# Siraj hits three sixes in last over to seal India warm-up win

2026-08-09T21:50:37+00:00 | Sports | Indian Opinion Desk

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Mohammed Siraj smashed three consecutive sixes off the final over to power India to a six-wicket win over Sri Lanka Cricket XI in a three-day warm-up match in Colombo on Sunday. Chasing 207, India needed 16 off the last six balls, and the fast bowler finished unbeaten on 32 off 15 balls, with four sixes and a boundary. Siraj's blitz left head coach Gautam Gambhir smiling, a rare sight, and Sri Lankan players examining his bat afterwards. Yashasvi Jaiswal hit 61 and Shubman Gill made 44 in the chase. Earlier, Devdutt Padikkal scored an unbeaten 142 in India's first innings. The first Test against Sri Lanka begins in Galle on August 15.

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