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IND vs SL Today Match Prediction- Asia Cup Final 2023, Who Will Win Today’s Match Between India And Sri Lanka? India and Sri Lanka are set to battle against each other in Asia Cup 2023 final. IND vs SL, Asia Cup 2023 final, takes place on Sunday, September 17 at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.

Rohit Sharma is the skipper of India in Asia Cup 2023. Dasun Shanaka is the captain of Sri Lanka. India was the first team to qualify for the Asia Cup 2023 final. Sri Lanka grabbed the place after defeating Pakistan in their previous match in a do-or-die clash.

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At the start of Asia Cup 2023, India was part of Group A. Their opening clash against Pakistan was washed out due to rain. Later, they crushed Nepal by 10 wickets. With 2 points, the men-in-blue qualified for the Super Four round from Group A.

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During the Super Four round, India crushed Pakistan in their first match with a huge margin of 228 runs. Later, they also vanquished Sri Lanka by 41 runs in the next match. In their last game, India lost to Bangladesh by 6 runs in a thrilling match. However, it was a dead rubber game as India had already reached the Asia Cup 2023 final before facing Bangladesh.

Talking about Sri Lanka, the hosts were part of Group B at the start. They outplayed Bangladesh by 5 wickets in their first match. Later, they crushed Afghanistan by 2 runs to book a berth in the Super Four round.

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In the Super Four round, Dasun Shanaka & Boys commenced their journey with a victory against Bangladesh by 21 runs. Later, they lost to India by 41 runs in a low-scoring thriller. However, Sri Lanka demolished Pakistan by 2 wickets in their last match to grab a spot in Asia Cup 2023 final.

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IND vs SL Today Match Prediction- Asia Cup Final 2023, Who Will Win Today’s Match Between India And Sri Lanka?

IND vs SL Head-to-Head Records

Stats Matches IND Won SL Won NR
Overall 166 97 67 11
At R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo 37 18 16 3
In the last 5 matches 5 4 1 0
In Asia Cup (Only ODIs) 20 10 10 0

(One ODI game between India and Sri Lanka ended in a tie)

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Recent Venue Records (R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo) 

Stats- ODIs

Total matches- 160

Matches won batting first- 88

Matches won bowling first- 62

Average 1st Inns scores- 233

Average 2nd Inns scores- 192

Highest total recorded- 375/5 (50 Ov) by IND vs SL

Lowest total recorded- 78/10 (33.1 Ov) by SLW vs ENGW

The highest score chased- 292/4 (48.3 Ov) by SL vs AUS

The lowest score defended- 170/10 (49.2 Ov) by WIW vs SLW

IND vs SL Toss Prediction

The team winning the toss might opt to bat first. India batted first in their previous clash against Sri Lanka where they won the game. In their last match, India failed to chase down the target batting second. Hence, they will look to bat first.

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Sri Lanka also knows that chasing has been quite difficult at R. Premadasa Stadium. Hence, they would opt to bat first as well. Moreover, teams batting first have won 88 ODI games at the stadium. In comparison, teams batting second have won 62 games.

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Predicted Scores For IND vs SL Match

Team 1st Innings 2nd Innings
IND 300-350 250-300
SL 250-300 200-250
Players’ Form- India- Batting
Players Matches Runs Average
Shubman Gill 5 275 68.75
Rohit Sharma 5 194 48.50
KL Rahul 3 169 84.50
Virat Kohli 4 129 64.50
Ishan Kishan 5 120 40.0
Hardik Pandya 4 92 46.0

Who will score the most runs for IND in the match: Rohit Sharma or KL Rahul

Players’ Form-India- Bowling

Players Matches Wickets Average
Kuldeep Yadav 4 9 11.33
Ravindra Jadeja 5 6 25.33
Shardul Thakur 4 5 21.40
Mohammed Siraj 4 4 25.25
Jasprit Bumrah 3 3 16.0
Mohammed Shami 2 3 20.33

Who will pick the most wickets for IND in the match: Kuldeep Yadav or Jasprit Bumrah

 

Players’ Form- Sri Lanka- Batting

Players Matches Runs Average
Kusal Mendis 5 253 50.60
Sadeera Samarawickrama 5 215 43.0
Charith Asalanka 5 179 59.66
Pathum Nissanka 5 130 26.0
Dunith Wellalage 5 78 39.0
Dhananjaya de Silva 5 68 13.60

Who will score the most runs for SL in the match: Kusal Mendis or Sadeera Samarawickrama

Players’ Form- Sri Lanka- Bowling

Players Matches Wickets Average
Matheesha Pathirana 5 11 22.63
Dunith Wellalage 5 10 17.20
Maheesh Theekshana 5 8 29.12
Charith Asalanka 5 4 4.50
Dasun Shanaka 5 4 29.50
Kasun Rajitha 4 4 41.75

Who will pick the most wickets for SL in the match: Dunith Wellalage or Maheesh Theekshana

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