Asia Cup 2023: Rohit's big statement after reaching the final, said- it is necessary to play such a match under pressure

 

In the Super 4 of Asia Cup 2023, India confirmed its place in the final by defeating Sri Lanka by 41 runs with the help of excellent performance by the bowlers. The all-round performance of 20 year old Dunith Vellalage went in vain for Sri Lanka. After this victory, captain Rohit Sharma said that the bowlers performed well and it is important to play such a match under pressure.

Rohit said, "It was a good match. It is important for us to play such a match under pressure. It challenged many aspects of our game. We definitely want to play on such pitches to see what we can achieve." Can do. (Hardik) He has worked hard on his bowling over the last few years and it is good to see how he bowled that spell. 

He further added, "Not an easy target to defend. The pitch got a little better towards the end so we had to stay patient and bowl consistently. (Kuldeep?) I have been bowling really well again for the last one year. He added: Has worked hard on his form and you can see the results in the last 15 ODIs he has played. He gives us a lot of options. So that's a very good sign moving forward."

Batting first, the entire Indian team was reduced to a score of 213 in 49.1 overs. Captain Rohit Sharma scored the maximum 53 (48) runs for India. Apart from them, KL Rahul scored 39(44) and Ishan Kishan scored 33(61). Dunith Vellalage took maximum 5 wickets for Sri Lanka. 

Chasing the target, the Sri Lankan team collapsed to 172 in 41.3 overs. Dunith Vellalage scored the highest score of 42(46)* for Sri Lanka. Dhananjay de Silva scored 41(66). Kuldeep Yadav took maximum 4 wickets for India. Jasprit Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja got 2-2 wickets. Mohammad Siraj and Hardik Pandya were successful in taking one wicket each.