India will lock horns with Pakistan on Sunday at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. The most anticipated match of the Asia Cup 2023 ended as a draw but Fans and the players of the team are equally excited to play against each other once again in the Super 4 on Sunday. Pakistan will be coming into the game after registering a brilliant victory by 7 wickets. On the other hand, India would like to carry their batting performance from the Nepal game. There wouldn't just be a battle between two teams to win the match but also between players for new milestones. Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma could both add new records to their tally by the end of the match.
India vs Pakistan: Asia Cup Super 4
Rohit Sharma is only 5 sixes away from Asia Cup record
Indian skipper, Rohit Sharma played a brilliant inning against Nepal in the previous Asia Cup match. He would like to continue the same form against Pakistan. If he hits 5 sixes to his tally of 22 sixes, he will go past Shahid Afridi in the list of batters with the most sixes in the ODI format of the Asia Cup. Afridi leads the list with 26 sixes to his name while Sanath Jayasuriya is behind him with 23.
Virat Kohli on the edge of 13,000-run landmark
Virat Kohli is only 98 runs away from reaching the 13,000-run landmark. If he goes on to reach the milestone in the match against Pakistan, Kohli will become the fastest batter to score 13,000 runs in the 50-over format. Virat will be playing his 267 innings and will leave behind Sachin Tendulkar (321 innings), Ricky Ponting (341 innings), and Kumar Sangakkara (363 innings).
Kohli-Rohit on the brink of partnership history
Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma have led the Indian team to victory in a fair number of matches. If the duo adds 2 more runs to their partnership tally, they would become the fastest pair in the history of ODIs to breach the 5000-run mark. They are presently at 4998 runs in 85 ODI innings.