Cricket News: On Sunday, January 15, India’s Men in Blue scored their largest-ever ODI victory, by runs, to secure a 3-0 series victory over Sri Lanka. The hosts scored a staggering total of 390 runs offensively, outscoring the Islanders by a stunning 317 runs. The pacer Mohammed Siraj, according to former Indian cricketer Mohammad Kaif, was India’s finest asset during the three-match series.
Shubman Gill and Virat Kohli, two Indian centurions, dominated their team’s batting performance. Following Gill’s 97-ball 116, Kohli scored a stunning century and finished India’s 50 overs unbeaten with a 110-ball 166. However, Siraj was outstanding in every game, and he ended up taking the most wickets in the series with nine, at an impressive average of 10.22 and a fantastic economy rate of 4.05.
“Mohammed Siraj has been the biggest plus. Mohammed Siraj has done a great job, in my opinion, in trying to win the World Cup in flat conditions in India. If you watch the most recent games, you’ll notice that he’s been bowling excellently and making the breakthrough with the new ball. When he enters the game to bowl at the finish, he still manages to get wickets,” Kaif told Star Sports.
We have to get better at death bowling: Kaif
India accomplished a whitewash on Sunday after winning the final two games to seal the series. In the second innings, Siraj stole the show by taking four wickets in the powerplay and putting the visitors in danger. Along with Kusal Mendis, Avishka Fernando, and Nuwaindu Fernando, he sacked the entire top order.
Wanindu Hasaranga was ultimately taken out by Siraj, giving him his best bowling stats of 4/32 in 10 overs. In addition to complimenting Siraj for his bravery, Kaif asserted that the Men in Blue must improve their death bowling in the white-ball format since at the moment, with Jasprit Bumrah out injured, India lacks a specialist bowler for the final few overs.
“They have two bowlers who can get wickets in the middle overs in Axar Patel and Kuldeep Yadav. Umran Malik, who they have, can take wickets in the middle overs. However, in the first ODI, we observed that the Indian bowlers failed to claim a wicket in the final 13 overs. Shanaka hit 100 in the match, but Sri Lanka lost, so I believe we need to get better at death bowling. Because he is a true match-winner and wicket-taker, Bumrah is much missed in that area,” Kaif continued.
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