IND VS SL - Super Fours, 4th Match, Asia Cup, 2023

So India are into the final. Bangladesh are out. The race is there for the other two teams to join them. The tournament takes a day's break now. We will be back day after for all the action as the Asia Cup resumes. Till then eat, rest and be well. See you!

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Dunith Wellalage | Player of the Match: First of all I want to congratulate the Indian team. They have so many experienced players but unfortunately we lost the game but we have another game and we want to put up a good fight. Kuldeep is a great bowler, I tried to play my normal game with a positive mindset. I want to thank my team-mates and my coaching staff - they gave me great support.

Rohit Sharma | Indian captain: Was a good game. For us also to play a game like that under pressure on a slightly challenging pitch. Challenging in a lot of aspects. Definitely looking to play on pitches like this to see what we can achieve, we might as well come here and play on pitches like these. [on Hardik] He has worked really hard in his bowling for the last couple of years. It doesn't happen overnight and it's pleasing to see. He looked like taking a wicket off every ball. Was not an easy target to defend as the pitch got easier at the end and we had to put it consistently in one area and I think we did quite well. [on Kuldeep] For the past year or so bowling really really well. He has done a lot of hard work on his rhythm. He went back to the drawing board and worked on it. The ball is coming out nicely and you can see the results in the last 10 ODIs.

Stats by Roshan Gede

Most consecutive ODI wins
21 - Australia (Jan 2003 - May 2003)
13 - Sri Lanka (June 2023 - Sept 2023)
12 - South Africa (Feb 2005 - Oct 2005)
12 - Pakistan (Nov 2007 - Jun 2008)
12 - South Africa (Sept 2016 - Feb 2017)
- That brings an end to Sri Lanka's 13-match winning streak in ODIs.

Fastest to 150 ODI wickets among spinners (by matches)
78 - Saqlain Mushtaq
80 - Rashid Khan
84 - Ajantha Mendis
88 - Kuldeep Yadav
89 - Imran Tahir

Fastest to 150 ODI wickets - by matches taken (India)
80 - Mohammed Shami
88 - Kuldeep Yadav
97 - Ajit Agarkar
103 - Zaheer Khan
106 - Anil Kumble
106 - Irfan Pathan

Five-wicket haul and 40-plus runs in an ODI for SL
5/58 & 44(28) - Sanath Jayasuriya vs WI, Port of Spain, 1997
5/43 & 42(19) - Dasun Shanaka vs IRE, Dublin (Malahide), 2016
5/40 & 42*(46)  - Dunith Wellalage vs IND, Colombo RPS, 2023
5/47 & 40(29) - Thilan Thushara vs IND, Colombo RPS, 2008
- Wellalage is also the first to achieve this double in the Asia Cup (ODIs).

Dasun Shanaka | Sri Lanka captain: We didn't expect this kind of wicket, I thought it was a batting wicket but we adjusted well, especially Wellalage, DDS and Asalanka. The luxury of two genuine batters, they have been bowling in the nets and I know their real potential, today I had the option of using them today. Seeing the last game against Bangladesh I knew he (Wellalage) would do something special today, he took Kohli's wicket and I was pretty sure it was his day and will take a couple more wickets.

KL Rahul: It was amazing, we were tested throughout. We were not on the field for 100 overs but how many ever overs we were there it tested us physically, great to see we turned up today and gave it our best. We turned up and that is a big tick mark for us as a team. Always happy when I contribute to the team, when you are batting in the middle order it is important to build partnerships. I have been out for 4-5 months, I will take anything that comes, it was a crucial partnership with Kishan. Third day in a row playing at the same vene, bit of spin but we managed it really well, we were 20-30 runs short, few more partnerships could have got us to 230-240. When you are behind the stumps, you have a good idea as to what the batter is doing and I just passed on the message, luckily it worked for Kuldeep (referring to his tip to Kuldeep before Samarawickrama's dismissal).

22:57 Local Time, 17:27 GMT, 22:57 IST: India it is who end the 13-match winning run of Sri Lanka in ODIs. The pitch was not an easy one and as such chasing 214 was not going to be easy. Bumrah and Siraj took 3 quick wickets to dent the top-order and then when Sadeera and Asalanka were forging a stand, Kuldeep Yadav came on and broke that. Then Jadeja took over to reduce Sri Lanka to 99/6 but DdS and Wellalage brought their side back into it with a 63-run stand. At that stage it was Sri Lanka who were slightly ahead but DdS in trying to hit a boundary holed out and despite Wellalage hanging in there, the others caved in. The pitch did not help the spinners as much as it did in the first innings, but India were relentless with their attack and fielding. A total team effort as one saw everyone switched on with Kohli often giving Rohit advice. With this win, India are into the final. Sri Lanka on the other hand had a great winning run but it has ended today against a very good Indian side. Stay tuned for the presentation...

Kuldeep Yadav to Pathirana, out Bowled!! Poor shot and India win. Very full on the stumps, Pathirana attempts the sweep and misses, the ball sneaks through the legs to hit timber. It's 150 ODI wickets for Kuldeep Yadav as well. Pathirana b Kuldeep Yadav 0(2)

Kuldeep Yadav to Pathirana, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Kuldeep Yadav to Pathirana, no run, keeps low and turns in on the stumps, Pathirana does well to turn it to square leg

Matheesha Pathirana, right handed bat, comes to the crease

Kuldeep Yadav to Rajitha, out Bowled!! What a googly and knocked over. Kuldeep Yadav begins with the googly, pitches around leg-stump, squares Rajitha up and knocks back the top of off-stump. India just one wicket away now. Rajitha b Kuldeep Yadav 1(2)

Kuldeep Yadav to Rajitha, THATS OUT!! Bowled!!

Kuldeep Yadav [9.0-0-43-2] is back into the attack

Hardik Pandya to Rajitha, 1 run, full and snaking back in on middle, flicked to mid-wicket and Rajitha is away