Asia Cup 2023: India vs Sri Lanka, Match Highlights: India lift title, beat Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in final

The Indian Team has scripted history by beating Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2023 final in one of the shortest matches in this format by ten wickets.

Chasing a moderate total of just 51, Indian openers Ishan Kishan and Shubman Gill struck a few fours to get things moving for the Men in Blue, chasing their first multi-team tournament trophy since winning the Nidahas Trophy in 2019. 

Siraj led the annihilation of Sri Lanka as he took four wickets in one and six overall for just 21 runs in seven overs. Apart from him, Hardik Pandya also took three wickets for three runs and Bumrah took one.

Pandya takes his third and second on two balls as Sri Lanka gets all-out for 50 in just 15.2 overs.

Hardik Pandya takes one more wicket as Sri Lanka lose their ninth for just 50 runs in 15.1 overs.

Hardik takes out Wellalage and Sri Lanka's horror day continues.

Sri Lanka: 40/8 - 12.3 overs

Another one bites the dust as he takes out Kusal Mendis for his sixth wicket.

Sri Lanka: 33/7 in 11.2 overs

10 overs are gone and Sri Lanka still in deep hole with six down for 31 runs. Siraj's special spell made sure that they don't have no more option but only to play for survival.

Sri Lanka - 31/6 in 10 overs

Mohammed Siraj takes a five-for as Sri Lanka lose six wicket for 12 runs! Sensational spell from the pacer.

Sri Lanka: 12/6 - 5.4 overs

The game is done and dusted inside four overs with Siraj's four-wicket over.

Sri Lanka - 12/5 in 4 overs

Siraj is making the ball talk and the Lankans have no response! One more bites the dust

Sri Lanka: 8/4 in 3.4 overs

Mohammed Siraj take his second wicket and he hasn't given away a single so far! Sri Lanka in tatters.

Sri Lanka: 8/3 in 3.3 overs

Both openers are gone as Siraj takes out Nissanka. Sri Lanka lose two quick wickets and India on top here

Sri Lanka: 8/2 - 3.1 overs

Jasprit Bumrah, ladies and gentlemen, is well and truly back. A wicket off his third ball as Sri Lanka lose first wicket.

Sri Lanka: 1/1 - 0.3 overs

1 Kusal Perera, 2 Pathum Nissanka, 3 Kusal Mendis (wk), 4 Sadeera Samarawickrama, 5 Charith Asalanka, 6 Dhananjaya de Silva, 7 Dasun Shanaka (capt), 8 Dunith Wellalage, 9 Dushan Hemantha, 10 Matheesha Pathirana, 11 Pramod Madushan

India Playing 11 new update: Washington Sundar has replaced Axar Patel in the playing 11 of India due to an injury.

1 Rohit Sharma (capt), 2 Shubman Gill, 3 Virat Kohli, 4 KL Rahul (wk), 5 Ishan Kishan, 6 Hardik Pandya, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Washington Sundar, 9 Kuldeep Yadav, 10 Mohammed Siraj, 11 Jasprit Bumrah

Probable 11

India: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (C), Dunith Wellalage, Pramod Madhushan/Dushan Hemantha, Kasun Rajitha, Matheesha Pathirana

Due to an injury, Maahesh Theekshana has been ruled out from the India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2023 Final. He sustained an injury in his right hamstring during Sri Lanka's Super Four clash against Pakistan. Sahan Arachchige has replaced him.

Indian skipper and team captain will play his 250th ODI match. He has played 249 matches so far, and scored 10,031 runs. He has an average of 48.69 and a strike rate 90.26. Furthermore, he has 50 centuries, 51 fifties, and three double centuries. His highest score in ODI is 264 runs, which he scored against Sri Lanka. 

According to the latest weather forecast by AccuWeather, there are 45 per cent chances of rain in the morning, which will shoot up to 90 per cent at the start time of the match and remain the same till the evening. Currently, the skies look sunny in Colombo. Although there are no chances of rain as of now, scattered clouds are covering the sky. 

It was India's 97th ODI win against Sri Lanka in Asia Cup Super Four match. The two teams have clashed with each other 166 times. Among these matches, Sri Lanka has 57. Thus, India has an edge over Sri Lanka in ODI format. One of these matches ended in a ties and eleven ODIs ended in no result. 

Sri Lanka will enter the Asia Cup 2023 Final as defending champions. However, India hasn't lifted the trophy since 2018. The two Asian cricketing giants look forward to winning another title this year.

On September 15, Axar Patel sustained an injury during the match played by Team India against Bangladesh on September 15. Washington Sundar has replaced him in India's squad for the Asia Cup 2023. 

India: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan (WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Dushan Hemantha, Pramod Madushan, Matheesha Pathirana 

India vs Sri Lanka will lock horns in the final match of Asia Cup 2023 at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka, on September 17. The IND vs SL match will begin at 03:00 pm IST.