IND vs SL: In the three ODI series played between India and Sri Lanka, Team India made a clean sweep of the visiting team by 3-0. In the third match of the series, the Indian team appeared in excellent rhythm. In this, the edge was seen in the batting and bowling of the team. In this, Virat Kohli played a blistering inning of 166* runs. After this, Mohammed Siraj remained aggressive in bowling. He took four wickets. However, he failed to take 5 wickets in this match. After the match, he revealed that captain Rohit Sharma tried his best to get him five wickets.
Captain tried his best: Mohammad Siraj
After the match, Siraj said, “I was trying to get my first fifer (five wickets in ODIs). I tried hard, but you only get what you deserve. The outswing was happening very well, but the over to take the wicket was a scrambled seam. I was just trying to distract the batsman with the out-swinging balls. The captain tried his best to get me a fifer (five wickets), but what can we do.
Siraj sent pavilion to five batsmen
Siraj took four wickets in this third match. Apart from this, he had run out a batsman as well. He sent Chamika Karunaratne to the pavilion by running her out. While there he made Avishka Fernando, Nuvanidu Fernando, Kusal Mendis and Vanindu Hasaranga walk. In this, he bowled Nuwanidu Fernando and Wanindu Hasaranga. Siraj had taken 4 wickets in the match by spending 32 runs in 10 overs with an economy of just 3.20. In this, he also threw a maiden over.
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