Asia Cup, Final
Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla
Sri Lanka v India at Dambulla
Match scheduled to begin at 14:30 local time (09:00 GMT)
Team news
India should play their first-choice attack of Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh and Ashish Nehra, who will return after recovering from back spasms. A half-century in the previous game could earn Rohit Sharma a promotion.
India (possible) : 1 Gautam Gambhir, 2 Dinesh Karthik, 3 Rohit Sharma, 4 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 5 Virat Kohli, 6 Suresh Raina, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Praveen Kumar, 10 Zaheer Khan, 11 Ashish Nehra.
Maharoof's five-for and hat-trick could prompt the selectors to choose him ahead of Chanaka Welegedera. Thilan Samaraweera has batted just once this series and it remains to be seen if Thilina Kandamby is picked in his place.
Sri Lanka (possible): 1 Upul Tharanga, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (capt & wk), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Thilina Kandamby/ Thilan Samaraweera, 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Chamara Kapugedera, 8 Farveez Maharoof/Chanaka Welegedera, 9 Nuwan Kulasekara, 10 Lasith Malinga, 11 Muttiah Muralitharan
Stats and trivia
Kumar Sangakkara
"The lack of an allrounder is a big concern. If you want to play with five bowlers then one or two of them need to bat."
MS Dhoni.
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Team news
India should play their first-choice attack of Praveen Kumar, Zaheer Khan, Harbhajan Singh and Ashish Nehra, who will return after recovering from back spasms. A half-century in the previous game could earn Rohit Sharma a promotion.
India (possible) : 1 Gautam Gambhir, 2 Dinesh Karthik, 3 Rohit Sharma, 4 MS Dhoni (capt & wk), 5 Virat Kohli, 6 Suresh Raina, 7 Ravindra Jadeja, 8 Harbhajan Singh, 9 Praveen Kumar, 10 Zaheer Khan, 11 Ashish Nehra.
Maharoof's five-for and hat-trick could prompt the selectors to choose him ahead of Chanaka Welegedera. Thilan Samaraweera has batted just once this series and it remains to be seen if Thilina Kandamby is picked in his place.
Sri Lanka (possible): 1 Upul Tharanga, 2 Tillakaratne Dilshan, 3 Kumar Sangakkara (capt & wk), 4 Mahela Jayawardene, 5 Thilina Kandamby/ Thilan Samaraweera, 6 Angelo Mathews, 7 Chamara Kapugedera, 8 Farveez Maharoof/Chanaka Welegedera, 9 Nuwan Kulasekara, 10 Lasith Malinga, 11 Muttiah Muralitharan
Stats and trivia
- India and Sri Lanka have played 15 tournament finals, with India winning six and Sri Lanka seven. Sri Lanka have won six of those finals since 2000, while India just one, in the Compaq Cup last year.
- India haven't won an Asia Cup in 15 years; Sri Lanka, if they win on Thursday, will take the title for the third straight time.
- The teams play their 19th ODI against each other since the start of 2009, and there is more in store. India tour Sri Lanka in July for three Tests and a triangular ODI tournament also involving New Zealand.
Kumar Sangakkara
"The lack of an allrounder is a big concern. If you want to play with five bowlers then one or two of them need to bat."
MS Dhoni.
Good Luck Sri Lanka we want Asia cup again
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