Mohammed Siraj Made Series Of Records In Asia Cup 2023 Final Match

Mohammed Siraj Made Series Of Records In Asia Cup 2023 Final Match: It proved impossible for Sri Lankan batsmen to face Mohammed Siraj’s balls in the final match of the Asia Cup 2023.

Siraj took 6 wickets in the final match. The entire Sri Lankan team was reduced to a score of 50 runs. Siraj had taken 6 wickets for 21 runs, he had taken 4 wickets in a single over.

Mohammed Siraj Made Series Of Records In Asia Cup 2023 Final Match

Won match in 6.1 overs only

Shubhman Gill and Ishan Kishan achieved the target of 51 runs in just 6.1 overs. This was the fifth shortest chase in ODI cricket, i.e. Team India achieved the target in just 6.1 overs.

Siraj not only took 6 wickets in his name but also made many records in the final match of the Asia Cup.

Chaminda Vaas’s equal

Siraj has become the first Indian bowler to take 4 wickets in a single over in ODI cricket, after which his name has been recorded in the pages of history.

Siraj has equaled former Sri Lankan bowler Chaminda Vaas. Who took the fastest 5 wickets in ODI cricket? Siraj took five wickets in just 16 balls.

Waqar Younis record broken

Along with this, the record of great Pakistani bowler Waqar Younis was also broken. Siraj took 6 wickets in 21 balls while Waqar Younis took 6 wickets in 26 balls against Sri Lanka. He accomplished this feat in Sharjah in 1990.

2’nd best figure

Thanks to the tremendous bowling of Mohammed Siraj, India won by 10 wickets in the final of the Asia Cup. With this, the best bowling figure in the Asia Cup 2023 has gone to Siraj after Stuart Binny.

Binny took 6 wickets for 4 runs, while Anil Kumble took 6 wickets for 12 runs and Jasprit Bumrah took 6 wickets for 19 runs.

Second bowler to take fastest 50 wickets

Siraj played his 29th ODI match in the final of the Asia Cup. Sihaj has made the record of 50 wickets in ODI cricket in just 10002 balls. Which is the second-fastest record. Sri Lanka’s Ajantha Mendis had taken 50 wickets in just 847 balls.

Siraj is second bowler after Mendis

Before Siraj, only Mendis had taken 6 wickets in the Asia Cup in ODI format. Mendis had made this record against India in 2008.

Became 11th Indian bowler

Apart from this, Mohammed Siraj is the 11th Indian bowler to take 6 wickets in ODI cricket. Siraj has the fourth-best figure in ODI cricket by any Indian cricketer. Siraj is the 31st bowler to take 6 wickets in ODI cricket.

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