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India skipper Suryakumar Yadav said the inconsequential Super 4 clash against Sri Lanka successful the Asia Cup "felt similar a final" and helium had nary hesitation successful turning retired to left-arm pacer Arshdeep Singh for the Super Over, fixed his way grounds successful unit situations.
Arshdeep bowled a superb 19th implicit successful regularisation play and past struck doubly successful the Super Over arsenic Sri Lanka were restricted to conscionable 2 runs, which Suryakumar himself knocked disconnected successful the archetypal shot to support India's unbeaten tally intact with six wins successful arsenic galore matches.
"It felt similar a last [laughs]. The boys showed a batch of quality aft the archetypal fractional successful the 2nd innings. Told them to play this similar a semi-final. Get everyone adjacent in, person bully vigor and past let's spot what happens. Good to beryllium connected the winning side," helium said during the presentation.
“Arshdeep has been successful that concern a batch of clip and helium has delivered for us. I lone told him to backmost your ain plans and not to deliberation astir anything. We are already successful the finals, but person your ain plans and execute it.”
"I person seen him execute his plans, bash truly good for India and his IPL franchise. His assurance says it each and nary 1 but Arshdeep for that Super Over."
The skipper besides lauded the batting effort, which lifted India to 202 for 5 aft being enactment in. Abhishek Sharma (61), Tilak Varma (49 not out) and Sanju Samson (39) each made cardinal contributions.
"To person that start, and past idiosyncratic similar Sanju and Tilak batting that mode and taking the tempo up from wherever Abhishek near (cannot accidental from wherever I near it). Sanju not opening, going down the order, taking work and Tilak taking assurance and responsibility, that was bully to see."
Talking astir Sunday's last against Pakistan, Suryakumar said: "Let's person a bully betterment tonight. Let america not deliberation astir that (the final) close now. Few boys had a batch of cramps today. Have a bully betterment time day and we volition crook up the aforesaid mode we did today.
"What I wanted from the boys, conscionable trying to execute their plans, beryllium wide and not to fear, that was truly important and I americium definite everyone got what they wanted. Happy to beryllium successful the final."
Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka admitted that the rotation duo of Varun Chakaravarthy and Kuldeep Yadav changed the complexion of the chase, but remained upbeat astir the team's campaign.
"It was a fabulous game, of course. I deliberation we were successful the crippled and we were handling the crippled beauteous nicely until Varun and Kuldeep bowled those truly bully overs," helium said.
Pathum Nissanka, adjudged Player of the Match, cracked a 58-ball 107 portion Kusal Perera scored 58 disconnected 32 balls arsenic Sri Lanka finished level astatine 202 earlier losing successful the Super Over.
"It was unbelievable hitting (by Nissanka and Perera). They (India) got truly experienced bowlers but they (Nissanka and Perera) batted highly well," helium said.
"Lot of positives passim the Asia Cup. We person been playing bully cricket but we could not negociate to triumph successful the past 2 games. As captain, batch of positives successful the side."
