Asian Games: India bowl Sri Lanka out for 45, reach final

Sri Lanka were bowled out for 45 in 9.5 overs and India won the second Asian Games semi-final by 124 runs at Korogi Sports Park, Nisshin, on 1 October. Ishan Kishan's unbeaten 80 had taken India to 169 for 7. Pakistan await in Saturday's final.

Where it was won

Sri Lanka won the toss and chose to bowl. Vaibhav Sooryavanshi hit 38 off 21 balls, and India had 58 for 2 after the powerplay. Kishan came in at 59 for 3 and batted to the end: 80 off 46 balls, with five sixes. India scored 110 runs after he arrived, and 80 of them were his.

Two wickets in Bumrah's first over, then a run-out on the seventh ball: Sri Lanka were 2 for 3.

Sri Lanka's chase lasted 59 balls. Axar Patel added 2 for 8 from three overs, three batters were run out, and Abhishek Sharma finished it with wickets on consecutive balls. The last three wickets all fell with the score on 45.

The call: India at 83.5%

Our AI gave India an 83.5% chance before the match, and they won by 124 runs. We called bat first at the toss; Sri Lanka chose to bowl, as Pakistan had in the first semi-final. Both toss winners in Nisshin bowled first on 1 October: Pakistan won their match, Sri Lanka lost theirs. That is the pattern to watch at the toss in Saturday's final.

India meet Pakistan for the gold medal on Saturday 3 October. Our preview of the final has our pick and our toss call.