Worst-ever Sri Lanka performance at home gives India eighth Asia Cup title

By Shehan Daniel at the R. Premadasa Stadium

If their Super 4 match earlier in the week was a slugfest – a contest taken into the late rounds between two teams that had their share of momentum before the better side won – yesterday’s Asia Cup final was more a mismatch between two opponents in completely different weight classes, as heavyweights India completely battered, bruised, bloodied and bashed-in Sri Lanka’s flyweight batting line-up for an emphatic 10-wicket win.