Asia Cup 2023, IND vs SL: Best Bowling Figures in ODIs - Mohammad Siraj rewrites history books

Mohammed Siraj scripted history on Sunday (September 17) as the bowler took a six-wicket haul in the Asia Cup 2023 final, India vs Sri Lanka, at the R Premdasa Stadium in Colombo. The effort found him a place in the all-time best bowling figure list for India in the ODIs.

Mohammed Siraj is now in the company of the best of bowlers the nation has ever produced with the likes of Stuart Binny, Anil Kumble, and Ashish Nehra among current and yesteryear's premier Indian bowlers in the list.

India's best bowling figures in ODIs

Courtesy of Siraj's dream opening spell, India ripped apart Sri Lanka for 50 in the Asia Cup 2023 final. After bowling a maiden over, Siraj struck four times in the single over to leave Sri Lanka wobbling at 12/5 after the end of the 4th over.

He had Pathum Nissanka caught at point off the very first ball of the over. He followed it up with the wickets of Sadeera Samarawickrama and Charith Asalanka off the third and fourth balls of the over respectively. Samarawickrama was trapped lbw, while Asalanka was caught in the covers.

Off the final delivery, he had Dhananjaya de Silva caught behind. He followed up this magical over with another wicket. He cleaned up Shanaka in his very next over. Within 16 balls 'Miyan Magic' completed his fifer.

With this, he completed a five-for off merely 16 balls. This equals the world record for the quickest five-for (ever since ball-by-ball data became available). He shares this with Sri Lanka's Chaminda Vaas, who had picked five wickets against Bangladesh off merely 16 balls in the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup 2003.

Siraj became the second bowler in the Asia Cup 50-over format to take a 6-wicket haul after Sri Lanka's Ajantha Mendis bagged the figure of 6/13 against India in 2008.

With inputs from PTI