Shubman Gill's thunderous knock of 121 runs and Axar Patel's fighting 42 went in vain as Bangladesh fought back to end their Asia Cup 2023 campaign on a high by beating finalists India in their Asia Cup Super Four 2023 clash here at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Friday.
Bangladesh ODI debutant Tanzim Hasan, who grabbed the public attention with a scintillating opening spell described Indian skipper Rohit Sharma's wicket as a "dream wicket."
Iyer featured in India's Group Stage games against arch-rivals Pakistan and Nepal in the Asia Cup, scoring 14 runs against Pakistan. However, a back spasm ruled him out of Super Four clashes against Pakistan and Sri Lanka, both won by India, which took them to the final.
Wicketkeeping batter Mushfiqur Rahim is set to miss Bangladesh's Asia Cup Super Four stage final game against India after he was granted an "extension of leave" by the Bangladesh Cricket Board (BCB) on Wednesday.
Wellalage picked up his maiden five-wicket haul at the senior international level with outstanding figures of 5/40 against India on Tuesday, and Malinga was suitably impressed.
India continued their unbeaten run at this year's tournament with an impressive 41-run victory over Sri Lanka on Tuesday, and they already know they will feature in the final in Colombo on September 17.
Left-arm orthodox spinner Dunith Wellalage registered names in the golden history of Sri Lanka cricket against India in the Asia Cup Super Four clash on Tuesday.
Padma Shri recipient and International sand artist Sudarsan Pattnaik created sand art to congratulate Team India on its victory against Pakistan in the Asia Cup.
Once again, India's batting talisman Virat Kohli, demonstrated his mettle in the cricket world by becoming the fastest batter to score 13,000 runs in ODI format.