Venkatesh Prasad praises R Ashwin while pointing out game awareness of Pramod Madushan during Sri Lanka’s match against Pakistan
This player made sure Charith Asalanka didn't get run out during the final over.
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Asalanka runs towards the batter's end while Madushan stays (Image via X)
On 14th September, Sri Lanka knocked out Pakistan from the 2023 Asia Cup after beating them by 2 wickets. Thanks to knocks by Kusal Mendis and Sadeera Samarawickrama and Charith Asalanka’s heroics in the death, they ensured they had booked their spot in the finals of the tournament.
Venkatesh Prasad on X had praised one of the tailenders for sacrificing his wicket so that Charith Asalanka could get strike. On the 4th ball of the final over, Pramod Madushan swung his bat hoping for any connection but missed. Asalanka from the other end started running to get on strike while Madushan stayed on the batters end. He did that to ensure if the keeper somehow hit the stumps, Asalanka would not be run out.
R.Aswhin replied to Vankatesh’s tweet praising Madushan as well. Ashwin said these types of reactions you would only find after practicing and how it’s pretty common in tennis ball cricket.
India will face off Sri Lanka in the 2023 Asia Cup finals for the ninth time
After beating Pakistan, Sri Lanka will face India in the 2023 Asia Cup Finals for the 9th time. They faced each other in the inaugural Asia Cup finals in 1984. Since then they’ve faced each other 7 times in the same fixture. India have won 5 of those matches, while Sri Lanka won 3.
On 17th September, they would play in the R. Premadasa stadium and will face off for their 9th final against each other. They last faced each other in the 2010 Asia Cup Finals, where India won by 81 runs. India had beaten Sri Lanka by 41 runs in their last encounter, despite a breathtaking performance by Dunith Wellalage.
Right after the Asia Cup finals, India will face Australia for a 3 match ODI series while Sri Lanka will play their first game in the 2023 ICC ODI World Cup warm up matches.
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