IND vs SL: Watch- Fans Throw Punches At Each Other As They Fight After Fiery Clash Between India and Sri Lanka

Team India and Sri Lanka played out a hard-fought thriller on Tuesday (September 12) when they locked horns in the fourth Super 4 match of the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Both the teams were high on confidence coming into the game. While IND had registered a record 228-run win over Pakistan in their previous outing, Sri Lanka were on a 13-match winning streak in ODIs. And the two in-form teams played out an Asia Cup classic.

IND won the toss and elected to bat first. Captain Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill gave the team a good start before 20-year-old Dunith Wellalage hit back. He ran through IND’s top and middle order to help Sri Lanka bowl out IND for a modest total of 213 runs. The young spinner finished with impressive figures of 5-40, including the key wickets of Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli.

His teammate and fellow spinner Charith Asalanka also made the most of the conditions in Colombo and picked up four wickets for 18 runs. For IND, Rohit was the highest scorer with the bat as he played a fine knock of 53 runs and added 80 runs for the opening wicket with Shubman Gill.

Fans fight during the India vs Sri Lanka match:

In reply to IND’s modest total of 213, Sri Lanka started poorly and were reeling at 99 for 6 at one stage. IND were looking set to register a comfortable win before Dhananjaya de Silva and Wellalage revived Sri Lanka’s hopes with a 63-run stand. However, the floodgates opened once Ravindra Jadeja dismissed de Silva and Sri Lanka lost their last four wickets for just 10 runs.

IND bowled out the home side for 172 runs to register a 41-run win. As the teams fought it out on the field, a few fans took matters into their own hands in the stands. A clip shows the fans getting involved in a physical altercation in the stands. The fans were seen throwing punches at each other.

Watch:

Fans fight in the stadium after #INDvsSL game in #AsiaCup2023 #DunithWellalage #kuldeepyadav pic.twitter.com/XKhY2DaDH3

— Rishabh Beniwal (@RishabhBeniwal) September 12, 2023

Meanwhile, IND have booked their place in the final of the tournament with the win over Sri Lanka. The Men in Blue will now play against either Sri Lanka or Pakistan in the final on coming Sunday (September 17).