Indian pacer Mohammed Siraj on Sunday donated his player-of-the-match money prize of $5,000 to the Sri Lankan groundstaff who labored tirelessly via the rain-hit Asia Cup.
“This money prize goes to the groundsmen. They deserve it absolutely, this event would not have been potential with out them,” Siraj mentioned on the post-match presentation after India’s 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka within the closing.
Siraj bowled a devastating spell through which he took 4 wickets within the fourth over en path to a career-best 6/21 to assist India bowl out Sri Lanka for a paltry 50 within the closing.
Earlier on Sunday, the Asian Cricket Council chief Jay Shah additionally introduced a money reward of $50,000 for the groundsmen in Kandy and Colombo as an acknowledgement of their efforts in making the sector of play prepared.
Virtually all of the matches within the Sri Lankan leg of the Asia Cup had been affected by rain. Even the ultimate on Sunday had a delayed begin due to moist outfield.
Whereas India’s opening fixture towards arch-rivals Pakistan in Pallekele was washed out, a pair extra encounters all through the competitors noticed rain interruptions bringing the Duckworth-Lewis methodology into impact.
The Tremendous-4 assembly between India and Pakistan spilled on to the reserve day, when the previous prevailed.
