Asia Cup 2023 Points Table: Updated super 4 standings after India beat Sri Lanka

The Indian cricket team thumped Sri Lanka by 41 runs in a low-scoring Super 4s encounter of the Asia Cup 2023 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The Lankan Lions were not able to chase down 214 runs and got bundled for a score of 172 runs. Team India spinner Kuldeep Yadav once again shined with the ball and picked up a four-wicket haul. 

3 things you need to know

• Team India became the first team to qualify for the Asia Cup 2023 finals 
• Sri Lanka spinner Dunith Wellalage was adjudged the Player of the Match for his five-wicket haul 
• The finals of the Asia Cup 2023 will be played on September 17 

Asia Cup 2023: Updated Points Table 

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After the Indian cricket team became the first side to qualify for the finals of the Asia Cup 2023, a look at the updated Super 4s points table: 

Indian bowlers seal Team India's Asia Cup 2023 finals spot

After being wrapped up for a score of 213 runs in the first innings, the Indian bowlers helped the 'Men in Blue' make a tremendous comeback and seal a spot in the Asia Cup 2023 finals. Indian left-arm wrist spinner Kuldeep Yadav ended the match with figures of 4/43, whereas, Jaspirt Bumrah and Ravindra Jadeja also chipped in with two wickets each. Sri Lanka batters Dunith Wellalage (42*) and Dhananjaya de Silva (41) tried their best to take their team over the line but at last, the Indian bowlers proved to be too much for Asia Cup 2023 co-hosts. 

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Wellalage-Asalanka rip through the Indian batting lineup

Before this, the Indian cricket team skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bat first in the fourth Super 4s fixture of the Asia Cup 2023. The Sri Lanka team was put under pressure by the Indian openers Rohit and Shubman Gill as the duo added 80 runs for the first wicket. However, the Indian team faced a terrible batting collapse after the fall of Gill and lost the rest nine wickets for the next 133 runs.

Sri Lanka script unique record

Sri Lanka spinner Dunith Wellalage and Charith Asalanka shared a total of nine wickets between each other and ran through the Indian batting order. Wellalage removed big names like Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma. Wellalage also picked up his first five-wicket haul in ODI cricket, whereas, his partner Charith Asalanka ended the match with a four-wicket haul. Sri Lanka will now play against Pakistan on September 14, 2023, and the winner of the match will meet Team India in the finals of the Asia Cup 2023.