The 2023 Asia Cup has two finalists, India and Sri Lanka. The title match of the tournament will take place on Sunday, September 17 at RK Colombo, Colombo. Played at Premadasa Stadium. India became the first team to make it to the final. Sri Lanka then booked their ticket to the title by defeating Pakistan in the Super 4. It is not the first time at the Asia Cup that the teams of India and Sri Lanka will face each other in the final. Both teams have previously faced each other in the final seven times.
The first final between the two was in 1988 and India won. In the seven finals between the two so far, India has maintained the lead by winning four titles. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, has only won the title match against India three times. The second title match between the two took place in 1991, from which India emerged victorious again. In 1995, India again won the title match between the two.
In the title clash between India and Sri Lanka, India scored a hat-trick by winning three times. Sri Lanka then won three consecutive finals against India in 1997, 2004 and 2008, scoring a hat-trick. However, after that, the last title clash between the two came in 2010, where India won and took the lead. Now it will be interesting to see which team wins the title fight in 2023. Will there be a draw between the two in the title fight or will India retain the lead?
1988 – India
1991 – India
1995 – India
1997 – Sri Lanka
2004 – Sri Lanka
2008 – Sri Lanka
2010 – India.