The Asia Cup 2023 is underway and Pakistan has already met Nepal in their first match. Moreover, Pakistan has been able to overcome Nepal very easily by a huge margin. However, the real test of Pakistan is not yet over and they have to meet India in their 2nd match on September 2 at Kandy. Incidentally, it will be the first match of India in this tournament so far.
Match between Pakistan and Nepal
Pakistan was able to overcome Nepal by a margin of 238 runs which is definitely huge by any means. The skipper of the Pakistan cricket team, Babar Azam, succeeded in scoring a century along with Iftikar Ahmed as well. While the captain was able to score 151, Iftikar made 109 runs. Sompal Kami of Nepal was able to capture two wickets and he was able to exert some pressure on Pakistan. However, it did not provide Nepal with the desired results in the long run. Pakistan succeeded in making 342 runs in the stipulated 50 overs while restricting Nepal to only 104 runs. For Pakistan, Shadab Khan succeeded in capturing four wickets.
India versus Pakistan match
The match between India and Pakistan promises a lot for the spectators since both these 2 sides are equally strong on paper. Both of them have outstanding batsmen and bowlers as well as fielders who will be able to win matches for their sides single-handedly. India has already played quite a few ODI matches this year although the composition of the team has been circumspect recently. The same is true when it comes to their performance as well. Nevertheless, India has gained some strength with the return of Shreyas Iyer and Jasprit Bumrah following a long injury layoff.
However, the question is that whether Tilak Varma who performed extremely well in the West Indies will feature in the Indian side together with Suryakumar Yadav. The rivalry between these 2 teams has existed for a long time and every single match between them is a matter of pride for both countries. Therefore, we are waiting patiently to see who will be the ultimate victor in tomorrow’s game.
The teams
The probable Indian playing 11: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Hardik Pandya (Vice Captain), Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Shubman Gill, Jasprit Bumrah, Ravindra Jadeja, Mohd. Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohd. Siraj
The probable Pakistan playing 11: Babar Azam (Captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Fakhar Zaman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Imam-ul-Haq, Haris Rauf, Agha Salman, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah.
Lastly, we like to mention the schedule of the Asia Cup 2023
30-Aug Nepal versus Pakistan at Multan, PAK
• 31-Aug Sri Lanka versus Bangladesh at Kandy, SL
• 02-Sep India versus Pakistan at Kandy, SL
• 03-Sep Afghanistan versus Bangladesh at Lahore, PAK
• 04-Sep Nepal versus India at Kandy, SL
• 05-Sep Sri Lanka versus Afghanistan at Lahore, PAK
Super 4s
• 06-Sep A1 versus B2 at Lahore, PAK
• 09-Sep B1 versus B2 at Colombo, Sl
• 10-Sep A1 versus A2 at Colombo, Sl
• 12-Sep A2 versus B1 at Colombo, Sl
• 14-Sep A1 versus B1 at Colombo, Sl
• 15-Sep A2 versus B2 at Colombo, Sl
• 17-Sep FINAL at Colombo, Sl
