Leaving the best for the finals, Mohammed Siraj dismantled Sri Lanka’s batting order in the IND vs SL Asia Cup Finals. Unplayable Md. Siraj wreaked havoc and bagged an early fifer as Sri Lanka got reduced to just 12/6. Indian fans went berserk on social media after Siraj bagged 4 wickets on his second over.
Mohammed Siraj began his spell with a tremendous maiden over. It was however his bowling partner Jasprit Bumrah who got the first wicket. But then it was the unplayable Mohammed Siraj who became the doom for the Lankan batters. He bagged quick wickets and became the fastest Indian to take a fifer in ODI history.
Siraj came close to scalping a hat trick in his second over where he scalped 4 wickets. But Siraj didn’t stop after getting his fifer. Rohit Sharma opted to give him an extra over and with a devilish inswinger, he dispatched Kusal Mendis.
WATCH: Mohammed Siraj takes 4 wickets in jaw-dropping over in IND vs SL Final
Mohammed Siraj’s wickets
3.1 – WICKET! Ravindra Jadeja plucked a stunner at square. A length ball from Siraj, Nissanka pushed at it. Jadeja dived to his right and grabbed it low.
3.3 – WICKET! Bowls another length ball pitching just outside off that beat the inside edge and hit Sadeera on the front pad. Batter took the DRS but it was always hitting the stumps.
3.4 – WICKET! This time, Siraj bowls a full delivery around off and Asalanka just pushed at it which went straight to cover.
3.6 – WICKET! Again a fuller delivery. Dhananjaya pushed it at away from the body. The ball swung away to take a faint outside edge and Rahul grabs it.
5.4 – WICKET! Siraj gets his fifer! He becomes the fastest India to bag a fifer from just 16 balls. A devilish inswinger, Dasun Shanaka has no idea about the movement of the ball. Through the gates, the ball goes and rips the off stump.
11.2 – WICKET! Siraj continues to torment the Sri Lankan batters. Another devilish inswinger to Kusal Mendis and the ball nips back into the stumps. The middle stump goes for a toss as Siraj celebrates his 6th wicket.
“Feels like a dream. Last time I did the same against Sri Lanka at Trivandrum. Got four wickets early, couldn’t get the five-for. Realised you get what’s in your destiny. Did not try too much today. I have always looked for swing in white-ball cricket. Did not find much in the previous games. But today it was swinging, and I got more wickets with the outswinger. Wanted to make the batters drive,” said as ecstatic Siraj after his bowling.
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4 Javagal Srinath vs SL Johannesburg 2003
4 Bhuvneshwar vs SL Port of Spain 2013
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