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Asia Cup final IND vs SL Playing 11: Sundar in for Axar in India's XI

Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya have returned to India's Playing 11

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India vs Sri Lanka. Photo: X

India vs Sri Lanka. Photo: X

India would take on Sri Lanka in the final of the Asia Cup 2023 at the R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday (September 17, 2023). India will be eyeing their first multi-team tournament since 2018 Asia Cup triump against Bangladesh. This is will be 12th time Sri Lanka will be playing in final of the continental while India's 10th. India will be eyeing record 8th Asia Cup title while Sri Lanka have won the trophy 6 times.  Talking about the team combination, for India, the likes of Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya have returned to India's Playing 11.  Off-spinner Washington Sundar has replaced Axar Patel in India's XI. Notably Axar Patel has been ruled out of the Asia Cup final after suffering hamstring injury. 

Check India vs Sri Lanka live match updates and weather predictions here

Asia Cup 2023 final: India vs Sri Lanka Playing 11

India Playing 11: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul(w), Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.

Sri Lanka Playing 11: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka(c), Dunith Wellalage, Dushan Hemantha, Pramod Madushan, Matheesha Pathirana

India vs Sri Lanka head-to-head

The two teams have played against each other in 166 ODIs with the team from Sri Lanka winning 57 of them and 97 matches going to India. 11 matches have ended in no result while there has been one tied match between the two teams as well. 

Total matches played: 166
India won: 97
Sri Lanka won: 57
No result: 11
What is the Colombo weather forecast for India vs Sri Lanka final in Asia Cup 2023?

According to AccuWeather.com, there are chances of rainfall for at 1 PM, 6 PM, 8 PM and 10 PM. It will be mostly sunny in afternoon and morning.

What if India vs Sri Lanka final gets washed out today (September 17)?

There is a reserve day for for Asia Cup 2023. So the match will continue from where it will be stopped on the original date.

Squads

India squad for Asia Cup 2023

Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul(w), Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Suryakumar Yadav, Axar Patel, Shreyas Iyer, Prasidh Krishna, Tilak Varma, Washington Sundar.

Sri Lanka squad for Asia Cup 2023

Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka(c), Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana, Kusal Perera, Binura Fernando, Pramod Madushan, Dushan Hemantha

Asia Cup 2023 Final Match: India vs Sri Lanka live toss timing, streaming and telecast details in India

Which teams will play in the Asia Cup 2023 final match?

India will lock horns with Sri Lanka at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, today (September 17, 2023).

At what time live toss between India and Sri Lanka take place in Colombo as per Indian Standard Time (IST)?

The IND vs SL live toss in the final match of Asia Cup 2023 will take place at 2:30 PM IST today (September 17, 2023)..

What is the match timing of the India vs Sri Lanka match according to Indian Standard Time?

The India vs Sri Lanka match in the Asia Cup final will begin at 3:00 PM IST today (September 17, 2023)..

Which TV channels will live telecast the India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2023 match?

Star Sports Network has the broadcasting rights for Asia Cup 2023. IND vs SL live telecast will be available on Star Sports 1 HD/SD in English commentary. Star Sports Hindi HD/SD will live broadcast the India vs Sri Lanka match with Hindi commentary.

How to watch the live streaming of the India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2023 in India for free?

Disney+Hotstar will live stream India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup match in India for free (mobile users only).

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Asia Cup 2023 final, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Sri Lanka Playing 11 today

Sri Lanka (Playing XI): Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka(c), Dunith Wellalage, Dushan Hemantha, Pramod Madushan, Matheesha Pathirana
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Asia Cup 2023 final, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE: India Playing 11 today

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul(w), Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
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Asia Cup 2023 final, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE: SL Playing XI update

One change in Sri Lanka Playing 11. Hemantha comes in for Theekshana.
2:31 PM

Asia Cup 2023 final, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE TOSS: India bowling

Sri Lanka captain won the toss and elects to bat first.
2:29 PM

Asia Cup 2023 final, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE TOSS

IND vs SL Live toss is moments away, stay tuned.
2:14 PM

Asia Cup 2023 final, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Colombo weather forecast

According to the live visuals from broadcasters, Indian players are warming up as sun is playing hide and seek at R Premadasa Stadium.
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Asia Cup 2023 final, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Big opportunity for captain!

As India takes on Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup final on Sunday, there will be a focus on the performance of skipper Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli as they will also carry the batting expectations of India team fans into the World Cup starting next month.
 
Both Rohit and Virat reached personal landmarks in the Asia Cup. Rohit reached the 10,000 ODI runs milestone and Virat has now over 13,000 runs in one-day internationals.
 
The two stars have not scored big in finals of ODI tournaments like the Asia Cup and Cricket World Cup.
 
In five ODI tournament finals, Rohit has scored just 101 in five innings at an average of 20.2 and a strike rate of 77. He has not hit a single fifty, with the best score of 48.
 
In the Asia Cup finals, Rohit got scores of 3 (in 2008 against Sri Lanka), 41 (against Sri Lanka in 2010) and 48 (against Bangladesh in 2018).
 
In the ICC Champions Trophy finals, Rohit failed to fire, scoring nine (against England in 2013) and a duck (against Pakistan in 2017).
Rohit Sharma
Rohit Sharma

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Asia Cup 2023 final, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE: A full game on the cards

India are aiming for their 8th continental title as they face defending champion Sri Lanka in the final of the Asia Cup 2023 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.
 
A full-fledged match is expected as there is no sign of rainfall in Colombo at the moment. The sky was bright and clear early this morning.
 
According to AccuWeather.com, the chances of rainfall has reduced significantly at the start of the match. There are chances of rainfall later in the day, but it might remain dry as it happened during India vs Bangladesh game.

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India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2023 final
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Asia Cup 2023 final, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE: Sun shining brightly at Premadasa

The sun is shining brightly at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Clouds are there but it is not the ones that rains. The ground is not covered as well, it is soaking the sun rays after too much of inclement weather in last 15 days.
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Asia Cup 2023 final, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE: India's squad for Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka

India's squad for Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul (wicket-keeper), Ishan Kishan (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya (VC), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Washington Sundar.

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First Published: Sep 16 2023 | 3:14 PM IST

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