Pakistan cricket team has made a great debut in Asia Cup 2023. In their first match, the Babar Azam-led team defeated Nepal by 238 runs. Pakistan’s next match is against India. India and Pakistan will clash in the Asia Cup 2023 on Saturday, but rain could spoil the fun of the match. The Pakistan team has reached Kandy on Thursday (September 2) for the match against India. Pakistan played their first match against Nepal in Multan.
Pakistan got off to a winning start in their Group A match in the Asia Cup, defeating weak Nepal by a huge margin of 238 runs. Pakistan has now reached Sri Lanka for the match against India to be played in Pallekele. Captain Babar Azam on Wednesday said a massive 238-run win over Nepal in the Asia Cup opener will give his team confidence ahead of their much-anticipated clash against arch-rivals India on Saturday.
India, Pakistan and Nepal are in Group A while Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka are in Group B in Asia Cup 2023. The tournament is being played in a hybrid model. Pakistan will host four matches and Sri Lanka will host the remaining matches. 6 matches will be played in the group stage, followed by the Super Four matches from September 6. The final between the top two teams will be played on September 17 after the Super Four ends.
Indian Team: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (Vice-Captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, famous Krishna.
Pakistan: Babar Azam (capt), Abdullah Shafiq, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr. Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Saeed Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir (Travelling Reserve).