Pak vs Ind: What will be Pakistan’s revised target if surpluses are reduced?

Rain has continuously affected the crucial clash between Pakistan and India during the Asia Cup 2023 in Kandy today.

India were bowled out for 266 after winning the toss and deciding to bat first against Pakistan at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.

If the surpluses are reduced, Pakistan’s objective will be:

Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya scored fifty and brought their team back into the game after India fell to 66-4 in 15 overs.

Pandya (87 for 90) and Kishan (82 for 81) added 138 runs off 141 balls for the fifth wicket.

Pacer Shaheen Afridi was the Pakistan players’ choice with figures of 4-35 in 10 overs. He claimed the prized scalps of Pandya, Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma and Ravindra Jadeja.

Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah claimed three wickets each for Pakistan.

Pakistan remains unchanged from the team that beat Nepal on Wednesday by 238 runs.

India has the upper hand against Pakistan with seven wins in 13 Asian Cup (ODI) matches. Meanwhile, Pakistan have won five and one match ended in a no contest.

Pakistan have also lost four of the last five matches against India in the Asian Cup, with their last win coming at Mirpur in 2014. It was the same match where Shahid Afridi scored two straight sixes against Ravichandran Ashwin in the last over to overcome to Pakistan. the line.

The 2023 Asia Cup will be held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka between August 30 and September 17.

Four matches will be played in Pakistan, while nine, including the final, will be played in Sri Lanka.

Pakistan is in Group A along with Nepal and India. Meanwhile, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka are in Group B.

The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super 4 stage of the 2023 Asia Cup.

Lineups

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (week), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (week), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf.