Co-hosts and defending champions Sri Lanka will face India within the 2023 Asia Cup ultimate in Colombo on Sunday.
Who: Sri Lanka vs India
The place: R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka
When: Sunday, September 17, 3pm native time (09:30 GMT)
Colombo, Sri Lanka – Asia Cup co-hosts and defending champions Sri Lanka didn’t begin the match as favourites within the presence of then top-ranked one-day-international group Pakistan and a robust Indian group, however have managed to profit from taking part in at house.
Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by two wickets within the Tremendous 4 stage to arrange a gathering with India in Sunday’s ultimate at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. They may look to match India’s file of seven Asia Cup titles of their second consecutive (and eleventh total) ultimate.
Sri Lanka’s captain Dasun Shanaka praised his comparatively younger and underrated aspect.
“The gamers have fought all the best way and it’s a giant deal for us to be within the ultimate for 2 consecutive years,” he stated in his pre-match feedback on Saturday.
The journey unfolds! India and Sri Lanka have battled by means of ups and downs, and tomorrow, they meet within the grand ultimate. Who can be topped champions? 🏆 #AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/1sgtu0kIJp
— AsianCricketCouncil (@ACCMedia1) September 16, 2023
It was Sri Lanka’s three spinners who bagged all of the Indian wickets throughout their Tremendous 4 match, which India received by 41 runs, with breakout star Dunith Wellalage eradicating 5 of India’s six top-order batters.
The 20-year-old has swiftly grow to be a crowd favorite with this expert left-arm spin and promising batting. He has been marked as one for the longer term by cricket followers and specialists alike.
That ball from Wellalage to Gill is a dream ball for any spinner, however most significantly a giant endorsement to the triple spin menace.#AsiaCup2023 #INDvsSL
— Ashwin 🇮🇳 (@ashwinravi99) September 12, 2023
Regardless of the house group’s spin menace, India can be inspired by the type of their top-order batters, three of whom have scored centuries within the final two matches.
Opener Shubman Gill, who had not scored a century since January, was India’s top-scorer in opposition to Bangladesh on Friday.
Shubman Gill, ODI century quantity 5 and counting👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻.
— Ian Raphael Bishop (@irbishi) September 15, 2023
Crew information
India: Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj and Kuldeep Yadav are anticipated to return to the aspect after being rested for the match in opposition to Bangladesh.
Sri Lanka: A hamstring damage has pressured Maheesh Theekshana out of the match and the off-spinning all-rounder could possibly be changed by leg-spinner Dushan Hemantha.
📸 Maheesh Theekshana paid a go to to Sri Lanka’s coaching session.
Sadly, he will not have the ability to be part of us within the finals as a consequence of his proper hamstring damage. 😔 Wishing him a speedy restoration 🙌 #AsiaCup2023 #SLvIND pic.twitter.com/fuxgY8oT4m
— Sri Lanka Cricket 🇱🇰 (@OfficialSLC) September 16, 2023
Head-to-head
Sunday’s finalists are acquainted foes, to say the least. India and Sri Lanka have performed extra ODI (166) matches in opposition to one another than another two opponents.
India has received 97 of those and Sri Lanka 57, with 11 ending in “no consequence” and one in a tie.
Their file within the Asia Cup is at the same time as each groups have received 11 matches apiece.
Tickets
If the group in Sri Lanka’s match in opposition to Pakistan is something to go by, the ultimate may see a full home as lots of of Indian followers have descended upon Colombo prior to now week.
Tickets in all classes other than the costliest one – the grandstand at 40,000 rupees ($125) – are bought out.
Kind
Each groups received two matches every in the course of the Tremendous 4 stage of the match.
India: NR W W W W L
Sri Lanka: W W W L W
Climate
Climate has been one of the talked-about topics in the course of the Sri Lankan leg of the match. Rain has pressured one match to finish in a washout, two others to be shortened and one other to be stretched over two days.
Mild showers are forecast for Sunday afternoon and night however usually are not anticipated to threaten a washout, particularly as Monday has been put aside as a reserve day.
