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Rohit Sharam India captain: Yeah was a great performance. To come out and play like that in the final shows the mental character. Great start with the ball and a clinical finish with the bat. I was standing in the slips, and something we take pride in - our seamers have been working really hard. Very very clear in their mind. It was good to see that. Such a performance we will cherish for a long time. I never thought it was going to do that much. Comes down to the skillset of individuals. Siraj has to be given a lot of credit. Rare for seamers to move the ball in the air and off the pitch. He's coming off age. |
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Shanaka! Sri Lanka captain: It was an outstanding bowling display from Siraj. I thought it'll be a good pitch for batters, but overcast conditions played a part. Tough day for us at the office. We could've tightened our technique and would've helped batters to settle in and free their arms later. Lots of positives. The way Sadeera and Kusal batted against spin, Also the way Asalanka batted. These three will score heavily in good batting conditions in India. We know how to bounce back from tough situations. We came into the final beating good sides. It's a big plus. Players will continue good cricket from the last couple of years. I would like to thank the supporters who came in numbers. Sorry about the fact we disappointed you. Still thanks for the great support. And congrats to the Indian team. |
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Kuldeep, Player of the Series: From last one and a half years, been working on my rhythm. Being more aggressive through the crease. Loving my bowling. In T20s also the length matters a lot. It's about not thinking about wickets, just about the lengths. Have worked hard on that. Credit goes to Rohit bhai. He encouraged me to work on my speed. When fast bowlers give you couple of wickets in powerplay, it becomes easy for spinners. |
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Siraj, Player of the Match: No biryani here. Have been bowling well since a long time. Was missing the edges earlier. But found them today. The wicket was seaming earlier, but there was swing today. Thought that I will bowl fuller because of the swing. When there's good bonding between fast bowlers, it's helpful for the team. I was thinking it would be great if I could stop the boundary. My best spell. This cash prize goes to the groundsmen. This tournament wouldn't have been possible without them. |
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Hardik Pandya: As a group, we spoke about finishing games and throwing punches in the pressure situation. It was a good toss to lose, we wanted to bat as well. I think our new bowlers, especially Siraj bowled really well. He got it swinging and created a lot of chances. Nowadays in ODI cricket, the new ball has been swinging and we have been speaking about getting the most. The first few overs, the ball didn’t even hit the bat. |
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Shardul Thakur: It (the match) got over within the blink of an eye. Couldn't get better than this. Bumrah started well and what a spell it was from Siraj. It was a brilliant effort from his side. Hardik got those last three wickets. It was a clinical performance by the bowlers. Gill and Ishan got done with the chase. I think it was more of a combination how we are going to play in the World Cup. KL (Rahul) scoring that ton against Pakistan, what a comeback for him. We feel that we are a settled side, everyone is ready to showcase their skills. Whenever I'll play I'll try to contribute for the team. |
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KL Rahul: I was a bit worried a couple of weeks ago, but got to play some good games against competitive teams. Scored runs and was good with the gloves, a few boxes ticked for me. Hopefully this continues for the next couple of months. I have been playing in Bangalore since four months, beautiful wickets for batting there. Happy that I got to spend time in the middle, it was a good challenge. Playing spin will be important in the middle overs in the World Cup, looking forward to that challenge. It's good to play games where bowlers get help. Siraj was phenomenal. He did the job for us, and everyone else chipped in as well. We'll take this win. |
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Ishan Kishan: The bowlers were on point today. I would like to give credit to bowlers. Siraj and Bumrah. It's not easy to bat in the second innings. We were prepared for any challenge, we spoke about it in the team meetings. I always love to open, the total wasn't much, so it was a big yes (when asked to open) from my side. Can't do much when you have only 50 runs on the board. But thanks to the skipper. We know our roles, we know how to prepare for the World Cup. We are playing against Australia, and I will be batting in the middle order. |
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India won their 8th Asia Cup title |
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6.1
1 Over 6.1 Charith Asalanka tossed up delivery to Shubman Gill,1 run, Gets forward and knocked it to long-off and picked up a winning run |
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End of Over 6 (5 runs) India 50/0 Shubman Gill 27/19 Dunith Wellalage 2-0-7-0
Ishan Kishan 22/17 |
5.6
4 Over 5.6Dunith Wellalage bowls flighted delivery to Shubman Gill, gets forward and drives it past extra covers.Boundary! |
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5.5
0 Over 5.5Dunith Wellalage bowls flighted delivery to Shubman Gill, gets forward and defends it towards covers.No runs |
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5.4
0 Over 5.4Dunith Wellalage bowls flighted delivery to Shubman Gill, gets forward and defends it towards point.No runs |
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5.3
0 Over 5.3Dunith Wellalage bowls flighted delivery to Shubman Gill, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs |
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5.2
1 Over 5.2Dunith Wellalage bowls short of length delivery to Ishan Kishan, pulls it through squareleg.Single |
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5.1
0 Over 5.1Dunith Wellalage bowls flighted delivery to Ishan Kishan, gets forward and defends it towards point.No runs |
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End of Over 5 (13 runs) India 45/0 Shubman Gill 23/15 Matheesha Pathirana 2-0-21-0
Ishan Kishan 21/15 |
4.6
4 Over 4.6Matheesha Pathirana bowls pitched up delivery to Shubman Gill, flicks it off his pads towards the deep backward squareleg regionBoundary! |
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4.5
0 Over 4.5Matheesha Pathirana bowls pitched up delivery to Shubman Gill, gets forward and defends it towards the bowler.No runs |
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