The stage is set as India will face Sri Lanka in the finals of Asia Cup 2023 to be played in Colombo on 17th September 2023. It promises to be an exciting contest between two successful teams in Asia Cup history.
Sri Lanka suffered a huge blow as Mahesh Theekshana will not feature due to an injury. They will be high on confidence as they defeated Pakistan in a do-or-die encounter. On the other hand, India rested 5 key players for the match against Bangladesh and would make a comeback in the playing XI for the finals. India has been dealt a huge blow as Washington Sundar has been called as cover for Axar Patel.
The last time these two teams met in the Super 4 stage, India could muster 213 with a well-complied half-century by Rohit Sharma, KL Rahul’s valuable knock, and important runs by Axar Patel. Despite Dunith Wellage’s brilliance, Sri Lanka fell short of the target by 41 runs.
Both teams 5 times in 50 over Asia Cup history with India winning 3 times while Sri Lanka won twice.
Match Details
Details– Asia Cup 2023, Finals, India vs Sri Lanka
Venue– R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Date and Time– 17th September, 3.00 PM
Pitch Report
The pitch used for the previous between India and Bangladesh was a high-scoring affair with some help from the pace bowlers initially then becoming a good pitch to bat on. Bangladesh posted 265 for 8 in 50 overs while India fell short of the target by 6 runs despite Shubman Gill’s 121.
Both teams have top-quality spinners creating an impact on the match. It would likely help the spinners and would be tough to bat on. The captain that wins the toss would bat first and put up a decent total putting pressure on the opponent team.
Match Prediction
Team India are all set to play against Sri Lanka in the final match of the Asia Cup 2023. Meanwhile, Betway has placed its odds in favour of Sri Lanka (3.25) instead of India (1.28). Seeing this, an exciting game is expected to take place.
India (Ind) vs Sri Lanka (SL) – Predicted XI
India
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel/Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Sri Lanka
Kusal Perera, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samawickrama, Charith Asalanaka, Dhanajaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (C), Dunith Wellage, Dushmanta Hemantha, Matheesha Pathirana, Kasun Rajitha/Pramod Madhushan.
Fantasy Team Selection- Ind vs SL
Team 1– Rohit Sharma (C), Pathum Nissanka, Virat Kohli, Sadeera Samawickrama (VC), KL Rahul, Charith Asalanaka, Ravindra Jadeja, Dhanajaya de Silva, Dunith Wellage, Kuldeep Yadav, Pathirana.
Team 2– Shubman Gill (C), Kusal Perera, KL Rahul, Kusal Mendis (VC), Ishan Kishan, Dasun Shanaka, Hardik Pandya, Dunith Wellage, Jasprit Bumrah, Madhushan, Mohammed Siraj.
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