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The Asia Cup 2023 started very well for Pakistan. Pakistan defeated Nepal in the opening match and then dismissed India for 266 runs in the group match. However, Pakistan’s group match against India was washed out due to rain. After this, Pakistan defeated Bangladesh in their very first match in the Super-4. So far everything was going well, but on September 10-11, Team India played such a band against Pakistan, after which their position in the tournament took a turn for the worse. The match to be played on 10 September could not be completed due to rain and the result was announced on 11 September, Reserve Day. Against Pakistan’s world-class bowling attack, Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli and KL Rahul combined to score 356 runs for two in 50 overs. The match shook Pakistan’s confidence, but injuries to players also doubled Babar Azam’s tension. Pakistan announced the playing XI a day before the last match of the Super-4 against Sri Lanka, but again at the time of the toss, captain Babar had to make changes.
Zaman Khan made his ODI debut for Pakistan, Haris Rauf was given the cap
After winning the toss, Babar Azam said, ‘We will bat first. We will try to add runs to the scorecard and then put pressure on Sri Lanka in the second innings. This pitch behaves differently in the second innings. Imam ul Haq has back pain and Fakhar Zaman is returning to the team. Saeed Shakeel has fever, so Abdullah Shafiq is playing in his place.
If PAK v SL match is washed out due to rain, who will reach Asia Cup final?
Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf and Agha Salman are already out of this important match due to injuries. Pakistan Playing XI- Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafiq, Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Zaman Khan.