Mohammed Siraj (6/21) bowls India to Asia Cup 2023 title against Sri Lanka in Colombo on Sunday (September 17). Photo: BCCI
Asia Cup Final Updates | Siraj (6/21) stars as India win title
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Asia Cup 2023 final between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo. India is the most successful team in Asia Cup history with 7 titles.
Hello and welcome to the live coverage of the Asia Cup 2023 final between India and Sri Lanka in Colombo. India, the most successful team in Asia Cup history with 7 titles, will look to add one more ahead of the big World Cup 2023.
On the other hand, Sri Lanka aim to match India’s 7-trophy record as they need one. Coming into this match, India suffered a setback in the previous match, losing to Bangladesh while Sri Lanka are on a high after knocking out Pakistan in a thrilling last-ball finish. Read our Asia Cup final preview here.
Live Updates
- 17 Sept 2023 2:59 PM IST
Rain delays start
As we were about to start the final, there is a drizzle. We won't be starting at 3 PM IST.
- 17 Sept 2023 2:56 PM IST
Gill is leading run scorer
With 275 runs, India's Shubman Gill is the top scorer in Asia Cup 2023.
- 17 Sept 2023 2:55 PM IST
Head to head in Asia Cup final
India: 4; Sri Lanka: 3. Overall it is 10 apiece between the sides in Asia Cup matches.
- 17 Sept 2023 2:45 PM IST
Team changes
India: 6 changes
In: Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Washington Sundar, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj. Out: Tilak Varma, Suryakumar Yadav, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna, Mohammed Shami.
Sri Lanka: 1 change
In: Dushan Hemantha. Out: Maheesh Theekshana.
- 17 Sept 2023 2:38 PM IST
Playing XIs
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wicketkeeper), Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav.
Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wicketkeeper), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (captain), Dunith Wellalage, Dushan Hemantha, Pramod Madushan, Matheesha Pathirana.
- 17 Sept 2023 2:31 PM IST
Toss: Sri Lanka bat first
Sri Lanka captain Dasun Shanaka won the toss and opted to bat first.
- 17 Sept 2023 2:27 PM IST
Team news
Axar Patel (India) and Maheesh Theekshana (Sri Lanka) are out due to injuries. India have called up off-spinning all-rounder Washington Sundar to replace Axar. He has already joined the squad.
- 17 Sept 2023 2:25 PM IST
Pitch report
Sanjay Manjrekar and Dominic Cork on Star Sports say it is a brand new pitch and whoever wins the toss should bat first on the dry surface.
