On Saturday, a highly anticipated match between arch rivals India and Pakistan took place at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. Rain had the final say at Pallekele after the halfway stage with Pakistan's chase being washed out without a ball being bowled. The two teams ended up sharing one point each. India still having one more encounter against Nepal in the group stage of the Asia Cup, 2023. Pakistan has advanced to the Super Fours as a result of the point.
Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf wrecked havoc in the early going, but Ishan Kishan (82) and Hardik Pandya (87) helped India get to 266. With a 4-for, Afridi was Pakistan's best bowler, while Rauf and Naseem Shah each took three wickets, marking the first time ever that pacers took all 10 wickets in an Asia Cup match.
Brief Scores: India 266 in 48.5 overs (Hardik Pandya 87, Ishan Kishan 82; Shaheen Afridi 4-35, Naseem Shah 3-36, Haris Rauf 3-58) vs Pakistan
Playing XI:
India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Pakistan Playing XI: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Iftikhar Ahmed, Agha Salman, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf