Pakistan will begin Asia Cup 2023 campaign against Nepal (PAK vs NEP) on Wednesday (August 30). Babar Azam & Co will play against newbies Nepal as the World’s number one ranked ODI Team. Pakistan are coming off a 3-0 series win against Afghanistan. Although the margin implies whitewash, Azam & Co were made to grind to win the three ODIs.
Their famed middle-order troubles came to haunt them as the trio of Agha Salman, Mohammad Rizwan, and Saud Shakeel failed to show consistency. It is this area that Pakistan would like to find a solution during the Asia Cup. While there is no question of bowling, their batting has struggled always if Azam fails to score big scores.
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Meanwhile, Nepal will be making its debut in the Continental Cup. They will play in the tournament on account of their win in the 2023 Men’s Premier Cup. While Nepal do not have much experience playing ODIs, by any means they won’t be pushovers.
The average first innings in Multan is 254. The Pacers will benefit from the power play. It is here that Nepal have to be careful as Pakistan‘s new ball pair of Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah can wreak havoc if they get a hint of movement of the pitch.
The average first innings score at Multan is 254, and teams winning the toss will fancy to bat first, as the pitch might get slower as the game progresses.
Match Details
Match: PAK vs NEP, Match 1, Asia Cup 2023
Date & Time: Wednesday, August 30, 3:00 PM
Venue: Multan
Live Streaming: Disney+Hotstar
PAK vs NEP: Probable Playing XIs
Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Imam ul Haq, Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Agha, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf.
NEP: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Bhim Sharki, Rohit Paudel (c), Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi
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