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Published 18:55 IST, September 17th 2023

'Jitna naseeb...': Mohammed Siraj's million-dollar reaction after Asia Cup-winning display

Indian cricket team pacer Mohammed Siraj broke the backbone of the Sri Lankan batting line up and ended the IND vs SL Asia Cup 2023 final with 6 wickets.

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Indian cricket team pacer Mohammed Siraj celebrates after a wicket in the IND vs SL Asia Cup 2023 final (Image: AP) | Image: self

The Indian cricket team thrashed Sri Lanka in the finals of the Asia Cup 2023 by ten wickets and won the match in just 6.1 overs achieving their fastest victory in ODI cricket. Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj destroyed the Sri Lankan batting order and ended the match with figures of 6/21. This was Team India's eighth Asia Cup victory, which would certainly boost their confidence ahead of the ODI World Cup. 

3 things you need to know 

  • The Indian cricket team won their seventh title of the ODI Asia Cup 
  • This was Team India's first Asia Cup win since 2018
  • Rohit Sharma won his second consecutive Asia Cup title 

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Mohammed Siraj shares his first thoughts after fastest fifer in ODI cricket 

The Indian cricket team pacer Mohammed Siraj created a plethora of records in the IND vs SL Asia Cup 2023 final and believed that you only get what you have in your destiny. Before this Siraj also picked up four wickets against Sri Lanka in the India vs Sri Lanka ODI match earlier this year. Mohammed Siraj said after the end of the first innings: 

"Jitna naseeb mein hota hai wahi milta, aaj mera naseeb tha (You get what's in our destiny, today it was my destiny). 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.

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Team India gets a major boost ahead of the ODI World Cup 

The clinical bowling performance in the Asia Cup 2023 final against Sri Lanka will be a very good sign for the Indian cricket team and give them a major boost ahead of the ODI World Cup. The Indian team pacers will prove to be a major asset on venues like Dharamsala and Kolkata which offer a lot of assistance to the fast bowlers. However, with such a convincing and dominating bowling performance, the Jasprit Bumrah-led Indian pace battery can take wickets on any surface. 

Updated 08:17 IST, September 18th 2023