill (19) added 80 runs for the first wicket, Dunith Wellalage ran through the Indian top order with wickets of Rohit, Shubman, and Virat Kohli (3).
A small partnership happened between Ishan Kishan (33) and KL Rahul (39), but Charith Asalanka (4/18) and Wellalage (5/40), made sure that India didn’t make a big total. In the end, thanks to 26 from Akshar Patel, the Men in Blue posted 213 runs.
In reply, only Dhananjaya de Silva (41) and Wellalage (42*) managed to put up some fight as the top order was blown away by Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj. And then Kuldeep Yadav weaved his magic with four wickets as Sri Lanka was bowled out for 172 runs and India won the match by 41 runs.
With this win, India qualified for the final of the Asia Cup and will meet the winner of the Pakistan vs. Sri Lanka encounter, which will be played on September 14.
Meanwhile, the Team India members shared their joy of making it into the final of the tournament on social media.
Here are some posts: