Rohit Sharma-led Team India will be facing Babar Azam-led Team Pakistan yet again in Asia Cup 2023. After their first match got washed out, both teams are all set to play against each other on September 10 as they both entered Super 4
Both India and Pakistan have played against Nepal in previous matches and both teams won against the Rohit Paudel-led team. Later, Pakistan also defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets
Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, and Sanju Samson (travelling reserve)
Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, 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 Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Saud Shakeel, and Tayyab Tahir (travelling reserve)
In an interview with BCCI, KL Rahul spoke about his comeback journey. He has recovered from his hamstring injury in his right thigh.
KL Rahul, who joined Team India in Sri Lanka, shared pictures from a training session. He shared a picture with India's head coach Rahul Dravid while other images showed him training and practising batting. This led to netizens speculating over whether he will be joining Team India’s Playing XI for the India vs Pakistan match
India vs Pakistan match will begin at 3 pm while the toss is expected to take place at 2:30 pm IST on September 2. The two teams will play in the 50 over ODI format match
Pakistan's star pacer Naseem Shah suffered a shoulder injury while playing against Bangladesh. It is undecided if he will be able to to play today
All the teams have until September 28 to make any changes to the squad, after which any alterations will be subject to approval from ICC.
The Colombo weather forecast predicts a 70% chance of rain on Sunday morning. While the temperature is expected to fall slightly throughout the day, the likelihood of rain remains high, particularly at the start of the match
India vs Pakistan Asia Cup match will be live telecast on Star Sports Network - Star Sports 1, Star Sports 1 Hindi, Star Sports 1 HD, Star Sports 1 Hindi HD, Star Sports 1 Tamil, Star Sports 1 Telugu, and Star Sports 1 Kannada. It can also be livestreamed on Disney+ Hotstar
India and Pakistan have played a total of 17 matches, out of which India has won 9 matches while Pakistan has won only 6. In the Pepsi Asia Cup 1997, two India vs Pakistan matches were either abandoned or had no result
As per Google Win Probability meter, Pakistan has 41% chance to win the match vs India, which has a 59% chance to win the high-octane match
"If adverse weather suspends play during the Pakistan vs India game, the match will continue on 11th September 2023 from the point it was suspended,” tournament host Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) said in a press release
At Asia Cup 2023, India vs Pakistan match was previously played on September 2. India scored 266 runs in 48.5 overs but the match had to be abandoned after the rains played spoilsport