India, Sept. 26 -- Abhishek Sharma carried on his purple patch in the Asia Cup 2025, registering his third successive fifty in the Super Four stage. The opener has clearly been India's standout performer with the bat, creating a noticeable gulf between his consistency and the returns of the rest of the line-up. The left-handed batter took on the Sri Lanka bowlers on Friday and smashed them all around the park during his 31-ball 61, once again maintaining a strike rate near 200.

The swashbuckling opener gave India a blistering start once again as they posted 71/1 in the powerplay to set the tone for a big total. He smashed 8 fours and two sixes at a strike of 196.77 before getting dismissed by Sri Lanka skipper Charith Asalanka in the 9th...