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India will take on Sri Lanka in the grand finale of the Asia Cup 2023, at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on September 17, Sunday. These two proud cricketing nations have won this tournament multiple times, with India lifting the trophy seven times, one more than Sri Lanka.
The Asia Cup has seen India versus Sri Lanka final seven times, with four victories for the Men in Blue, and their upcoming opponents winning it three times. In their previous clash in the ongoing edition of the continental cricket tournament, these teams were involved in a classic low scoring thriller in front of a large crowd at the R Premadasa in Colombo.
Team India managed to secure a 41-run win in this contest against Sri Lanka, defending the 213 total successfully. The star of the show for the Indian cricket team was Kuldeep Yadav, who picked up the last two wickets of their bowling innings, to register figures of 43-4 in 9.3 overs.
But still, Dunith Wellalage, 20, was adjudicated the player of the match for his all-round performance, to keep Sri Lanka in the hunt for a long time. He picked up a five-wicket haul with the ball, and then, followed it up with a 42* off just 46 balls after running out of partners at the other end.
Talking about the weather for the Asia Cup 2023 final at the R Premadasa Stadium, it is expected to stay cloudy right throughout with a couple of thunderstorms in the afternoon, according to the listings on AccuWeather. During the daytime hours, the probability of precipitation stands at 90% and the probability of thunderstorms stands at 54%, on September 17, Sunday.
As the night comes around in Colombo, the weather might not change much, if the forecast is to be believed for the India vs Sri Lanka matchup. If so, then the grand finale of the Asia Cup 2023 could get severely impacted by rain interruptions, which isn’t an ideal scenario for the cricket to happen.
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