India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2023: Very little time is left for the start of Asia Cup 2023. Its first match will be played between Pakistan and Nepal on 30 August. Team India’s first match is with Pakistan, which will be played on 2 September. Virat Kohli has a good record against Pakistan. He made the best score of his ODI career against Pakistan in the Asia Cup itself. Kohli won India by playing a memorable innings in Mirpur.
Actually the 5th match of Asia Cup 2012 was played between India and Pakistan in Mirpur. In this match, Pakistan scored 329 runs while batting first. Mohammad Hafeez and Nasir Jamshed scored centuries for Pakistan. At the same time, Younis Khan had scored a half-century.
Kohli came to bat at number 3 for Team India chasing the target given by Pakistan. He scored 183 runs facing 148 balls. Kohli’s innings included 22 fours and a six. This was the best score of Kohli’s ODI career so far. Due to the explosive performance of Kohli, India won by 6 wickets.
Kohli had defeated the Pakistani bowlers in this match. Pak bowler Wahab Riaz had looted 50 runs in 4 overs. Cheema had given 60 runs in 8 overs. Umar Gul had given 65 runs in 8.5 overs. Shahid Afridi gave 58 runs in 9 overs. Mohammad Hafeez took one wicket for 42 runs in 9 overs.
Significantly, in this match against Pakistan, Gautam Gambhir and Sachin Tendulkar came to open for India. Gambhir was out without opening the account. Sachin scored 52 runs in 48 balls. Rohit scored 68 runs in 83 balls. Suresh Raina scored 12 not out.
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