Rain disrupts Pak vs India match. The India-Pakistan match was ruined by rain on Saturday in Kandy, Sri Lanka, much to the dismay of cricket fans worldwide.
The Pakistani pacers and Indian hitters were expected to engage in an exciting clash throughout the highly anticipated game.
However, early worries that rain may interfere with the game came true when it was stopped in the fourth over of the game with India already having scored 15 runs.
It should be mentioned that Pakistan’s Asia Cup 2023 campaign got off to a strong start on Wednesday with a commanding 238-run victory over Nepal.
As Rain disrupts Pak vs India match, in the meantime, this is India’s opening game in the tournament.
Earlier, India won the toss and opted to bat first, and Indian Captain Rohit Sharma said: “There is a bit of weather around but we cannot think about it too much.”
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“Embrace the challenge, embrace the situation. We had a six-day camp in Bangalore where we worked on our skills,” Sharma said.
“The Asia Cup is a quality tournament with quality teams. At the end of the day, we need to think about what we can do here.
“Since the last ODI series we played in the West Indies, we have got a few additions: Shreyas and Bumrah are back. Shardul is there. Hardik, of course. And Shardul is there. And two spinners in Kuldeep and Jadeja.”
Babar, on the other hand, said: “To be honest, we also wanted to bat first.”
“We have played a lot of cricket here in the last one and a half month, so we know the conditions.”
India have the upper hand against Pakistan with seven wins in 13 Asia Cup (ODI) matches. Meanwhile, Pakistan have won five with one match ending in no result.
Pakistan have also lost four of the last five matches against India in the Asia Cup, with their last win coming in Mirpur in 2014.
Playing XI
Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice captain) Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf.
India: Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah.
