Asia Cup 2023 / Sri Lanka won the toss in the final match, decided to bat - see playing 11

The final match of Asia Cup-2023 will be played between India and Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo shortly. The Sri Lankan team has won the toss and decided to bat. One change each has been made in both the teams. Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka has played Dushan Hemanth in place of injured Mahish Teekshana, while Indian captain Rohit Sharma has given a chance to Washington Sundar in place of

Vikrant Shekhawat : Sep 17, 2023, 02:58 PM

Asia Cup 2023: The final match of Asia Cup-2023 will be played between India and Sri Lanka at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo shortly. The Sri Lankan team has won the toss and decided to bat. One change each has been made in both the teams. Sri Lankan captain Dasun Shanaka has played Dushan Hemanth in place of injured Mahish Teekshana, while Indian captain Rohit Sharma has given a chance to Washington Sundar in place of Axar Patel who was ruled out due to injury.

Playing-11 of both the teams

Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (captain), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadira Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjay de Silva, Dunith Vellage, Dushan Hemanth, Mathish Pathirana and Kasun Rajitha.

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.

Weather conditions

At present the weather in Colombo is clear. According to the forecast, there was a 90 percent chance of rain here on Sunday.

What will happen if it rains?

If the final match gets canceled today due to rain, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has kept a reserve day (Monday, September 18). If it rains even on the reserve day, both India and Sri Lanka will be declared joint winners.