{"id":488802,"date":"2023-09-18T15:25:17","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T09:55:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/?p=488802"},"modified":"2023-09-18T15:28:15","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T09:58:15","slug":"delhi-police-mohammed-siraj-asia-cup-2023","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/apnlive.com\/sports-news\/delhi-police-mohammed-siraj-asia-cup-2023\/","title":{"rendered":"Delhi Police praises Mohammed Siraj\u2019s excellent performance in Asia Cup Finals on social media"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Indian pace bowler Mohammed Siraj\u2019s exceptional bowling performance against Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final not only recieved praise from fans all over the world but the Delhi Police social media team as well. They tweeted there would be no speed challans for Siraj today. This implied his fast paced bowling was not only permissible but highly appreciated as well.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Siraj performance with the ball was top notch as he dismantled the Sri Lankan batting lineup. He took six wickets in the match bringing the Indian team in a dominant position. Hardik Pandya and Jasprit Bumrah supported Siraj by taking three wickets and one wicket respectively. The Indian bowlers bowled out the Sri Lankan team for 50 runs only. This set the stage for the victory of the Indian team in the Asia Cup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">No speed challans for <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Siraj?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#Siraj<\/a> today.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AsiaCupFinals?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AsiaCupFinals<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/AsiaCup2023?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#AsiaCup2023<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/INDvsSL?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#INDvsSL<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Delhi Police (@DelhiPolice) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DelhiPolice\/status\/1703363435394953689?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The highlight of the match was Siraj\u2019s outstanding performance with the ball. He took his first five wickets in just 16 balls. This is the fastest five wicket haul by a bowler in one day international history. He took the wickets of Dhananjaya De Silva, Charith Asalanka, Sadeera Samaraiwickrama and Pathum NIssanka and demolished the Sri Lankan batting lineup.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The match did not start on a smooth note rain caused weather delay in the match. The Sri Lankan Captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and chose to bat first against India. The match turned out to be memorable for Mohammed Siraj. He became the fourth bowler in ODI history to take four wickets in an over.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Just one word: CLASS. <br>It doesn\u2019t come from your wealth or your background. It comes from within\u2026. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/hi8X9u4z1O\">https:\/\/t.co\/hi8X9u4z1O<\/a><\/p>&mdash; anand mahindra (@anandmahindra) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/anandmahindra\/status\/1703421708835930342?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 17, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Anand Mahindra appreciated Mohammed Siraj in a post on X as the Indian cricketer decided to donate the player of the match cash prize to Colombo Ground staff. Anand Mahindra wrote on X he had just one word for Mohammed Siraj Class which comes from within. After he received the player of the match award, he decided to give away the cash to ground staff in Colombo. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Siraj performance with the ball was top notch as he dismantled the Sri Lankan batting lineup. 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