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Asia Cup 2023 Final, India vs Sri Lanka LIVE Updates: India will be looking to win the Asia Cup title after a gap of five years when they take on co-hosts Sri Lanka in the final of the 2023 edition at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo Sunday. India last won the Asia Cup in 2018, while Sri Lanka are the defending champions having won the 2022 edition. The 2022 edition however was played in the T20 format. India have won a record seven Asia Cups so far with six of them coming in the ODI format. Sri Lanka have also won the Asia Cup six times with five of them coming in the ODI format. While Sri Lanka will be looking to level India with seven Asia Cup trophies, Men in Blue will be aiming to clinch a record-extending eighth title. The final also gives a big opportunity for both teams to secure a confidence-boosting title ahead of the World Cup which starts on 5 October in India. The final is also an opportunity for India to bring an end to their title drought in a multi-national tournament. The last time they won a multi-national tournament was also in Asia Cup 2018. They also haven’t won an ICC trophy since 2013. Meanwhile, there have been a few injury issues for the teams. Sri Lanka spinner Maheesh Theekshana will miss the final due to a hamstring injury, while Axar Patel is out for India due to a left quadricep strain sustained during the game against Bangladesh. Colombo weather update: Rain is set to interrupt the Asia Cup final as there’s a forecast for rain in the afternoon and evening. The probability of precipitation in the afternoon stands at 90% Thunderstorms have also been predicted at 6 PM, 8 PM, and 10 PM local time. Asia Cup Final LIVE Streaming: The match starts at 3 PM IST and will be broadcast on Star Sports Network. The LIVE streaming will be available on Disney+ Hotstar. Squads India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Washington Sundar, Prasidh Krishna, Tilak Varma Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Binura Fernando, Dimuth Karunaratne, Pramod Madushan, Matheesha Pathirana, Sahan Arachchige, Dushan Hemantha
Asia Cup Final Highlights, India vs Sri Lanka: India end multi-national trophy drought with 8th Asia Cup title
Asia Cup 2023 Final, India vs Sri Lanka, Highlights: India clinch their eighth Asia Cup title, their first since 2018, with a 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka in Colombo.
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Rohit Sharma collects the Asia Cup trophy, and the team gets together to celebrate winning the title. And with that, the Asia Cup is done and dusted. Next up is a three-match ODI series against Australia at home that starts from 22 September. That will be the final series for India before the ODI World Cup that gets underway on 5 October. We will be back with LIVE coverage of the India vs Australia series, but until then, it’s a goodbye from us here. On behalf of my colleagues at Firstpost, this is Vishnu signing off.
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“Yeah, it was a great performance. To come out and play like that in the final shows the mental character. Great start with the ball and clinical finish with the bat. I was standing in the slips, and something we take pride in – our seamers have been working really hard. Very very clear in their mind. It was good to see that. Such a performance we will cherish for a long time,” says Rohit Sharma at the presentation ceremony.
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Kuldeep Yadav is the Player of the Tournament for finishing the Asia Cup with nine wickets.
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Mohammed Siraj is the Player of the Match for his match-winning figures of 6/21. “The groundsmen really deserve the cash prize. The tournament would not have been possible without them,” says Siraj.
Are India well-prepared to go all the way in the World Cup?
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India won the title against Sri Lanka with 263 balls to spare. This is India’s biggest win in an ODI as far as balls remaining is concerned, beating their record of 230 deliveries remaining against Kenya in 2001.
India, Asia Cup champions for a record eighth time
After 6.1 overs,India 51/0 ( Ishan Kishan 23 , Shubman Gill 27)
INDIA CLINCH THE ASIA CUP TITLE! What a clinical, dominant display from the Men in Blue as they win their eighth Asia Cup title with a 10-wicket win over Sri Lanka. Earlier, Sri Lanka had been bowled out for just 50 runs after Mohammed Siraj’s six-wicket haul, and in reply, Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill ade light work of the chase, sealing the deal in less than 10 overs.
After 5 overs,India 45/0 ( Ishan Kishan 21 , Shubman Gill 23)
Pathirana continues from the other end. Kishan collects a boundary, driving through point region for a four. Kishan the collects a brace just two balls later, driving wide of backward point. Gill finishes the over with a boundary, flicking toewards the long-leg fence. India are a six away from victory.
After 3 overs,India 32/0 ( Ishan Kishan 13 , Shubman Gill 18)
Pramod Madushan continues. India are racing towards this easy target. Shubman Gill collects as many as three fours in the over as 15 runs come off the over.
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FOUR! Shubman Gill nails this cover drive through the off-side to collect another boundary. India want to finish this off in a hurry.
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FOUR! Ishan Kishan brings up his first boundary of the evening, lofting this one over the slip fielders.
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FOUR! Shubman Gill collects the first boundary of India’s run-chase, clipping through the midwicket fence.
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Right. Time for the run chase now. India will look to make light work of the chase. It’s Ishan Kishan who is opening with Shubman Gill, and not Rohit Sharma. Pramod Madushan into the attack first up.
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ICYMI: The ground staff at Colombo’s R Premadasa Stadium and Kandy’s Pallekele International Cricket Stadium will be receiving a handsome cash reward worth US$50,000 for their efforts in the rain-affected Sri Lankan leg of the 2023 Asia Cup.
BCCI secretary and ACC chief Jay Shah announced the reward earlier today.
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Mohammed Siraj produced a spell from hell, blowing the Sri Lankans away with figures of 6/21 as Sri Lanka were shot out for 50.
Click here for a ball-by-ball recap of the Hyderabadi pacer’s stunning second over, in which he broke the backbone of Sri Lanka’s batting unit with four wickets in six deliveries.
After 15.2 overs,Sri Lanka 50/10 ( Dushan Hemantha 13 , )
Hardik Pandya provides the final touch, removing Pathirana after he is caught by Kishan at point. So, that means, Sri Lanka are all out for just 50 in the Asia Cup final against India. This is Sri Lanka’s lowest total in ODIs vs India.
India need just 51 runs to win from 50 overs.
After 15 overs,Sri Lanka 50/8 ( Dushan Hemantha 13 , Pramod Madushan 1)
Kuldeep Yadav into the attack. He replaces Hardik Pandya. Sri Lanka get to their 50-run mark, with a single from Pramod Madushan. There’s a huge cheer from the crowd as Pramod completes the single.
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OUT! Hardik Pandya joins the party, removing Wellalage. It’s a bouncer that heads towards Wellalage’s chest, the Sri Lankan looks to go for the pull but decides against it in the last minute. The ball strikes towards his gloves and eventually lobs into the keeper’s hands. Wellalage c Rahul b Hardik Pandya 8
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OUT! Cleaned up and Kusal Mendis departs. It’s none other than Siraj with the wicket. This is a very fast inswinger from Siraj, Mendis looks to go for the drive, but ends up getting an inside edge as the ball crashes into the stumps. Kusal Mendis b Siraj 17
After 11 overs,Sri Lanka 33/6 ( Kusal Mendis (W) 17 , Dunith Wellalage 8)
First change of bowling of the day as Hardik Pandya replaces Jasprit Bumrah. He bowls five dot balls, before Wellalage collects a couple of runs by hitting towards the deep square leg gap, where the fielder saves a boundary.
After 10 overs,Sri Lanka 31/6 ( Kusal Mendis (W) 17 , Dunith Wellalage 6)
India are still persisting with Siraj and Bumrah, and till now the Men in Blue are yet to make a bowling change. Siraj continues, it’s another tidy over from him. Just one run off it.
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FOUR! A welcome boundary for Sri Lanka right now as Kusal Mendis punches over backward point for a four.
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OUT! Mohammed Siraj, cometh the hour, cometh the man! Siraj claims his fifth wicket, cleaning up Sri Lanka skipper Dasun Shanaka. It’s a full and wide ball, Shanaka plays for the push, but the ball moves away, eventually being beaten by the movement as the ball crashes the off-stump. Shanaka b Siraj 0
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OUT! Edged and taken by KL Rahul as Mohammad Siraj gets his fourth wicket in a single over. This time, he gets rid of Dhananjaya de Silva, who departs after scoring a boundary. Dhananjaya c Rahul b Siraj 4
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OUT! Siraj is on fire at the moment. After removing Nissanka and Samarawickrama, he now has seen off Asalanka. Asalanka is early on the drive, but hits this one towards Kishan at cover. Asalanka c Ishan Kishan b Siraj 0(
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OUT! Siraj strikes for a second time this over, as he traps Sadeera Samarawickrama leg before wicket. Sri Lanka are losing wickets in a flurry now. Samarawickrama lbw b Siraj 0
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OUT! Siraj strikes. He removes the second Sri Lankan opener, Pathum Nissanka. Nissanka opoens the face of the bat and plays the punch shot, only to find Jadeja taking the catch at backward point region. Nissanka c Jadeja b Siraj 2
After 3 overs,Sri Lanka 8/1 ( Pathum Nissanka 2 , Kusal Mendis (W) 5)
Jasprit Bumrah resumes, to bowl his second over. Tidy stuff from the pacer, with just the single from Nissanka at the start of the over, that was tucked behind square leg.
After 2 overs,Sri Lanka 7/1 ( Pathum Nissanka 1 , Kusal Mendis (W) 5)
A fine start for India in the Asia Cup final against Sri Lanka. Jasprit Bumrah was introduced firstv up, and he struck in just the third ball, getting rid of Kusal Perera. Kusal Mendis has joined Nissanka in the middle. Mohammad Siraj bowls the second over and it’s a maiden over.
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OUT! An early breakthrough for India after Buimrah removes Kusal Perera. The Sri Lankan opener is caught by KL Rahul behind the wickets. Kusal Perera c Rahul b Bumrah 0
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Time for LIVE action. Jasprit Bumrah with the ball first up for India. Pathum Nissanka and Kusal Perera are Sri Lanka’s openers. The Asia Cup final is underway in Colombo!
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LIVE visuals show that some covers are being removed, which is definetely some good news as far as start of play is concerned. The umpires, meanwhil, are seen having a word with India skipper Rohit Sharma and coach Rahul Dravid. There will be a pitch inspection at 3.30 pm IST. Play will start at 3.40 pm IST.
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Should the entire day on Sunday be washed out due to rain, there is a reserve day for the final of the 2023 Asia Cup final. A reserve day was earlier used during the Super Four game between India and Pakistan in Colombo last week.
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OH NO! The covers have come on at the R Premadasa Stadium ,with a slight drizzle delaying start of play. We were scheduled to start play right about by now, but the start will be delayed.
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Playing XI
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka(Captain), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis(w), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dunith Wellalage, Dushan Hemantha, Pramod Madushan, Matheesha Pathirana
India: Rohit Sharma(Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul(wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj
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Sri Lanka win the toss and opt to bat first. Dushan Hemantha is in for the injured Maheesh Theekshana for Sri Lanka. Washington Sundar comes in for the injured Axar Patel.
“We came really close last game, anything about 240 on this surface is good. Our job today is to do well with the ball, and then see what we can do with the bat. The crowd have been brilliant, good support for both teams but probably a bit more for Sri Lanka,” says Rohit Sharma at the toss.
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Sanjay Manjrekar and Dominic Cork at the pitch report: “Fresh pitch for the final. Colombo pitches have generally been useful for the spinners. We are right next to the pitch used for the earlier India Sri Lanka game. It is a dry surface, 70m boundaries all directions.”
“I would be batting first if I were captain and hope for some turn in the night,” adds Cork.
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India road to final
Group Stage:
vs Pakistan: Match abandoned due to rain
vs Nepal: Won by 10 wickets
Super Four
vs Pakistan: Won by 228 runs
vs Sri Lanka: Won by 41 runs
vs Bangladesh: Lost by 6 runs
Formula for success in Colombo
The team batting first has won five of the six games in Colombo in the current Asia Cup. The only exception? Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 2 wickets with no balls remaining in the virtual semi-final