Asia Cup 2023 India vs Sri Lanka Final : Ahead of the Asia Cup 2023 final, the Sri Lankan team has suffered a major setback. Tomorrow is the final of the Asia Cup between India and Sri Lanka but before that Sri Lanka’s troubles have increased. Sri Lankan veteran spinner Maheesh Theekshana will not be able to play the final against India.
Theekshana pulled his right hamstring (leg muscle) while fielding during Sri Lanka’s two-wicket win over Pakistan on Thursday. After the scan, the severity of Tiksha’s injury was revealed.
Maheesh Theekshana will miss Asia Cup final against India due to muscle strain. Tiksha is out due to injury. Now due to this injury he will not be able to play in the final.
India vs Sri Lanka match in the final asia cup 2023
The final match of Asia Cup will see a great match between India and Sri Lanka. These two teams will meet in Colombo, Sri Lanka on Sunday. The match will start at 3 PM IST. The Indian team won 2 out of 3 matches in this tournament and secured their place in the first final with 4 points. While the Sri Lankan team has also entered the final with 4 points.
The Sri Lanka Cricket Board gave this update for Theekshana
Giving an update on Maheesh Theekshana‘s injury on social media, Sri Lanka Cricket said, ‘This update has not been given to Theekshana, who strained his right hamstring during the match against Pakistan. Play for the final.
A scan was performed and a confirmed muscle injury would not be available. The Sri Lankan cricket selectors have replaced Theekshana with Sahan Arachige in the squad. Theekshana will return to the High Performance Center to begin restoration work.
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India became the first team to reach the final
Under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, the Indian team became the first team to reach the final of the Asia Cup 2023. The Indian team had to face defeat against Bangladesh yesterday. This is India’s fifth match in Asia Cup-2023, in which India has been defeated by 6 runs.
Earlier, India defeated Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka, while the first match against Pakistan was called off due to rain. However, India had already qualified for the final. However, the Indian and Sri Lankan teams have reached the finals.
India Squad for Finals:
Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya (Vice-Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammad Shami, Akshar Patel, Ishan Kishan. Suryakumar Yadav..
Sri Lanka squad for the final:
Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Pathum Nisanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Zenith Perera, Kusal Mendis (Vice-Captain), Charith Aslanka, Dhananjay de Silva, Sadira Samarawickrama, Mahish Thikshana, Dunith Velage, Mathisha Pathirana, Dunith Velaj, Dunith Rajurana, Dhananjaya De Silva. Record. , Council Fernando , Pramod Madushan.
