Zoom News : Aug 29, 2023, 01:20 PM
Asia Cup 2023: Asia Cup 2023 is to start tomorrow i.e. from 30 August. In the first match of the tournament, the team of Nepal is going to be in front of the host Pakistan. On the other hand, on the 2nd of September, Team India will face Pakistan in their very first match. Like every time, once again the eyes of the whole world will be fixed on this match. But even before this match, a bad news has come to the fore.
Clouds of crisis on India-Pakistan match
According to the Meteorological Department, there is about a 60 per cent chance of rain in the India vs Pakistan match in Kandy, which will start at 3 PM IST. Humidity is expected to be around 98 percent. At the same time, the temperature will be around 24 degree Celsius.
First face Bangladesh and Pakistan
Ahead of India's match against Pakistan, Bangladesh is set to take on defending champions Sri Lanka at the same venue on Thursday (March 31). However, there is about a 44 per cent chance of rain for that match, although there are reports of 99 per cent cloud cover around midday.
Both Teams:
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Verma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (vice-captain), Ravindra Jadeja, Akshar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumraj, Mohammed Shami. Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Famous Krishna
Traveling Reserve: Sanju Samson
Pakistan: Babar Azam (Captain), Abdullah Shafiq, 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 Junior, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Saud Shakeel
Traveling Reserve: Tayyab Tahir