Asia Cup 2023 Pakistan vs Nepal: Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first for the first match of Asia Cup 2023. Nepal’s team will first take the field for bowling. Pakistan has included players like Mohammad Rizwan, Imam-ul-Haq and Shaheen Afridi in the playing eleven for this match to be played in Multan. Nepal captain Rohit Paudel told that Sandeep Lamichhane is part of the playing XI.
Pakistan captain Babar Azam said after the toss, “We will bat first. The pitch looks very dry. We declared the playing eleven first. There was no big reason behind this, just to assure the players. Being at the top of the rankings creates a good kind of pressure. We are enjoying it.
Nepal’s team is playing Asia Cup for the first time. Referring to this, Captain Rohit Paudel said, “Everyone is happy. This is our first match in the Asia Cup. Everyone in Nepal is excited about this match. Here many things are similar to Nepal. The pitch is looking good in terms of batting.
Significantly, Nepal has a debut match in the Asia Cup. He has done well in the ODI format so far. But it will not be easy to register a win against Pakistan. Although Nepal has good bowling. Sandeep Lamichhane is an experienced bowler. He can become the X factor for the team.
Playing XI –
Pakistan : Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf
Nepal : Kushal Bhurtel, Asif Sheikh (wk), Rohit Poudel (c), Arif Sheikh, Kushal Malla, Deepender Singh Airey, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi