India vs Pakistan Match Preview– Super 4 Match 3, Asia Cup 2023

India vs Pakistan Match Preview– Super 4 Match 3, Asia Cup 2023. The India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2023 Super 4 match will be played in Colombo on Sunday, September 10. This is the first Super 4 match for India while the second for Pakistan. The Men in Green defeated Bangladesh in their first Super 4 match.

There is a 90 percent chance of rain in the India-Pakistan Super 4 contest on Sunday. The previous match between the two sides was called off due to rain. Meanwhile, there is a forecast of rain in Colombo in all the remaining games starting with this epic clash. There is a reserve day (September 11) allotted for the Indo-Pak game in case it is rained out on September 10, Sunday.

The ACC had earlier decided to shift the Super 4 matches to Hambantota from Colombo but then decided to make a U-turn on their decision despite knowing the rain threat as per trusted weather channels.

India will be led by Rohit Sharma while Babar Azam will lead Pakistan. India won the Asia Cup title under Rohit Sharma in 2018. Meanwhile, Babar is yet to win a major title as Pakistan captain. The two teams have played some intense cricket in the last two years. However, India have won four of their last five ODIs against Pakistan.

The Asia Cup serves as an ideal preparation for the major Asian teams ahead of the ICC World Cup 2023 in India. India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka are previous winners with the Lankans being the defending champions of the tournament. It is played in the 50-over format with this being the World Cup year.

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India vs Pakistan Match Preview– Super 4 Match 3, Asia Cup 2023

India

KL Rahul and Jasprit Bumrah returned to the team ahead of this marquee clash. While Rahul missed the first two games with a niggle, Bumrah missed the match against Nepal due to the birth of his first child. Rahul is reportedly fit, but his place in the XI is still not confirmed after Ishan Kishan’s knock against Pakistan. Batting is still India’s biggest strength.

India were bowled out for just 266 in the previous game against Pakistan. This time the challenge will be to negate the threat of the Pakistan pacers by getting a good opening start. Rohit and Gill scored unbeaten fifties against Nepal and will be keen to give their team a good start.

In this must-win game, Virat Kohli needs to bring out his best against Pakistan. Led By Bumrah, The Indian bowlers have enough quality to bowl out Pakistan if the batters post a good total batting first. If they chase, it will revolve around the top three as well.

India Squad for Asia Cup 2023: Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Ishan Kishan, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Prasidh Krishna

Reserve player: Sanju Samson

Pakistan

Pakistan will be led by Babar Azam who scored a brilliant 150 with the bat against Nepal. Their bowlers shaped up their win against Bangladesh in the previous game.

Half-centuries from Imam-Ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan took them to victory against Bangladesh where their batters were hardly tested. Against India, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, and Naseem Shah will look to replicate their performance from the first game.

However, the Indian pace battery of Bumrah, Shami, Siraj, and Shardul Thakur are expected to test the Pakistan batters. They conceded 230 runs against Nepal without Bumrah and his return will be a big boost for the Indian side.

The Indian team will have a very good chance of winning the match if they dismiss the Pakistan top order early. Fakhar Zaman is not in the best of knick at the moment which is why there is extra pressure on Imam, Babar, and Rizwan to score.

Pakistan Squad for Asia Cup 2023: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Haris (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim

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