India in Asia Cup 2023 Final: Team India became the first team to qualify for 2023 Asia Cup Final after a convincing 41-run win over defending champions Sri Lanka at R. Premadasa stadium in Colombo on Tuesday (September 12). India will either take on Sri Lanka or Pakistan in the blockbuster summit clash on Sunday (September 17).
Meanwhile, let's have a look at some of the top records broken during last night's India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2023 Super 4s Final match.
Kuldeep Yadav second fastest bowler from team India to complete 150 ODI wickets
India's star chinaman spinner Kuldeep Yadav on Wednesday became the second fastest Indian bowler to complete 150-wickets in One-Day-Internationals. The spinner attained this incredible milestone in 88 ODIs while senior India pacer Mohammed Shami holds the record of being the fastest Indian bowler to complete 150 ODI wickets, having reached the landmark in 80 ODIs.
Kuldeep Yadav is the fourth fastest spinner ever to complete 150 wickets in 50-overs format (ODIs)
It took 88 One-Day-International matches for star India spinner Kuldeep Yadav to become the fourth fastest spinner to complete 150 wickets in ODIs. Former Pakistan spinner Saqlain Mushtaq, one of the greatest off-spinners of all time, holds the record of being the fastest spinner to 150 wickets in ODIs. He reached this landmark in 78 games.
India skipper Rohit Sharma 2nd fastest to complete 10,000 runs in ODIs
Rohit Sharma, probably playing his career's final Asia Cup tournament, became the 2nd fastest batter to reach 10,000 runs in One-Day-International cricket (ODIs). The senior India batter attained the elusive feat in 241 innings while his teammate Virat Kohli holds the record of being the fastest to 10,000 ODI runs, having achieved the feat in 205 innings.
Rohit Sharma has scored second-most 50-plus scores in history of Asia Cup tournament
Rohit Sharma (10 fifties) is just behind Sri Lankan legend Kumar Sangakkara (12 fifties), who stands on top in the list of batters with most fifty-plus scores in Asia Cup tournament history.
Rohit Sharma only Indian to make 5,000-run ODI partnership with multiple batters
India captain Rohit Sharma is the only Indian batter in history of ODI format to make 5,000-run ODI partnership with multiple batters - Virat Kohli and Shikhar Dhawan. Yesterday, during IND vs SL Asia Cup 2023 Super 4 match, batting pair of Virat and Rohit became fastest to complete 5,000-run ODI partnership.
Dunith Wellalage's unique record
20-year-old Sri Lankan spin all-rounder Dunith Wellalage became first cricketer from his nation to claim a five-wicket haul and score over 40 runs in an Asia Cup ODI match.