Asia Cup: Abhishek's stormy half -century, India gives Sri Lanka a target of 203 runs

Dubai, September 26 (IANS). The Indian cricket team first batted in the last Super-4 match of Asia Cup 2025 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium and gave Sri Lanka a target of 203 runs to win. For the first time in the current tournament, a team crossed the 200 mark. Sri Lanka won the throw and decided to bowl. India did not have a good start. Shubman Gill was discharged for just 4 runs. The process of a weak form of Captain Suryakumar Yadav also continued. Surya was rejected for 12 runs from 13 balls. The opener Abhishek Sharma, who is in a fierce shape, also beat stormy in this match and scored a third consecutive half -century. Abhishek, who scored half a century of just 22 balls, played a stormy innings of 61 runs with the help of 2 sixes and 8 fours. Wicketkeeper Sanju Samson, who came to number five, was seen in a good touch. Samson scored 39 runs from 23 balls using 3 sixes and 1 fours. He lost his wicket in an attempt to raise the run. Hardik Pandya’s bat did not work. He was fired for 2 runs. Tilak Verma was the second top point maker. Tilak remained unbeaten by scoring 49 runs from 34 balls. Akshar Patel hit a six of the last ball to bring the team’s score to 200. Akshar remained unbeaten by scoring 21 runs off 15 balls. Patel and Tilak shared a 40 -Run partnership of 23 balls. India scored 202 runs at the loss of 5 wickets. For Sri Lanka, Mahish Tiksha, Dushmanta Chamera, Vanindu Hasranga, Dasun Shanaka and captain Asanaka took 1-1 wickets. This is the last game of the Asia Cup Super-4. The result of the match will not affect the final. India and Pakistan confirmed their place in the final to be held on September 28. -Ians bag shares this story tags