India vs Pakistan: India defeated Pakistan by a score of 238 runs in the third game of the Asia Cup 2023 Super 4 between the two nations. The match’s outcome, which began on Sunday, was announced the following day, on Monday. Because the ACC had set aside a day for this crucial match in anticipation of possible rain, the outcome was announced the following day. The Super-4 Points Table for the Updated Asia Cup 2023 can be found below.
The R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo was present for this historic game. After winning the toss, Pakistani captain Babar Azam asked India to bat. The men in blue played excellently while batting, scoring 356 runs in the allotted 50 overs while only losing two wickets. The opening pair of Rohit Sharma and Shubham Gill put on a 121-run partnership for the first wicket. Each batsman amassed a half-century.
India’s star batsman, Virat Kohli, made a strong showing against Pakistan while scoring his 47th ODI century.
A 233-run partnership was shared by Virat Kohli and KL Rahul for the third wicket. The Asia Cup’s biggest partnership has ever existed. Mohammad Hafeez and Nasir Jamshed from Pakistan previously held this record. In the 2012 Asia Cup, the two players combined for 224 runs.
While attempting to reach the target, the Pakistani team lost ten wickets for 128 runs in just 32 overs, failing to complete the required 50 overs. The most runs were scored by Fakhar Zaman, who amassed 27 runs in 50 balls with the help of two fours. No Pakistani batsman even reached the 30-run threshold.
Star mystery spinner Kuldeep Yadav bowled for the Indian team, taking a total of five wickets, all for just 25 runs in eight overs. This was his second career five-wicket haul. Shardul Thakur, Hardik Pandya, and Jasprit Bumrah each took one wicket. Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan, was eliminated by Pandya.
Asia Cup 2023 Points Table (Super-4)
| Super Fours | Mat | Won | Lost | Tied | NR | Pts | NRR |
| India | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +4.560 |
| Sri Lanka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.420 |
| Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | -1.892 |
| Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.749 |
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