🏏India vs Sri Lanka, Final , Asia Cup 2023, Colombo 🏏 - Page 5

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Dasun Shanaka: We'll bat first. Seems like a good wicket, there will be some turn in the afternoon. Last year, we weren't able to get these crowds but this time we are really fortunate. I'm very pleased with the youngsters - Wellalage, Pathirana, Samarawickrama. It is a good team and the results are there, this is a good boost for the WC. One change - Theekshana out, Hemantha in.

Rohit Sharma: Would have batted first too, looks like a dry pitch. We are confident of chasing down whatever Sri Lanka put on the board. This is a good chance to go aggressive with the ball and see what the surface has to offer. We came really close last game, anything about 240 on this surface is good.

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A huge roar goes up as Sri Lanka win the toss. Dasun Shanaka says there might be some turn in the afternoon, but it looks like a good batting track nevertheless. Gives credit to the selectors for putting together such a good, young team. Confirms that legspinner Dushan Hemantha will replace Theekshana.

Sri Lanka (Playing 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

Pitch Report | Sanjay Manjrekar and Dominic Cork: Fresh pitch for the final. Colombo pitches have generally been useful for the spinners. We are right next to the pitch used for the earlier India Sri Lanka game. It is a dry surface, 70m boundaries all directions. As a captain, it'll be better to be batting first and then hope for some turn at night.

Sri Lanka have won the toss and have opted to bat

India (Playing 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

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Looking forward for the finale