Pakistan and India are set to return to confront each other in the upcoming tournament Asia Cup 2023. Rohit-led India will play their first match of the Asia Cup against Babar Azam-led Pakistan at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on 2nd September.
The excitement around the Pakistan vs India match always surpasses everything else as fans are always delighted to witness these two neighbors push their skills against each other on the pitch. The exact buildup has carried over the fans for the 2nd September clash.
However, the 2nd September clash could be badly affected by rain or bad weather, as there are some possibilities that the match between Pakistan and India might get called off because of bad weather. As per the climate reports, there is a 40-60 percent probability of heavy rains on September 2.
Indian team would leave for Colombo on August 30 from Bengaluru to partake in the Asia Cup. They will begin their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on September 2. Both of India’s Group A matches will be played at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
The top two sides from Groups A and B will move to the Super Fours, where they will play three more matches at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, which will also host the final on 17th September.
Pakistan India squad for Asia Cup 2023:
India squad:
Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Ishan Kishan, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Prasidh Krishna
Reserve player: Sanju Samson
Pakistan squad:
Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Fakhar Zaman, Abdullah Shafique, Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Haris (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim.