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The highly anticipated encounter of the Asia Cup 2023 will take place between the arch-rivals, India and Pakistan on Saturday, September 2 at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. This edition of the tournament is set to be played in the ‘hybrid model’, in which it will be hosted jointly by Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
India will play their all matches in Sri Lanka, including the one against the arch-rivals Pakistan. The tournament will kick off with the tournament opener between the hosts Pakistan and the new entrants Nepal tomorrow at the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan.
Meanwhile, in quite a bit of disheartening piece of news for the cricket fans, the rain might play a spoilsport in this high-voltage encounter between the two Asian cricketing giants. The report of the MET department suggests that there is almost a 60 per cent chance of rain during the India vs Pakistan clash in Kandy. Just a day before the India vs Pakistan match, the same venue will also host a match between Bangladesh against the co-hosts and defending champions, Sri Lanka.
Here’s a look at the Indian squad for the Asia Cup 2023:
Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumraj, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, and Prasidh Krishna
Travelling reserve: Sanju Samson
Pakistan squad for Asia Cup 2023:
Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, and Saud Shakeel.
Travelling reserve: Tayyab Tahir
Notably, India and Pakistan will be taking on each other for the first time since their last historic clash in the T20 World Cup 2022, when India registered a historic win courtesy of former skipper Virat Kohli’s sensational and unbeaten knock of 82 runs.