2023-09-03 07:59:59
In a way, India suffered a setback when the much-awaited India-Pakistan match in the Asia Cup had to be abandoned due to rain. Pakistan reached Super 4 with 4 points while both teams got one point each. A resounding 238-run win once morest Nepal in the first match paved the way for Pakistan to the last four.
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On the other hand, India got only one point as the first match was abandoned. India can qualify for Super 4 only if they win the match once morest Nepal. Barring miracles, India will reach the Super 4 but if they lose once morest Nepal, India will be eliminated. Nepal will qualify for Super 4 along with Pakistan from the group. The calculation of how much margin to win once morest Nepal is not applicable for India.
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India won the toss and elected to bat in the India-Pakistan match at Pellekela. It was certain that the team winning the toss would elect to bat as it had rained in Pelekela for the past few days. In the second batting, both teams faced the situation that the rain would turn evil and the Deckworth-Lewis law would come into play.
As expected, rain interrupted India’s batting several times. India struggled to cope with the inclement weather and Pakistan’s strong pace attack. Openers Rohit Sharma (11) and Shubman Gill (10) failed to hold and were dismissed. India smelled danger when Virat Kohli, who reached the third man, got out with 4 runs. Shreyas Iyer, who returned from injury, got off to a good start but managed to score only 14 runs.
Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya lifted India, which suffered a slump of 4 for 66. The partnership of 138 runs put together by the two took India past 200. Kishan scored 82 runs off 81 balls while Pandya scored 87 runs off 90 balls to become India’s top scorer. Shaheen Afridi conceded 35 runs and took 4 wickets for Pakistan. Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf took 3 wickets each. This is the first time in the Asia Cup that pacers have taken all 10 wickets in an innings.
Pakistan are currently at the top position in Group A with 4 points. India is second with 1 point. Nepal, who lost their first match, are in third place with no points. The crucial India-Nepal match will be played on Monday (September 4). India will face Pakistan once more if they beat Nepal and reach Super 4. The India-Pakistan match will be played on September 10 in Colombo. The four teams will play each other once in the Super 4, with the top two teams qualifying for the finals.
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