India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2023: Asia Cup 2023 Super-4 match will be played today between India and Pakistan at R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Before this match, the Pakistan team led by Babar Azam has received a big blow. In fact, Pakistan has lost its number-1 crown in the ICC ODI rankings. Australia defeated South Africa by 123 runs in the second ODI on Saturday to claim the title of No.1 team. In the latest ICC ODI rankings, Australia is first, Pakistan second and India third. After the win against South Africa, Australia has reached 121 rating, while Pakistan has only 120 rating.
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Can Pakistan become the number 1 team again?
After the latest ICC rankings, the question on many fans’ minds is what Pakistan will have to do to become the No.1 team again. So for your information let us tell you that if Babar Azam wants to bring his team back to the position of number-1 team then he needs to beat India today at any cost. If Babar Azam’s team manages to win the India-Pakistan match, their rating will increase from 120 to 122 and they will again become the No.1 team in this format.
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On the other hand, if they lose against India, Pakistan will only survive with a rating of 118 and third-ranked India will come close with a rating of 115.
Rain shadow on India-Pakistan match
The Meteorological Department has predicted heavy rain in Colombo on Sunday. Keeping in view the weather forecast, the organizers have provided a reserve day for this Super Four stage match for the first time, but this information is disappointing for those who enjoy cricket on Sunday. Colombo receives very little rain in September and in the last few years, ODI matches have been successfully held here during this season. But it is also true that some matches had to be shortened due to rain. The northeast monsoon in Sri Lanka begins in mid-October and does not rain much in September.
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A reserve day has also been kept for this match in view of rain, but the match officials will try to finish the match on the same day. For this reason the match may be extended by 1.30 hours more than the scheduled time. If the match is not completed on Sunday, then the teams will start playing from where the match was stopped on Monday.