After Pakistani pacers dismissed four crucial batters early on Saturday, the Indian middle-order scored above 130 by the 27th over in the much-anticipated Asia Cup 2023 encounter in Kandy. Cricket fans were disappointed when rain twice ruined the India-Pakistan match. After Rohit Sharma batted first, Pakistan’s Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf shredded the Indian top-order. Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya keep their team scoring.The fiery contest between Pakistani pacers and Indian hitters would be intriguing.The action was paused first in the fourth over and India had reached 15 runs, confirming weather concerns.
Pakistan vs India | Indian middle-order recovers from early wickets
The match was again suspended when India was 51-3 in the 11th over. The game continued soon after. Pakistan opened their Asia Cup 2023 campaign with a 238-run triumph over Nepal on Wednesday. For India, this is their first tournament match. After winning the toss, India batted first, and captain Rohit Sharma observed, “There is a bit of weather around but we cannot think about it too much.”
“Accept the task and scenario. A six-day Bangalore program improved our talents”, Sharman stated. The Asia Cup has top-notch teams. We must consider our options towards the end.We added Shreyas and Bumrah since our West Indies ODI series. Shardul exists. Of course, Hardik. Shardul exists. Two spinners, Kuldeep and Jadeja.”Babar replied, “To be honest, we also wanted to bat first.”
“We’ve played a lot of cricket here in the last 1.5 months, so we know the conditions.”India leads Pakistan in Asia Cup (ODI) matches with seven wins in 13. Pakistan has won five matches and drawn one.Pakistan has lost four of their past five Asia Cup matches against India, winning only at Mirpur in 2014.
