Asia Cup 2023 Final, IND vs SL - List of all award winners and prize money

IND vs SL finals of Asia Cup 2023 ended with India wining the tournament for record 7th time.

Team India decimated Sri Lankan in Asia Cup 2023 finals at R Premadasa Cricket Stadium in Colombo. In a one-sided affair, team India lifted their 7th 50-overs Asia Cup title. Right-arm pacer Mohammed Siraj bowled a match-winning spell and picked up six wickets from his seven-over spell. Sri Lanka were curtailed by just 50 runs in 15 overs. Indian openers Ishan Kishan (23) and Shubman Gill (27) chased down the lowest total in an international final in just 6.1 overs. This was Indian captain Rohit Sharma’s second 50-overs Asia Cup title.

Kuldeep and Siraj earn big

Mohammed Siraj got awarded Player of the Match for his 6-wickets spell. Siraj became only the first Indian bowler bowler in one-day internationals to pick up four wickets in an over. Siraj won 5000 US dollars in cash prizes, and he donated the entire amount to the ground staff in Kandy and Colombo to make sure Asia Cup action happened even in the monsoon season in the country. Ravindra Jadeja won the cash prize of 3000 US dollars as he took the catch of the match to dismiss opener Pathum Nissanka.

List of all prize winners

Winners - India - 1,50,000 US$

Runners-up - Sri Lanka - 75,000 US$

Player of the match in final - Mohammed Siraj - 5000 US$

Player of the series - Kuldeep Yadav - 10,000 US$ 

Catch of the Match - Ravindra Jadeja - 3000 US$

Sri Lankan ground staff - 50,000 US$

Chinaman bowler Kuldeep Yadav was adjudged the Player of the Series for his two back-to-back power-packed magical spin bowling performances against Pakistan and Sri Lanka in the super 4 round. Kuldeep won the cash prize of 10,000 US dollars along with a Volkswagen Taigun 4-wheeler for his performance. Kuldeep picked up nine wickets in the tournament. He got five wickets against arch-rivals Pakistan and four against Sri Lanka in the super four round matches. Kuldeep also credited captain Rohit Sharma for his performance in the last year.

India and Sri Lanka get the reward

Runner-ups Sri Lanka got the 75,000 US dollars as they finished in second place in the tournament after ending up as runners-up of the tournament. The title winners, India, won the cash prize of 1,50,000 US dollars. The ground staff of both the stadiums in Kandy and Colombo got a cash reward of 50,000 US dollars from ACC and SLCB for their magnificent effort throughout the tournament. Only one game was washed out due to rain; apart from the India vs Pakistan encounter in Group Stage, almost every game witnessed rain and showers, but it was all about their efforts that made action possible in the entire Asia Cup tournament.