Only a day is left until the start of the Asia Cup 2023, and till now, the Sri Lankan Cricket Board has not announced the squad for the tournament. All the teams have announced their squads for the Asia Cup 2023, and Sri Lanka has one left.
This year, Sri Lanka is co-hosting the Asia Cup 2023 with Pakistan. Interestingly, Sri Lanka was last year’s champion team in the tournament.
Earlier, Pakistan was the sole host of the tournament, but due to security reasons, the BCCI refused to send the Indian Cricket team to Pakistan.
Sri Lanka has hosted the Asia Cup the maximum number of times after Bangladesh. So far, Sri Lanka has hosted the Asia Cup four times and has won the tournament six times.
Overview
Name of the Tournament | Asia Cup 2023 |
Conducting Authority | Asian Cricket Council (ACC) |
Host Country | Pakistan & Sri Lanka |
Format | ODI |
No. of times Sri Lanka hosted Asia Cup 2023 | 4 times (1986, 1997, 2004, 2010) |
No. of times Sri Lanka won Asia Cup 2023 | 6 times (1986, 1997, 2004, 2008, 2014, 2022) |
ODI Ranking 2023 | 9 |
Most Runs in ODI | Kumar Sangakkara (13,975) |
Most Wickets in ODI | Muttiah Muralitharan (523) |
Asia Cup 2023 Sri Lanka Timetable IST
A total of 13 matches will be played during the tournament. Out of the total matches, nine matches will be played in Sri Lanka while the rest of the four matches will be played in Pakistan.
Here’s the Asia Cup Schedule for Sri Lanka:
Date | Time (IST) | Match | Venue |
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August 31, 2023 | 2 PM | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele |
September 5, 2023 | 3:30 PM | Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore |
September 9, 2023 | 2 PM | B1 Vs B2 | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
September 10, 2023 | 2 PM | A1 Vs A2 | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
September 12, 2023 | 2 PM | A2 Vs B1 | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
September 14, 2023 | 2 PM | A1 Vs B1 | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
September 15, 2023 | 2 PM | A2 Vs B2 | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
September 17, 2023 | 2 PM | Asia Cup 2023 Final | R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo |
Sri Lanka Squad for Asia Cup 2023
Only four days are until the start of Asia Cup 2023. But till now the Sri Lankan Cricket Board has not announced the squad for Asia Cup 2023. Here’s the list of predicted players that can be a part of the Sri Lanka squad:
Dasun Shanaka (Captain), Kusal Mendis (Wicket-keeper), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Danushka Gunathilaka, Dushmantha Chameera, Dilshan Madushanka, Dinesh Chandimal, Nuwanidu Fernando, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, and Praveen Jayawickrama.
Asia Cup 2023 Sri Lanka (Captain)
Darun Shanaka will be leading the Sri Lankan squad for the Asia Cup in 2023. He made his ODI debut against the Netherlands in 2023.
So far he has played 61 ODI matches and has scored 1150 runs. He is an all-rounder and a well-qualified leader for the Sri Lankan Squad.
Asia Cup 2023 Sri Lanka Wicket-Keeper
Kusal Mendis is a Batter and a wicketkeeper. He made his ODI debut in 2016 and has played 106 matches to date in his ODI career. He has scored 2,945 runs in ODI with an average of 31.
Kusal Mendis has a ranking of 43rd in the ICC Test batting rankings with a total of 560 points. He also holds the 54th position in the ICC ODI batting rankings.
Most Runs in Asia Cup by Sri Lanka Player
Name of the Player | Matches | Runs | 100s | 50s |
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ST Jayasuriya | 25 | 1220 | 6 | 3 |
KC Sangakkara | 24 | 1075 | 4 | 8 |
A Ranatunga | 19 | 741 | 1 | 6 |
DPMD Jayawardene | 28 | 674 | 0 | 7 |
PA de Silva | 13 | 645 | 0 | 4 |
Most Wickets in Asia Cup by Sri Lanka Player
Name of the Player | Matches | Wickets | BBI |
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M Muralidaran | 24 | 30 | 5/31 |
SL Malinga | 14 | 29 | 5/34 |
BAW Mendis | 8 | 26 | 6/13 |
WPUJC Vaas | 19 | 23 | 3/30 |
ST Jayasuriya | 25 | 22 | 4/49 |
Sri Lanka Squad for Asia Cup 2023 FAQs
A. Darun Shanaka will lead the Sri Lankan squad for the Asia Cup in 2023.
A. Kusal Mendis will be the Wicket-keeper of Sri Lanka for the Asia Cup 2023.
A. Parthum Nissanka, is the best ODI batsman of Sri Lanka.
A. Sri Lanka has hosted the Asia Cup four times.
A. Sri Lanka has won the Asia Cup 6 times.
A. ST Jayasuriya (1120) has scored maximum runs in the Asia Cup.
A. M Muralidaran (30) has taken maximum wickets in the Asia Cup.