With both teams being evenly matched on paper, this Asia Cup Final is sure to be an exciting game!
With both teams being evenly matched on paper, this Asia Cup Final is sure to be an exciting game!
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India and Sri Lanka will face off in the Asia Cup Final on September 17th. Both teams have been performing well during the tournament, with India winning its first three matches and Sri Lanka’s last two.
Ground: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Series: Asia Cup
Season: 2023
Hours of play (local time): The match will start at 15:00. The first session will be from 15:00 to 18:30, followed by an interval from 18:30 to 19:10. The second session will be from 19:10 to 22:40.
Match days: The match will be held on September 17, 2023. It will be a day-night (50-over) match.
Here is the list of Indian cricket players for the match: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan or Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammed Siraj.
The probable playing XI for Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup Final against India are as follows:
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (captain), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Pramod Madushan, Matheesha Pathirana.
The probable best batter of the match for the Asia Cup Final between India and Sri Lanka on September 17, 2023, could be Rohit Sharma from India. He had a terrific outing in a previous contest between the two sides, scoring 83 runs from 67 balls.
The probable best bowler of the match for the Asia Cup Final between India and Sri Lanka on September 17, 2023, could be Matheesha Pathirana from Sri Lanka. He claimed three wickets against Bangladesh in his last game and gave mere 58 runs in his 9.1 overs at a solid economy of 6.32.
Date | Match Type | Venue | India Score | Sri Lanka Score | Result |
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Tue, 10 Jan ’23 | 1st ODI (D/N) | Guwahati, India | 373/7 | 306/8 (50 ov) | India won by 67 runs |
Thu, 12 Jan ’23 | 2nd ODI (D/N) | Eden Gardens, India | 219/6 | 215 (43.2/50 ov) | India won by 4 wickets |
Sun, 15 Jan ’23 | 3rd ODI (D/N) | Thiruvananthapuram, India | 390/5 | 73 (22/50 ov) | India won by 317 runs |
Tue, 12 Sep ’23 | Super Four | Colombo, Asia Cup 2023 | 213 all out | 172 all out | India won by 41 runs |
Match Number | Date | Event | Location | Result | Scores |
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10th Match | Sep 12, ’23 | Asia Cup 2023, Super Four | Colombo | India won by 41 runs | India 213 all out in 49.1 overs, Sri Lanka 172 all out in 41.3 overs |
9th Match | Sep 10, ’23 | Asia Cup 2023, Super Four | Pallekele | India won by 10 wickets (with 17 balls remaining) (DLS method) | Nepal 230, India 147/0 in 20.1/23 overs |
3rd Match | Sep 2, ’23 | Asia Cup 2023, Group A | Pallekele | No result | India 266 in 48.5/50 overs |
5th T20I | Aug 18, ’23 | India tour of West Indies and United States of America | Lauderhill | West Indies won by 8 wickets (with 12 balls remaining) | India 165/9 in 18/20 overs, West Indies 171/2 |
4th T20I | Aug 13, ’23 | India tour of West Indies and United States of America | Lauderhill | India won by 9 wickets (with 18 balls remaining) | West Indies 178/8 in 17/20 overs, India 179/11 |
Match Number | Date | Event | Location | Result | Scores |
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10th Match | Sep 12, ’23 | Asia Cup 2023, Super Four | Colombo | India won by 41 runs1 | India 213 all out in 49.1 overs, Sri Lanka 172 all out in 41.3 overs1 |
8th Match | Sep 9, ’23 | Asia Cup 2023, Super Four | Colombo | Sri Lanka won by 21 runs1 | Sri Lanka 257/9, Bangladesh 2361 |
2nd Match | Aug 31, ’23 | Asia Cup 2023, Group B | Pallekele | Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets (with 66 balls remaining)1 | Bangladesh 164, Sri Lanka 165/5 in 39/50 overs1 |
2nd Test | Jul 23-27, ’23 | Pakistan tour of Sri Lanka | Colombo (SSC) | Pakistan won by an innings and 222 runs1 | Sri Lanka 166 & 188, Pakistan 576/5d1 |
Final | Jul 9, ’23 | ICC Cricket World Cup Qualifier | Harare | Sri Lanka won by 128 runs1 | Sri Lanka 233, Netherlands 1051 |
Based on the recent performances of both India and Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup, it is expected that India will emerge victorious in the final match. Rohit Sharma’s batting prowess combined with a solid bowling lineup should give India an edge over the Lankan Lions. Moreover, India has had greater success against Sri Lanka in their last five matches as compared to Sri Lanka’s performance against India.
Still, Sri Lanka can surprise the defending champions and put up a fight if their batting and bowling click together at the right time. With both teams being evenly matched on paper, this Asia Cup Final is sure to be an exciting game of cricket!
Jasprit Bumrah suffered an injury scare during the match. Bumrah had a back injury in September 2022 and missed the T20 World Cup and the Indian Premier League.
Pakistan called for back-ups after injuries to Rauf and Naseem. Rauf and Naseem did not bat and are likely to miss the Super Four match against Sri Lanka.The Sri Lanka cricket board said that Theekshana strained his right hamstring.
Sportsbooks have India as the favorites to win the game at 1.25. Some predict that India will win. India has won 8 of its last 9 matches. However, Sri Lanka has the longest winning streak with 13 consecutive wins. In the previous game, Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by 21 runs.
The R. Premadasa Cricket Stadium, also known as the Khettarama Stadium until June 1994, is a cricket stadium located on Khettarama Road, in the Maligawatta suburb of Colombo, Sri Lanka. It was named after the late Sri Lanka President Ranasinghe Premadasa.
The stadium was opened on February 2, 1986, with a limited-overs match between a Sri Lanka โBโ side and an England โBโ team. The inaugural one-day international was played on April 5, 1986, between Sri Lanka and New Zealand. The first Test match at this venue was held between Sri Lanka and Australia from August 28 to September 2, 1992.
With a seating capacity of 35,000 spectators, it is the largest stadium in Sri Lanka. It has hosted several significant matches, including the final of the 2012 ICC World Twenty20 between Sri Lanka and West Indies, the final of the 2002 ICC Champions Trophy between Sri Lanka and India, and the first semi-final of the 2011 ICC Cricket World Cup between Sri Lanka and New Zealand.
The Asia Cup is a men’s One Day International (ODI) and Twenty20 International (T20I) cricket tournament. It was established in 1983 when the Asian Cricket Council was founded as a measure to promote goodwill between Asian countries. The first edition of the tournament, then called the Asia Cup, was held in 1984 in Sharjah in the United Arab Emirates. The tournament has been played at irregular intervals since then, but since 2016 it has taken place every two years.
The Asia Cup is currently an ODI tournament and the teams that compete in it are India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Hong Kong. The most recent edition of the Asia Cup was held in 2018 in the United Arab Emirates and won by India.