India couldn’t handle the Sri Lanka spinner in the Asia Cup 2023 match in Colombo. All the ten wickets went to spinners, with Dunith Wellalage and Charith Asalanka taking five and 4 wickets, respectively. The Men in Blue managed 213 runs in 49.1 overs.
Rohit Sharma (53), KL Rahul (39) and Ishan Kishan (33) were the only performers with the bat. Earlier, Rohit’s decision to bat first backfired as the batters failed to read the line and length of the spinners.
India added Axar Patel to the squad, leaving out Shardul Thakur after considering the pitch.
In the previous game, India thumped Pakistan by 228 runs. Virat Kohli and Rahul scored hundreds, while Kuldeep Yadav took 5 wickets.