The Indian cricket team has received a prize of 15000 dollars for winning the Asia Cup which was their eighth overall title. 

The Indian cricket team is just one run away from victory as the scores are level in the India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2023 Final. 

The Indian cricket team has achieved a routing victory over Sri Lanka in the Asia Cup 2023 final and won the match by 10 wickets.

The Indian cricket team needs 51 runs to win their eighth Asia Cup title and the Indian openers Shubman Gill and Ishan Kishan have come out to bat. 

The Indian cricket team is inching close towards the target and just needs 20 runs in the IND vs SL Asia Cup 2023 finals. 

The Sri Lanka cricket team has been bowled out for a score of 50 runs. 

The Sri Lanka cricket team has lost their eighth wicket as Dunith Wellalage departs for a score of 8 runs off 21 balls. Sri Lanka are 40/8. 

Sri Lanka lose their seventh wicket as Mohammed Siraj picks up his sixth wicket. Sri Lanka are 33/7. 

The Sri Lanka cricket team has scored 31/6 after the end of 10 overs in the IND vs SL Asia Cup 2023 final match. 

The Sri Lanka cricket team has been blown away by Mohammed Siraj and Sri Lanka are 6 wickets down for a score of 12 runs. 

Another bites the dust for Sri Lanka as the hosts lose the 5th wicket in the fourth over of the IND vs SL Asia Cup 2023 final. 

The Sri Lanka cricket team is in all sorts of trouble against India in the Asia Cup 2023 finals as Mohammed Siraj gets two in two. Charith Asalanka departs for a golden duck. Sri Lanka are 8/4. 

The Sri Lanka cricket team has lost their second wicket for a score of 8 runs and Pathum Nissanka has to walk back for 2 runs. 

The Sri Lanka cricket team have lost their as spinner Kusal Perera has to depart for a duck. Sri Lanka are 1/1 after the end of 0.3 overs. 

The match has begun in Colombo as the Sri Lankan openers Kusal Perera and Pathum Nissanka have come out to bat in the India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2023 finals. 

The play will start at 03:40 PM in the India vs Sri Lanka Asia Cup 2023 match at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. 

The pitch inspection time at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo is 03:30 PM. 

The ground has been covered due to rain.

India XI

 Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul(w), Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Washington Sundar, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj

Sri Lanka XI

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

Sri Lanka won the toss and will bat first. 

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav.

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, C Asalanka, MADI Hemantha, Dunith Wellalage, D de Silva, D Shanaka (C), K Mendis (wk), S Samarawickrama, K Perera, Matheesha Pathirana, PM Liyanagamage

The Sunday weather forecast for Colombo indicates challenging conditions for the Asia Cup 2023 final. There’s an 80% chance of rain, potentially leading to interruptions in the match. High humidity at 79% will add to the discomfort for players, while the 16 km/hr winds could affect ball movement.

Colombo's R. Premadasa Stadium is known for its spinner-friendly pitch. Spin bowlers love this pitch for its turn and bounce. However, its fast outfield and small boundaries benefit batters. Due to its spinner-friendly pitch, chasing a target is difficult. The average first-inning score here is 233.

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul (wk), Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Washington Sundar, Suryakumar Yadav, Shreyas Iyer, Prasidh Krishna, Tilak Varma

Sri Lanka: Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis (wk), Sadeera Samarawickrama, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dasun Shanaka (c), Dunith Wellalage, Pramod Madushan, Matheesha Pathirana, Sahan Arachchige, Dushan Hemantha, Kasun Rajitha, Binura Fernando, Dimuth Karunaratne

Date and time: September 17, 2023; 09:30 am GMT | 03:00 pm local | 03:00 pm IST

Venue: R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo.

Hello everyone, welcome to the live blog of India vs Sri Lanka, Asia Cup 2023 final. Stay tuned for more updates!

India: After being rested for the match against Bangladesh, Virat Kohli, Hardik Pandya, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, and Kuldeep Yadav are expected to rejoin the team.

Sri Lanka: Maheesh Theekshana, an all-rounder who bowls off-spin, is out of the game due to a hamstring injury. Leg-spinner Dushan Hemantha could step in for Theekshana.