Asia Cup cricket tournament
Overview: It was started in 1984. The first edition of the tournament was held in Sharjah, UAE. It started between India, Sri Lanka and Pakistan. Tournaments take place every two years. This time it is the 15th edition hosted by Pakistan and played in Sri Lanka.
Excitement about the Asia cup 2023 Final Game
This game will be played on Sunday, 17th September 2023. Fans are very keen to watch how the defending champion will defend their title against India. Sri Lanka played 11 Final of Asia cup and won 6 time whereas India Played the final 10 times and won 7.
Match Anticipation:
Both teams are prepared very well. The Sri Lankan team is very young to take on an experienced Indian side. They will have lots of support from the fans in the stadium. India won this title in 2018 against Sri Lanka in the ODI format and want to regain the title this time from that.
Venue and Pitch Condition:
The match will be played at R Premadasa stadium in Colombo. The pitch will be batting friendly and could be a first-scoring game, but it will be the first batting pitch to put a total on a scoreboard in a high-pressure final match.
Head-to-Head Record in Asia Cup.
Both teams played 21 games against each other, of which 11 were won by Sri Lanka.
|
Format |
Played | Won by India | Won by SL | India Win % | SL Win % |
|
ODI |
19 |
9 |
10 |
47.36% | 52.64% |
| T20I | 2 | 1 |
1 |
50.00% |
50.00% |
| Total | 21 | 10 | 11 | 47.36% |
52.64% |
Journey to Final for India and Sri Lanka
India started their campaign against arch rival Pakistan on 02nd September, 2023 but the match ended with no result due to rain. And then they beat Nepal by DLS method-due to rain) Then they played against Pakistan in super four game and beat the ICC No. 1 rank team like a club team after that India beat Sri Lanka and qualify for Final.
Sri Lanka started against Bangladesh and beat them by 5 wickets, then they played a very exciting match against Afghanistan and won by just two runs, then they beat Bangladesh again in the super four contest, then they got beaten by India in the next game. They played their final super match against Pakistan in a nail bitter and win on last ball to qualify for the Final.
Probable Playing Eleven for Asia cup final.
India (IND): Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Sri Lanka (SL): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Pramod Madushan, Matheesha Pathirana
IND vs SL Asia Cup 2023 final weather update
The game is set to start at 3 p.m. IST, and according to the prediction, rain and prolonged cloud cover are expected in the evening. First, there is a 50% probability of rain both before the game and in the evening.
Asia Cup 2023: India vs. Sri Lanka match information
Match: Asia Cup 2023 Final Game 13: India vs. Sri Lanka
Venue: R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka
Date & Time: Sunday, September 17, 3:00 pm IST