Jasprit Bumrah, Virat Kohli, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav and Hardik Pandya have returned to India's Playing 11
India and Pakistan have never played against each other in the final of Asia Cup's history.
Sri Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana's participation in the Asia Cup final against India has been thrown into jeopardy due to a hamstring strain, the extent of which will be known on Friday.
The 'Men in Green' were forced to make key changes in their bowling department after Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf were ruled out from the tie due to injuries.
Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Shardul Thakur, Prasidh Krishna and Mohammed Shami were selected for the Bangladesh match.
With Colombo wicket supporting spinners, Axar Patel is picked ahead of Shardul Thakur in India's Playing 11
The Asia Cup was started after India's World Cup win and to fulfil the rising aspirations of Asia's cricketing nations
India vs Bangladesh Highlights, Asia Cup: Shakib Al Hasan and Tazim Hasan Sakib were the two heroes for Bangladesh as they beat India by six runs to finish their Asia Cup campaign on a high
India remained at the top of the Asia Cup points table even after they lost their last Super4 tie to Bangladesh. Sri Lanka ar the second position followed by Bangladesh in third and Pakistan in 4th
Afridi did the damage during that phase with two wickets in successive balls. But Asalanka held his nerves in the final over to carry his side home.
Sri Lanka have made two changes in their Playing 11. Pramodh Madushan replaced Rajitha and Kusal Janith came in for Dimuth Karunaratne.
The Pakistan Cricket Board named 22-year-old Zaman Khan, who is yet to make his ODI debut, as Naseem's replacement in the 17-member squad
With India already in the final, Pakistan need just a win over Sri Lanka to set up a summit clash on September 17. And the scenario is the same for Sri Lanka.
India opener Shubman Gill jumped to second position, among batsmen, in the latest ICC ODI Players' Rankings on the weight of his performances in the ongoing Asia Cup.
Naseem and Rauf picked up niggles during Pakistan's 228-run loss to India on Monday and are no certainty to recover in time for the final match of the Super Four stage against Sri Lanka
Both Pakistan and Sri Lanka have two points and the winner of the virtual knock-out game will progress to the final on September 17.
With India managing only 213 runs, it was a great test for the Indian bowling attack to eke out a victory for their team and defend the below-par total in ODI cricket. And they manage to eke out a win
Asia Cup, India vs Sri Lanka Highlights: Dunith Wellalage's maiden five-wicket haul and unbeaten 42 went in vain as India clinched a low-scoring thriller to reach the final
Sri Lanka had 13 straight ODI wins, dating back to June 2023 till the game against India in Asia Cup 2023.
Wellalage of Sri Lanka removed Virat Kohli, Shubman Gill, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya and Rohit Sharma of India to pick his maiden five-wicket haul in international cricket during Asia Cup 2023