
N.U. ABDUL RAZZAK UDAYAR
COLOMBO : India that clinically clinched the 16th edition of the Asia Cup by thrashing the Hosts, Sri Lanka on Sunday 17th September 2023 in Colombo has conspicuously swept the board by claiming most of the awards offered for excellence and extraordinary talent displayed in this tourney. The Champs India received 150000 dollars while the Runners up Sri Lana was awarded 75000 Dollars.
SN | Player | Country | Title | Achievement | Award |
1 | Mohammed Siraj | India | Player of the Tournament | 6 wickets for 21 runs off 7 overs | 5000 Dollars |
2 | Kuldeep Yadev | India | Player of the Series | 09 wickets (Best Bowling- 5-25) | 15000 Dollars |
3 | Ravindra Jadeja | India | Smart Catch Taker | Brilliant Catch | 3000 Dollars |
4 | Subhman Gill | India | Most Run Taker | 302 Runs off 6 matches- Average-75.2 | – |
5 | Babar Azam | Pakistan | Highest Individual Scorer | 151 runs against Nepal in Multan | – |
6 | Matheesha Pathirana | Sri Lanka | Most Wicket Taker | 11 wickets off 6 Innings- Average-24.54 | – |
7 | Fakhar Zaman | Pakistan | Most Catch Taker | 4 catches off 5 Innings | – |
8 | Mohammad Rizwan | Pakistan | Most Dismissals By Wicket Keepers | 9 Dismissals-8 Catches & 1 Stumping | – |
9 | Kusal Mendis | Sri Lanka | 2nd Most Run Taker | 270 Runs off 6 Innings | – |
10 | Sadeera Samarawickrama | Sri Lanka | 3rs Most Run Taker | 215 Runs off 6 Innings | – |
11 | Rohith Sharma | India | Hitter of Most Sixes | 11 | – |
12 | Mohammed Siraj | India | Second Most Wicket Taker | 10- Off 5 Matches | – |
13 | Shaheen Afridi | Pakistan | Second Most Wicket Taker | 10- Off 5 Matches | |
14 | Dunith Wellalage | Sri Lanka | Second Most Wicket Taker | 10-Off 6 Matches | |
15 | Haris Rauf | Pakistan | Third Most Wicket Taker | 9- Off 4 Matches | |
16 | Taskin Ahmed | Bangladesh | Third Most Wicket Taker | 9-Off 4 Matches | |
17 | Kuldeep Yadav | India | Third Most Wicket Taker | 9-Off 5 Matches |
Sri Lanka has recorded Impressive Overall Performance in Asia Cup
Undoubtedly, Team India are giants in crickets as they are methodically trained compared Sri Lanka. Nevertheless, the analysis of the grid clearly indicates that the overall performance of Sri Lanka is so impressive and it has not allowed India to be the one horse race in the 40 year old Asian showpiece. Overall India has pocketed 8 championship titles while Sri Lanka is only one short to catch up with it. In the Runner up position, bravely Sri Lanka has taken the lead with 7 titles while India is pushed down to 3. Hence, it is wrong to underestimate Sri Lankan Lions. What they need is proper guidance and methodical training. So, Sri Lankan Cricket authorities should draw a master plan to make Sri Lanka the number one team in Asia so as to get a top position in the World Cup that is on the horizon.
SN | Country | Winner | Runner-up | Winning year |
1 | India | 8 | 3 | 1984, 1988, 1991, 1995, 2010, 2016, 2018, 2023 |
2 | Sri Lanka | 6 | 7 | 1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2022 |
3 | Pakistan | 2 | 3 | 2000, 2012 |
4 | Bangladesh | Not yet | 3 | Not yet |
5 | Afganistan | Not yet | Not yet | Not yet |
6 | Nepal | Not yet | Not yet | Not yet |
7 | Hong Kong | Not yet | Not yet | Not yet |