Asia Cup 2023: 31 August 2023: Host Pakistan has made a strong start by defeating Nepal by 238 runs in the first match of the Asia Cup, which may increase the worries of the Indian cricket team. With this strong victory of Pakistan, the players of the Indian team will have to face a tough challenge. An important match between India and Pakistan will be held on September 2, in which Pakistan has shown in its first match that both its batsmen and bowlers are in excellent form.
Babar Azam played captain’s innings
Asia Cup 2023: Pakistan lost two wickets for 25 runs against Nepal, then captain Babar Azam played a magical innings. Babar Azam completed his century in 110 balls, and then added 50 runs in the next 20 balls. With this brilliant performance, Babar Azam scored an inning of 151 runs with the help of four sixes.
This excellent form of Babar Azam can create big problems for the Indian team. Apart from this, Iftikhar Ahmed also played a brilliant inning of 109 runs in 71 balls, and this is the first century of this player in ODI cricket. Iftikhar’s performance also seems to be the solution to Pakistan’s middle order problem.
Pakistan’s bowlers also showed great form, with Shaheen Shah Afridi managing to take two wickets in the first over itself, and Naseem Shah also taking a wicket in his first over. Haris Rauf managed to take two wickets in the middle overs.
Pakistan’s spinners also showed they were a challenge to the Indian batsmen, with Shadab Khan taking 4 for 27 in 6.4 overs, and Nawaz also taking a wicket in two overs.
In this match against Nepal, Pakistan’s team has given a strong performance, and with this victory, Pakistan has also given a challenge to India. The spirit shown suggests that if this struggle drags on, then the difficulties of competing in the upcoming matches may increase for India.