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Siraj hits three sixes in final over to win India warm-up
Mohammed Siraj smashed three consecutive sixes off the last three balls to seal a six-wicket win for India against Sri Lanka Cricket XI in a three-day warm-up match in Colombo. Chasing 207,…
The Story in Brief
Mohammed Siraj smashed three consecutive sixes off the last three balls to seal a six-wicket win for India against Sri Lanka Cricket XI in a three-day warm-up match in Colombo. Chasing 207, India needed 16 off the final over when Siraj launched spinner Keshara Nuwantha over the boundary three times to finish unbeaten on 32 off 15 balls.
Yashasvi Jaiswal scored a quick 61 off 46 balls and Shubman Gill made 44 after returning from a finger injury. The target was never in serious danger, with the lower order completing the chase in the final session. The two-Test series starts in Galle on August 15.
The Indian Opinion
A warm-up win is exactly that: warm. The celebration of Siraj's three sixes risks inflating a practice match into a prophecy. In Tests, he averages 8.6 with the bat. The real test begins in Galle on August 15. Will his cameo against a second-string attack translate into runs when Sri Lanka's spinners turn the pitch?
Source: sports.ndtv.com
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