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Netizens erupt in jubilation after Mohammed Siraj takes six wickets

Mohammed Siraj caused the Sri Lankan side to struggle at 31/7 in 10 overs.

Published on: Sep 17, 2023 04:42 PM IST
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India and Sri Lanka are facing each other in Asia Cup 2023 Final today. Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat first. Jaspit Bumrah bowled the first over and dismissed Kusal Perera on the third ball. Mohammed Siraj then took six wickets, causing Sri Lanka to struggle at 31 for 7 in ten overs.

Axar Patel and Mohammed Siraj celebrate a wicket (BCCI Twitter)
Axar Patel and Mohammed Siraj celebrate a wicket (BCCI Twitter)

Mohammed Siraj sent P Nissanka, BKG Mendis, S Samarawickrama, KIC Asalanka, DM de Silva and MD Shanaka back to the pavilion. With this, Siraj recorded the second-best bowling figures by an Indian in the ODI and the joint-fastest ODI five-wicket haul.

As Siraj has clinched six wickets so far, netizens took to Twitter to celebrate, so much so that the cricketer is trending on X (formerly Twitter). We have shared a few reactions below:

 
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