"Mera Naseeb...": Mohammed Siraj's Emotional Take After Historic 6-Wicket Haul In Asia Cup Final

17.09.2023 - 13:49 sports.ndtv.com

The complex questions that Mohammed Siraj asked during his dream spell of 6 for 21 was most due to the simple things that he was able to do perfectly on what turned out to be a Super Sunday for the Indian cricket team.

Perhaps, he was destined to have a day like this, said the Hyderabadi. "Jitna naseeb mein hota hai wahi milta, aaj mera naseeb tha (You get what's in our destiny, today it was my destiny)," Siraj summed up the mood while talking to broadcasters in the mid-innings break.

India chased down the 51-run target in just 6.1 overs to lift their eighth Asia Cup title. He was particularly referring to the Thiruvananthpuram third ODI in Sri Lanka's tour of India where he got four wickets early but could not manage a five-for as Sri Lanka folded for 73 while chasing a stiff 391. "Last time, I did the same against Sri Lanka at Trivandrum.

Got four wickets early, couldn't get the five-for." "I did not try too much today. I have always looked for swing in white-ball cricket and did not find much in the previous games. "But today it was swinging, and I got more wickets with the outswinger.

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