IND Vs SL: Mohammed Siraj Replicates Ronaldo Siu Celebration After Running Through Lanka Top Order In CWC Match; WATCH

Mohammed Siraj was back at his brutal best in the Cricket World Cup 2023 match vs Sri Lanka, dismissing three of the top-order batters of the island country in his opening spell. Siraj has been quiet so far in the tournament. But he relishes bowling against the Lankans and his tight line and lengths were there to be seen again. He outdid the Lankan batters with his swing. 

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It was Jasprit Bumrah who picked the first wicket for India, dismissing opener Pathum Nissanka for a first-ball duck. In the next over, Siraj had two wickets in form of Dimuth Karunarane and Sadeera Samarawickrama, both of whom scored a duck. In the next over, Siraj came back to get the wicket of Kusal Mendis who made just 1. 

Siraj celebrated the wickets with the Siu celebration made popular all over the world by Portugal and Al-Nassr striker Cristiano Ronaldo. 

Watch Siraj's siu celebration below:

 

 

 

 

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Siraj loves bowling against the Sri Lankans. The last time he bowled against them, he had finished with figures of 6 for 21 in 7 overs. India had then bowled out Lankans for just 50 and chased down the target in just 6.1 overs to win the Cup.

Earlier, India posted 357 for 8 in 50 overs after Sri Lanka won the toss and invited India to bat first. Captain Rohit Sharma was cleaned up for just 4 by Dilshan Madushanka on just the second ball of the match. After his fall of wicket, Virat Kohli and Shubman Gill took over and stitched 189 run partnership for the second wicket. Kohli made 88 and Gill scored 92 before getting out. Kohli missed the golden chance to score is 49th ODI hundred and equalise Sachin Tendulkar's record. Gill fell while playing a ramp shot which brought a reaction from Sara Tendulkar in the stands. 

Shreyas Iyer was the next best batter, scoring 82 off just 56 balls and his innings included 3 fours and 6 sixes respectively. Ravindra Jadeja struck 24-ball 35 to take India to 357 for 8 in 50 overs. The rest of the job was done by the brilliance of the bowlers.