India will lock horns with Pakistan on Saturday at the Pallekele Stadium in Kandy. The most anticipated match of the Asia Cup 2023 is all set to be played when the new No. 1 ODI team will face the favourites of the competition. Fans and the players of the team are equally excited to play against each other for the first time in the ODI format since the 2019 World Cup. Pakistan will be coming into the game after registering a brilliant win of 238 runs against Nepal in the campaign opener of the Asia Cup 2023. On the other hand, India would like to get off to a positive start. Pakistan and India both teams have some issues in the middle order but the anticipation of the India vs Pakistan fixture will surely produce some heroic moments.
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Asia Cup 2023: India vs Pakistan Match Preview
Match Details
- Match: India vs Pakistan
- Date: 02/09/2023
- Time: 3:00 PM (IST)
- Venue: Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy
- Where to watch: Star Sports Network & Disney + Hotstar
Venue | Pitch Report | Weather
The surface at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium is heavily preferred by the batters. With little to offer for the bowlers, the batters will look to dominate the game throughout although spinners can thrive on this. Aigh-scoring affair could be expected on such a surface. Choosing to bowl and chase the target could be a wise decision. Bangladesh opted to bat first in the first match here and lost the match by five wickets. 250 is the average score here.
Rain from 1:00 AM to 3:00 PM, 7:00 AM to 8:00 AM, 5:00 PM to 7:00 PM, and then 9:00 PM to 11:00 PM has been predicted. There is a high chance of the match getting abandoned due to rain. The humidity level will also be close to 100 percent. Pallekele hosted the second Asia Cup 2023 match between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on Thursday. Rain interrupted the match only once during the first innings.
India vs Pakistan | Head-to-Head
Asia Cup Head-to-Head (ODI):
| Matches | India | Pakistan | No Result |
| 13 | 7 | 5 | 1 |
Head-to-Head in all competitions (ODI):
| Matches | India | Pakistan | No Result |
| 132 | 55 | 73 | 4 |
Last 10 ODIs:
| Matches | India | Pakistan | No Result |
| 10 | 7 | 3 | 0 |
India vs Pakistan | Possible XI
India:
- Rohit Sharma (C)
- Shubman Gill
- Virat Kohli
- Shreyas Iyer
- Ishan Kishan (WK)
- Hardik Pandya
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Mohammed Shami
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Mohammed Siraj
- Jasprit Bumrah
Pakistan:
- FK Zaman
- Babar Azam (C)
- IU Haq
- Agha Salman
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Mohammad Rizwan (wk)
- SH Khan
- Mohammad Nawaz
- S Afridi
- Haris Rauf
- Naseem Shah
Asia Cup 2023: India vs Pakistan | Dream XI Team Prediction
