India eyes eighth Asia Cup title in 2023 – Dainik Savera Times

Colombo: By defeating defending champions Sri Lanka on their own soil, the Indian team will land at the Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday with the intention of winning the Asia Cup title for the eighth time. This title will act as a confidence-boosting tonic for Rohit Sena ahead of the ODI World Cup to be held in India next month. Both teams have won an astonishing 13 Asia Cup titles in total, with India winning seven and Sri Lanka winning six. For Sri Lanka, this is an opportunity to level the trophy count and make every Sri Lankan who has been going through bad times proud, and certainly the players will be ready to rise to the occasion and fulfill the hopes of the underdogs by winning the title.

This final encounter is a rematch of the earlier encounter in this tournament, where India emerged victorious in a low-scoring thriller on a challenging turner track at the same venue. That match was a testament to the tenacity and skill of both teams, and set the stage for what was to be an exciting final. The wounds from that last contest are still fresh, and both sides will be keen to prove their mettle once again. Talking about head-to-head, Sri Lanka and India have faced each other in 166 matches in ODI. Of these, Sri Lanka has won 57, while India won on 97 occasions and one match was tied.