Sri Lanka vs India Asia Cup 2023 Finals - when and where to watch, venue, most likely playing XIs, full squad details, Pitch Report, Weather and more
Both India and Sri Lanka cricket team recorded there to victories each in the super four stage of Asia Cup 2023 2 secure their place in the finals. India started the round with a 228-run win over arch-rivals Pakistan, followed by a 41-run victory against Sri Lanka. Bangladesh beat India by six runs in a dead rubber on Friday evening.
On the other side, Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh and Pakistan to seal their place in the Top 2 of the Super Fours points table. The islanders beat Bangladesh by 21 runs in their first game. India beat them by 41 runs next, and in the do-or-die match against Pakistan, Sri Lanka recorded a two-wicket win on the last ball via D/L method.
Check all the details given below regarding the match:-
Sri Lanka vs India Match Details
Match: Sri Lanka vs India, Asia Cup 2023 Finals
Captains:
Rohit Sharma is going to lead India Cricket Team
Dasun Shanaka will lead Sri Lanka Cricket Team
When: September 17th 2023, Sunday
Match is going to start at 3:00 p.m. IST
Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Head to head of these two teams: Both teams have played 166 matches against each other. Out of which Sri Lanka has won 57 matches and India has won 97 matches with 11 end in no result and 1 tie.
Likely playing XI
India
Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul(w), Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
Bench : S Iyer, SA Yadav, Tilak Varma, Axar Patel, Prasidh Krishna, M Shami, SV Samson, Washington Sundar
Sri Lanka
Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarwickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dhananjaya de Silva, Dunith Wellalage, Dushan Hemantha, Pramod Madushan and Matheesha Pathirana.
Bench : D Karunaratne, M Theekshana, K Rajitha, B Fernando
Pitch report
The surface at the R. Premadasa Stadium looks to be a balanced one. The batters will have to spend some time in the middle before they can start playing high-risk strokes. The spinners are expected to get plenty of purchase from the surface.
Best players from both of the teams
Best Batsman: Shubhman Gill
Best Bowler: Kuldeep Yadav
Weather forecast for today in Colombo
Maximum temperature: 30°C
Minimum temperature: 25°C
Wind speed: 18km/h
Chances of rain: 50%
Capacity of stadium: 35,000
Prediction to win: Team India is most likely to win the match
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