Pakistan Playing 11 vs India – Super 4 Asia Cup 2023

Pakistan Playing 11 vs India – Super 4 Asia Cup 2023. Pakistan will take on India in the Asia Cup 2023 Super 4 match in Colombo on Sunday. They already won their previous Super 4 match against Bangladesh. Meanwhile, this is India’s first Super4 match and it starts at 3 pm IST.

There is a 90 percent chance of rain likely to play Spilsport in the India-Pakistan match. In case the match is rained out, the ACC has set up a reserve day for the match on Monday (September 11). This is the only Super 4 match for which there is a reserve day. As per reports, all the matches in Colombo are likely to be affected by rain.

Pakistan rolled over Bangladesh in their previous match. The bowlers led by Harid Raudf bowled out The Tigers for just 194. Their batters then chased down the target inside 40 overs to win the match comfortably.

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The Pakistan pace trio will be coming up against the Indian batters. They will have happy memories of dismissing the Indian top order in the previous match. Babar Azam, Imam-Ul-Haq, and Mohammad Rizwan are in good form giving Pakistan enough strength to post a challenging total or chase down a big score. In this article, we predict Pakistan’s playing XI for their Super 4 match against India on Sunday.

Pakistan Playing 11 vs India – Super 4 Asia Cup 2023

Fakhar Zaman

Fakhar has struggled with the bat in this Asia Cup so far. He scored 14 against Nepal and just 20 against Bangladesh. India needs to get him out cheaply.

Imam-Ul-Haq

Imam will open the batting with Fakhar. So far he has scored 83 runs in his first three games in the tournament. The left-hander scored 78 against Bangladesh.

Babar Azam (C)

The skipper will bat at three. He does not have a good record against India scoring just 148 runs in six games. He is the second-highest run-getter in the tournament so far with 168 runs in three matches at an average of 84.

Mohammad Rizwan (WK)

Rizwan will slot in at four. He scored an unbeaten 63 and helped his team win the match against Bangladesh. Babar and Rizwan both are key to Pakistan’s success against India in recent times.

Agha Salman

The all-rounder will slot in at five. He is a handy batter lower down the order and can chip in with a few crucial overs. This is just his second game against India. He did not get an opportunity to bat in the first game.

Iftikhar Ahmed

Iftikhar will slot in at six. He did not get a chance to bat in the game against Bangladesh or India. He is known for his big hits lower down the order. He can also chip in with a few overs.

Shadab Khan

Shadab will slot in at seven. He has taken four wickets in three games so far in the tournament. He is more than a useful all-rounder and plays his part handsomely with the bat. He has picked up four wickets in six games against India.

Faheem Ashraf

Fajeem will slot in at eight. He played the previous match against Bangladesh. He is a bowling all-rounder and has taken 26 wickets from 33 ODIs. He has played just one match against India previously.

Shaheen Afridi

Shaheen will lead the pace attack. so far he has taken seven wickets in this tournament. He dismissed Rohit and Kohli in the previous match against India. Overall he has four wickets against the Men In Blue.

Haris Rauf

Haris will be the second specialist pacer in this lineup. He has taken nine wickets in three games so far picking 4/19 against Bangladesh. He dismissed Gill and Kishan in the previous match against India.

Naseem Shah

Naseem Shah concludes the likely playing XI for Pakistan against India. He picked up 3/36 in his previous match against India.

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