WATCH: Fight errupts between India and Sri Lanka fans in Colombo during Asia Cup 2023 match
India won the match and qualified for the final of Asia Cup 2023
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Sep 13, 2023 3:57 pm
Fans fight in Asia Cup 2023 (Source: Twitter)
A video has gone viral on the internet where the fans of the Indian and Sri Lankan teams are reportedly involved in a fight with each other. In the video, a group of fans were seen fighting against each other. The view was unpleasant, as cricket is considered to be one of the most gentlemanly sports, which applies to its fans as well. The video has put the fans of both teams to shame.
The reason behind the incident is not known yet. But the guesses are that the fans had an exchange over the match between India and Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2023. While the fans from both teams are usually known to be calm and unthreatening, the incident seems bad. The fans around the ones fighting in the video were seen trying to calm things down but in vain.
There were some heated moments between the players in the match in a low-scoring thriller. The Indian team was not happy with the fact that they could score only 213 runs against Sri Lanka. The Indian bowlers were probably unhappy with the fact and attacked the Sri Lankan batters with difficult bowling spells. They were on the aggressive side against Sri Lanka.
Indian bowlers have the last laugh in R Premadasa Stadium
The fans were involved in the match completely, which would have probably led to the fight. The Indian team had the last laugh in the match, as the collective efforts from the bowling unit helped them to defend a total of 214 runs. Barring the partnership between Dhananjaya De Silva and Dunith Wellalage, Sri Lanka never seemed to be in the run chase.
Led by Jasprit Bumrah, the Indian attack bowled well and contained the Sri Lankan batters. Mohammad Siraj, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, and Kuldeep Yadav bowled well and defended the target. As the Indian team defeated the home side, they qualified for the final of the tournament with a match to spare. Sri Lanka must beat Pakistan to qualify for the final.
