England-Asia Cup Indoor Cricket Tournament Indian men's team lost to England and Sri Lanka

 

England-Asia Cup Indoor Cricket Tournament

Indian men's team lost to England and Sri Lanka

Colombo: The England-Asia Cup indoor cricket tournament organized by the Ceylon Indoor Cricket Association with the approval of the World Indoor Cricket Federation (WICF) is being filled with colors and today the Indian team had to suffer the shock of defeat against England and Sri Lanka. India (20.5 points) is placed third in the points table while Sri Lanka (35.5 points) and England (21 points) are at the first and second positions respectively. India will be seen playing in the final as India has one more match to play against Singapore in this tournament. As all the other teams have played league matches, they have no chance to increase their points. The top two teams in the points table play the final match.

 

In today's match against England, Indian players were seen playing under a lot of pressure. In this match, India scored 75 runs in 16 overs while batting first, in reply, England made a strong attack and scored 112 runs, forcing India to face a big defeat. India's Vijay Gowda (19 runs) and Daivik Rai (18 runs and 1 wicket) scored respectable scores for India in this match. England's Nav Patel (23 runs), Tom Clarke (16 runs 1 wicket), Olive Green (15 runs 2 wickets) scored a big victory.

 

In the second league match against Sri Lanka, India had to lose consecutively. In this match, India restricted Sri Lanka to 103 runs. India put up a strong fight by scoring 92 runs in a very fast game. Dhanush Bhaskar (16 runs 2 wickets) was honored with Man of the Match award in this match. Vijay Gowda (16 runs 1 wicket) and Afroz Pasha (20 runs) played a strong innings. Sri Lanka's Dilsara Sasanka (16 runs and 1 wicket), Chandima Abeyun (17 runs and 1 wicket), Vinuda Liange and Shevon Fonseka (18 runs and 1 wicket each) helped Sri Lanka win.