It was a fiery contest between the bat and ball as India faced Pakistan in their tournament opener in Asia Cup 2023. Being played in Kandy, the watch was abandoned as only the first innings of the game was completed. Meanwhile, a fight broke out possibly between the Indian and Pakistani fans. A video of the same is being widely circulated on social media platforms.
Pakistan Qualify for the Super 4s of Asia Cup 2023
After collecting win in their first match against Nepal and their second match getting washed out. The Men in Green have qualified for the Super 4s stages of the competition. Meanwhile, India will take on Nepal and the winner of the match will join Babar Azam and Co in next stage of the tournament.
Speaking about IND vs PAK match, after being invited to bowl first, Pakistan were set a target of 267 to chase down but now both teams. For India, Hardik Pandya and Ishan Kishan were the star performers as they both missed their well-deserved hundred. On the other hand, Pakistani pacers were simply outstanding with the ball especially Shaheen Afridi who scalped four wickets in the match including Kohli and skipper Rohit.
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Apart from Shaheen, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah were also amazing with the ball as they shared rest of the six Indian wickets. However, Pakistan were very sloppy in the field which resulted in India making a comeback towards the latter stages of the innings. For India, Pandya was the highest run-scorer with 87 runs in 90 balls. Ishan Kishan also played a valuable knock of 82 runs before being scalped by Rauf.
