Rain stopped play with India on 15 for no loss. But right after the resumption of the match, Pakistan fast bowler Shaheen Afridi struck a crucial blow by removing captain Rohit Sharma.. India are 15 for 1.
Indian captain Rohit Sharma won the toss and decided to bat first in the crucial Asia Cup 2023 match against Pakistan in Pallekele on September 2.
India and Pakistan are playing against each other after a gap of nearly four years. This is the 14th encounter between India and Pakistan in the Asia Cup.
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After the toss, Rohit Sharma said the team has brought back Shreyas Iyer and Jasprit Bumrah and added that the team is playing with two spinners of Kuldeep Yadav and all-rounder Ravindra Jadeja.
In a surprise move, India had decided to go with Shardul Thakur instead of Mohammed Shami.
Pakistan is playing with an unchanged XI which they won against Nepal.
The teams
India: Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf