Colombo (EMS). The final of Asia Cup 2023 is now a few hours away. On Sunday, the two most successful teams in the history of Asia Cup will once again face each other. The Asia Cup final has been played between these two teams 8 times. Both the teams seem to be in good rhythm. A high voltage contest can be seen between the two.
Sri Lankan off-spinner Mahesh Theekshana has been ruled out of Sunday’s Asia Cup final against India due to a hamstring injury, while the visiting team has called in off-spin rounder Washington Sundar as cover for Axar Patel. Theekshana suffered a strain in his right hamstring during the Super 4 match against Pakistan and he staggered off the field after completing his quota of overs. The Sri Lankan selectors have included Sahan Arachige in the squad in place of Theekshana.
On the other hand, due to Akshar’s problem in the match against Bangladesh, Sundar has been called before the Asia Cup title match. Axar, who scored 42 against Bangladesh, suffered injuries to his left wrist, elbow and had to be treated for a thigh problem, however his efforts could not translate into an Indian win at the R Premadasa Stadium.
Sundar is part of India’s team for the Asian Games. And he is currently in Bengaluru. After the Asia Cup final, they are expected to rejoin the Asian Games camp which runs till September 23 before the competition is held in Hangzhou, China. He last played an ODI against New Zealand at home in January this year, but missed out on a place in the 15-man World Cup squad. Rain can spoil this exciting match. According to the weather department, it is expected to rain on Sunday.
Squad of both the teams for the final:
Indian team: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Tilak Verma, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna. , Shardul Thakur.
Sri Lanka team: Dasun Shanaka (captain), Charith Asalanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Pathum Nissanka, Sadira Samawickrama, Dhananjay de Silva, Dushan Hemantha, Kusal Mendis, Kusal Perera, Binura Fernando, Dinuth Velalage, Kasun Rajitha, Mahish Teekshana, Mathisha Pathirana, Pramod Madushan.
Source: dainikbhaskarup.com
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