‘They deserve it absolutely’ – Mohammed Siraj donates Asia Cup remaining prize cash to Sri Lankan groundspersons

Rain was a continuing within the Sri Lanka leg of matches on the Asia Cup, and the groundspersons in Pallekele and Colombo put in a heroic effort to make sure extra cricket was performed than might need been thought doable. From the successful India aspect, Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli, at completely different factors within the match, thanked the groundspersons for his or her work, and Mohammed Siraj went one step additional after the ultimate, donating his Participant-of-the-Match prize cash to the personnel.

“This money prize [US $5000] goes to the groundsmen. They deserve it absolutely. This match would not have been doable with out them,” Siraj stated after placing in a spectacular spell – 6 for 21 – which turned the title conflict right into a no-contest, India successful in 21.3 overs of cricket.

Earlier within the day, the Asian Cricket Council had introduced an award of US $50,000 for the crew of groundspersons as effectively.

Photographs of the groundspersons reacting to approaching clouds, on the prepared with the covers, was an everyday in the course of the broadcasts, and the alacrity and experience with which they protected the pitch after which the outfield impressed one and all.

Regardless of all of the rain round in Sri Lanka, just one match resulted in a no-result, the group-stage contest between Pakistan and India. The Tremendous 4 sport between the identical opponents went into the reserve day (it was the one Tremendous 4 sport to have one), whereas the India vs Nepal and Pakistan vs Sri Lanka video games had been curtailed.

The ultimate, too, was affected mildly by rain. It got here down quickly after the toss, and the beginning of the sport was delayed by ten minutes.