Siraj Turns Heroic Finisher! Smashes Three Sixes In Last Over As India Beat Sri Lanka XI In Thriller

I dia
vs
S i
La ka
Wa mup
Test:
Mohammed
Si aj
p oduced
a
u expected
batti g
maste class
to
escue
I dia
f om
a
te se
chase
a d
secu e
a
six-wicket
wi
ove
S i
La ka
XI
i
thei
th ee-day
wa m-up
game
o
Su day.
Set
207
to
wi ,
I dia
appea ed
to
be
headi g
towa ds
a
e vy
fi ish
afte
S i
La ka
XI
kept
st iki g
at
egula
i te vals.
But
Si aj
d amatically
cha ged
the
complexio
of
the
chase
with
a
stu i g
u beate
cameo,
smashi g
fou
sixes
to
take
I dia
ove
the
li e
with
th ee
delive ies
to
spa e.

The
victo y
gives
I dia
valuable
match
p actice
ahead
of
thei
two-Test
se ies
agai st
S i
La ka,
which
begi s
o
August
15.

Jaiswal,
Gill
P ovide
I dia
With
St o g
Sta t

I dia
bega
thei
chase
positively,
with
Yashasvi
Jaiswal
a d
captai
Shubma
Gill
putti g
togethe
a
impo ta t
pa t e ship
at
the
top
of
the
o de .

Jaiswal
sco ed
a
flue t
61,
while
Gill
co t ibuted
44
as
I dia
established
a
st o g
platfo m.

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Fo
Sa fa az
Kha
Test
Comeback

Howeve ,
S i
La ka
XI
fought
thei
way
back
i to
the
co test
by
picki g
up
wickets
at
egula
i te vals.

With
the
equi ed
u s
still
o
the
boa d
a d
I dia’s
middle
o de
u de
p essu e,
the
hosts
looked
capable
of
d aggi g
the
game
towa ds
a
d aw.
That
was
whe
Si aj
p oduced
a
ema kable
i te ve tio .

Si aj
U leashes
Six-Hitti g
Sp ee
To
Seal
Victo y

P omoted
i to
the
ole
of
u likely
fi ishe ,
Si aj
smashed
his
way
to
a
u beate
32
f om
just
15
delive ies.

The
fast
bowle ‘s
i i gs
featu ed
fou
towe i g
sixes,
with
th ee
of
them
a ivi g
i
the
fi al
ove
of
the
match.

Si aj
espo ded
by
taki g
the
attack
apa t,
completi g
the
chase
i
spectacula
fashio .
I dia
eve tually
eached
the
ta get
of
207
with
th ee
balls
emai i g,
seali g
a
six-wicket
victo y.

Si aj’s
late
assault
tu ed
what
had
bee
a
i c easi gly
te se
chase
i to
a
emphatic
fi ish.
His
powe -hitti g
also
p ovided
a
e te tai i g
emi de
that
I dia’s
lowe
o de
ca
co t ibute
with
the
bat
whe
equi ed.

With
the
wa m-up
fixtu e
ow
completed,
I dia
will
tu
thei
atte tio
towa ds
the
two-Test
se ies.
The
fi st
Test
begi s
o
August
15,
givi g
the
visito s
a
sho t
wi dow
to
assess
co ditio s
a d
fi alise
thei
pla s.

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