New Delhi. Team India is ready for the new season of Asia Cup. The team has reached Sri Lanka under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma. The Indian team is scheduled to face Pakistan in its first match on September 2. The team will face Nepal in the last match of the group round on September 4. There is a 90 percent chance of rain in both matches. The tournament has no reserve day for group round matches. That means if the match is canceled then both the teams will get one point each. Pakistan team almost qualified for the Super-4 after winning the first match against Nepal by a big margin.
If the match between India and Pakistan on September 2 is cancelled, Babar Azam’s team will qualify for the Super-4. After 2 matches he will have 3 points. In such a situation only Indian team can reach 3 points. The Nepalese team can only reach a maximum of 2 points. Team India is scheduled to face Nepal in its second and final match of the group round on September 4. If the Indian team is successful in winning this match, they will make a place in Super-4.
There is also a threat on the match between India and Nepal.
More threat on Nepal team
If the match between India and Nepal is not held due to rain, both teams will play one match each. In such a situation India will have 2 points while Nepal will have only one point. When the Indian team loses against Pakistan and the match against Nepal is cancelled. After that both India and Nepal will get one point each. In such a situation, the decision will be taken on the basis of run rate. Nepal team is entering the Asia Cup for the first time. He played his first ODI match against Pakistan and faced a huge defeat by 238 runs. His run rate is minus-4.760. In such a situation, the Indian team will be out of the tournament only if they lose by a margin of more than 238 runs. This is almost impossible given the performance of Team India.
Know 90% chance of cancellation of India-Pakistan match because, Babar Azam got big advantage
If we talk about Group-B, there will be a strong competition here. Bangladesh and Afghanistan have been placed in the group against Sri Lanka. Afghanistan have always surprised the big teams with their performances. Top 2 teams from both groups will go to Super 4. All teams have to play 3-3 matches in Super-4. After this, the top 2 teams will go to the finals. Team India has won the Asia Cup title the most 7 times. Sri Lanka have won the tournament 6 times and Pakistan 2 times.
,
Tags: Asia Cup, India Vs Pakistan, Rohit Sharma, Team India
First published: August 31, 2023, 13:42 IST