India face defending champions Sri Lanka in the final of the Asia Cup 2023. Here’s all you need to know about the fixture, including the updated scorecard, toss news and playing XIs.
India vs Sri Lanka
Asia Cup 2023
17. September 2023, 3pm local time
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
IND v SL, Asia Cup 2023 final: Toss
Toss at 2:30pm local time.
IND vs SL, Today’s Asia Cup 2023: Live score
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IND vs SL, Asia Cup 2023: Team news
Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav and Jasprit Bumrah will return to India’s starting line-up after being rested against Bangladesh. India have looked like an impressive team ever since experienced players like KL Rahul and Bumrah returned after long injury layoffs. Bumrah’s blistering 12 overs in Superfords matches against Pakistan and Sri Lanka were enough to convince the cricket world of his form. Shubman Gill tops the list of run-getters with 275 runs in five matches at an average of 68.75. On the other hand, Kuldeep Yadav took the most wickets (9 wickets) for Rohit Sharma-led team. Washington’s Thunder Axar was called up as a replacement for Patel, who sustained multiple injuries during India’s loss to Bangladesh on September 15 by his six runs.
Sri Lanka are without key off-spinner Mahesh Teekshana due to a hamstring injury ahead of the important match. Sahan Arachige, who has played two games for Sri Lanka in the past, has been named as his successor. Shikshana’s mistakes did not dampen the attacking power, as in the last match against India, 20-year-old Danis Wellerage picked up five wickets with his left-arm orthodox spin.
IND vs SL, Asia Cup 2023: Playing XIs
India:To be announced
Bangladesh:To be announced
Match prediction – Today’s Asia Cup live match
Despite losing a trivial match against Bangladesh, India enters this match as favorites. Kuldeep is a trump card in the middle overs to stop the flow of runs. He defeated Pakistan and Sri Lanka in India’s Super 4 matches with 5 for 25 and he 4 for 43 respectively.
Sri Lanka, on the other hand, will enter this match having won a thrilling last-minute clash against Pakistan and advanced to the final. The home team has every chance to humiliate India as both teams have won an equal number of matches (2 out of 3) in the Super 4 phase.
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