India vs Pakistan Live: India Will Bat First, Action To Start Soon
Rohit Sharma and team have reached the venue but the ground is still covered.
After all the chaos created by rain, the toss finally happened where India won it and opted to bat first in Kandy. Follow live updates of the match here: India vs Pakistan Score Live: India Win Toss, Opt To Bat First
Haris Rauf meets Kohli, recalling the sixes hit by Kohli against him in last year's shortest-format World Cup in Australia to take India over the line.
The Indian team has reached the venue to play against Pakistan.
As per weather.com, the weather is likely to be cloudy but there is no sign of rain.
India Predicted XI: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur/Mohammad Shami, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
According to a report in Accuweather, there's an 84% chance of rain during the day. There's a 60% chance of rain in the morning. There's a 60% chance of a downpour in the afternoon. Chances of rain increase to 65% in the evening.
Former Pakistan legend Wasim Akram came up with the latest weather update from Kandy. He said, "Many people are asking me about the weather in Kandy. Where I'm staying, there's a drizzle with cloud cover. But you can see that the weather is clearing. The ground is one hour away from here. Maybe, the weather is different there".
Pakistan has announced their Playing XI for their Asia Cup 2023 match against India.
Pakistan Playing XI: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam is on the brim of breaking star India batter Virat Kohli's record. The record that Babar has the chance of breaking in this match is Virat Kohli's record of fastest to 2000 runs as a captain. (Read More: Babar Azam With A Chance To Break Virat Kohli’s Unique Record In Pallekele)
From Aamir Sohail-Venkatesh Prasad face-off to Sachin Tendulkar's epic shot in the 2003 World Cup match, there have been many iconic rivalries between India and Pakistan. (Read More: Best Of India-Pakistan Cricket Rivalry)
"We don't have Haris, Shaheen or Naseem in nets so we practice with whatever we have. They have done well. Pakistan is famous for pace bowlers and we will try to use our batting experience against them," he added.
"Pakistan have done really well in last few years in limited overs. Any team doesn't become No.1 just like that. There is a lot of hard work behind that. We have practiced good for them and hopeful to execute our plans tomorrow," Rohit said.
The Indian skipper Rohit Sharma took part in the pre-match post conference where he spoke about their preparations.
Virat Kohli is regarded as one of the greatest batters India has ever produced. Talking about his record against Pakistan, he has good numbers against the arch-rivals in ODIs. Kohli has played 13 matches against Pakistan and has scored 536 runs at an average of 48.72 with two centuries and as many half-centuries.(Read More: Asia Cup 2023: Players Who Hold The Key To Victory For India And Pakistan)
Fans are waiting to see the rivalry between Rohit Sharma and left-arm speedster Shaheen Shah Afridi. Rohit was spotted facing left-arm pacer Aniket Chaudhary at team India’s camp in Alur ahead of the Asia Cup as he seemed to prepare himself well for Afridi’s threat. ( Read More: India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup 2023: Top Player Battles To Watch Out For)
India and Pakistan have played against each other for a total of 17 times in the Asia Cup where the Men in Blue have managed to win nine matches, while Pakistan has registered victory in six.
According to Weather.com, in Kandy, Deiyannewela, it will remain mostly cloudy with occasional thunderstorms and a high probability of a downpour today (September 2). As per AccuWeather, the day will remain cloudy and humid with showers this afternoon in Kandy.
India: Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (Vice Captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Pakistan: Babar Azam (Captain), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi.
Hello and welcome to ABP's live coverage of the India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2023 match, slated to take place in Kandy on Saturday. Stay tuned for all the pre-match, weather updates from Kandy.
Background
The high voltage clash between India and Pakistan of the Asia Cup 2023 is slated to take place on Saturday, at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka. This game holds utmost value as it will mark the Indian team's debut in the ongoing tournament as Pakistan on the other hand has already started their Asia Cup 2023 campaign with a facile victory over Nepal, defeating them by 238 runs.
However, as per the latest developments, there are huge chances that rain would play spoilsport in Kandy. If at all this happens, fans will be disappointed.
According to Weather.com, it will stay mostly cloudy with occasional thunderstorms and a high probability of a downpour on September 2 in Kandy. As per AccuWeather, the day will remain cloudy and humid with showers this afternoon in Kandy. The BBC Weather forecast also predicts thundershowers and a gentle breeze will take place throughout the day in Kandy.
As per the weather forecast by AccuWeather for September 2, it anticipates that the venue will get covered with a thick cloud and there is a 94% probability of a downpour. It also predicts a 99% chance of rain in the second half of the day, right around the time when the India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2023 match is scheduled for.
If the game between India and Pakistan is called off due to rain and the Men in Blue beat Nepal in the group stage clash then both India and Pakistan will reach the Super Fours stage. But then if Nepal upsets India then the Men in Green and Nepal will enter the Super Fours. But knowing the fact that Nepal is playing for the first time in the Asia Cup, their chance of qualification looks bleak. In the first game against Pakistan, Nepal suffered a heavy loss of 238 runs. Pakistan skipper Babar Azam played a captain’s knock of 151 off 131 balls while Iftikhar Ahmed collected 109* off 71 balls, helping their side post a formidable total in the season opener.
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