Colombo, Sri Lanka – In the end, Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup final innings lasted a little longer than the rain delay that came beforehand – an hour and 20 minutes; 15 overs and all of 50 runs.
When Dasun Shanaka won the toss and elected to bat first, a roar went around the R Premadasa Stadium as home fans expected their batters to post India a challenging target and then let the spinners work their magic.
