Watch: Mohammed Siraj chases hat-trick ball all the way to boundary off own bowling, to amusement of Virat Kohli

Watch: The 2023 Asia Cup final was dominated by Mohammed Siraj, and even when he wasn’t taking wickets, he was still the centre of the action.

India had got off to the perfect start, with Jasprit Bumrah taking a wicket with his third ball and Siraj taking three in four to start his second over, putting himself on a hat-trick. He didn’t take a third in three balls, and in fact had work to do, with the number of close-in fielders leaving the area in front of the wicket vacant.

Dhanajaya de Silva pushed the delivery into the leg-side, and Siraj tore after the ball in pursuit. He chased it down all the way to the boundary, sprinting with a smile on his face, but lost the race as Sri Lanka added four runs to their total.