Highly motivated India will look to continue to dictate their dominance over Pakistan, as both arch-rivals face each other tomorrow (2 Sep) at the Pallekele International cricket stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka in the ongoing Asia Cup 2023. This highly- anticipated clash will also mark as a dress rehearsal for the India squad with World Cup 2023 on mind, earlier this clash was going to take place in Pakistan but due to political turmoil, this clash was shifted to Sri Lanka.
Like always, the India vs Pakistan Match is no less than a war for all the cricket fans, however, according to the weather report there is a slight chance that this game could be washed out due to rain. The IND VS PAK match on 2 Sep will be the opening Asia Cup game for men in blue, while it will be the second match for Pakistan, as earlier Pakistan has defeated Nepal by 238 runs.
India and Pakistan have faced each other in 17 matches in Asia Cup tournaments. Out of these 17 games, India have won 9 whereas Pakistan have come out victorious on 6 occasions. 2 matches ended without a result.
Men in blue’s chances to regain the Asia Cup (50 overs format) have further been boosted with the return of their top pacer Jasprit Bumrah, whereas Pakistan will have high hopes from pace trio (Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi).
Group A consists of India, Pakistan and Nepal and Group B consists of Bangladesh, defending champions Sri Lanka and Afghanistan for the Asia Cup 2023.
