• India’s Virat Kohli, right, is greeted by Sri Lanka’s wicketkeeper Dinesh Chandimal after India won their Asia Cup Twenty20 international cricket match in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, March 1, 2016. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)
    India’s Virat Kohli, right, is greeted by Sri Lanka’s wicketkeeper Dinesh Chandimal after India won their Asia Cup Twenty20 international cricket match in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, March 1, 2016. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)
  • Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Kulasekara bowls against India during their Asia Cup Twenty20 international cricket match in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, March 1, 2016. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)
    Sri Lanka’s Nuwan Kulasekara bowls against India during their Asia Cup Twenty20 international cricket match in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, March 1, 2016. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)
  • India’s Virat Kohli, right, and Suresh Raina run between the wickets during the Asia Cup Twenty20 international cricket match against Sri Lanka in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, March 1, 2016. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)
    India’s Virat Kohli, right, and Suresh Raina run between the wickets during the Asia Cup Twenty20 international cricket match against Sri Lanka in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, March 1, 2016. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)
  • India’s captain MS Dhoni, left, celebrates with his teammate Virat Kohli after winning the Asia Cup Twenty20 international cricket match against Sri Lanka in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, March 1, 2016. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)
    India’s captain MS Dhoni, left, celebrates with his teammate Virat Kohli after winning the Asia Cup Twenty20 international cricket match against Sri Lanka in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, March 1, 2016. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)
  • Sri Lanka’s Chamara Kapugedera, right, plays a shot, as India’s wicketkeeper captain Mahendra Dhoni follows the ball during their Asia Cup Twenty20 international cricket match in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, March 1, 2016. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)
    Sri Lanka’s Chamara Kapugedera, right, plays a shot, as India’s wicketkeeper captain Mahendra Dhoni follows the ball during their Asia Cup Twenty20 international cricket match in Dhaka, Bangladesh, Tuesday, March 1, 2016. (AP Photo/A.M. Ahad)
  • Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews is bowled by India’s Hardik Pandya during the Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament match between India and Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on March 1, 2016. / AFP / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
    Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews is bowled by India’s Hardik Pandya during the Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament match between India and Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on March 1, 2016. / AFP / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
  • India’s Hardik Pandya celebrates after the dismissal of Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews during the Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament match between India and Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on March 1, 2016. / AFP / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
    India’s Hardik Pandya celebrates after the dismissal of Sri Lanka’s Angelo Mathews during the Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament match between India and Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on March 1, 2016. / AFP / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
  • Sri Lanka players celebrate after the dismissal of India’s Suresh Raina during the Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament match between India and Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on March 1, 2016. / AFP / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
    Sri Lanka players celebrate after the dismissal of India’s Suresh Raina during the Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament match between India and Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on March 1, 2016. / AFP / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
  • Sri Lanka players celebrate after the dismissal of India’s Shikhar Dhawan (R) during the Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament match between India and Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on March 1, 2016. / AFP / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
    Sri Lanka players celebrate after the dismissal of India’s Shikhar Dhawan (R) during the Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament match between India and Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on March 1, 2016. / AFP / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
  • India’s Virat Kohli plays a shot during the Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament match between India and Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on March 1, 2016. / AFP / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN
    India’s Virat Kohli plays a shot during the Asia Cup T20 cricket tournament match between India and Sri Lanka at the Sher-e-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Dhaka on March 1, 2016. / AFP / MUNIR UZ ZAMAN

India reach Asia Cup final with five-wicket win over Sri Lanka – in pictures


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Virat Kohli smashed an unbeaten 56 as India recovered from a poor start to reach the final of the Asia Cup with a five-wicket win over Sri Lanka on Tuesday.

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