India booked their Asia Cup 2023 final spot after a 41-run win over Sri Lanka on Tuesday. The Rohit Sharma-led side defended 213 against a in-form Lankan side and entered their 10th Asia Cup final. But which team will be Men in Blue’s opponent in the final on Sunday, September 17?
Defending champions Sri Lanka will face India in final on Sunday. The home side defeated Pakistan by 2-wickets in a last-ball thriller to secure final spot. This will be Sri Lanka’s 11th Asia Cup final in their history.
This will be the 7th time that India will meet Sri Lanka in continental cup final. In their last 6 final encounters, the Men in Blue emerged victorious 4 times, while the Lankans registered 2 wins.
IND vs SL Head-to-Head in Asia Cup
India and Sri Lanka have faced each other 23 times in Asia Cup. Out of these 23 games, India have won 12 whereas Sri Lanka have registered victories on 11 occasions.
IND vs SL Final Results (Asia Cup)
1988 – Sri Lanka vs India Final – India won by 6 wickets
1991 – Sri Lanka vs India Final – India won by 7 wickets
1995 – Sri Lanka vs India Final – India won by 8 wickets
1997 – India vs Sri Lanka Final – Sri Lanka won by 8 wickets
2004 – Sri Lanka vs India Final – Sri Lanka won by 25 runs
2010 – India vs Sri Lanka Final – India won by 81 runs
The IND vs SL Asia Cup 2023 final will be held at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on 17 September.
Team India Squad for Asia Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumraj, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Sanju Samson (travelling reserve).
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, Dushan Hemantha, Pramod Madushan, Binura Fernando, Kusal Perera.
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