A blockbuster match will be played between India and Pakistan today in Pallekele. Indian fans are hopeful that captain Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli will perform brilliantly with the bat in this match. Both the star players will have a chance to make some big records. So let's know about IND vs PAK Match Prediction, Match Preview, Pitch Report, and Weather Report.
India and Pakistan will clash after four years in ODI format and after five years in ODI Asia Cup. These two teams had earlier clashed in the ODI Asia Cup in 2018 and in the ODI format four years back in the 2019 World Cup. Team India definitely registered its superiority over Pakistan in these last ODI matches, but once again on Saturday, when these two teams will face each other in the Asia Cup, the circumstances will be different from five years ago.
Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill will probably start the innings from India's side. Virat Kohli will bat at one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team. Shreyas Iyer and Ishan Kishan will handle the middle-order batting. Rohit Sharma will take over the command of India as captain. He is also a good batsman. Ishan Kishan will do wicketkeeping for India. Ravindra Jadeja and Kuldeep Yadav will handle the responsibility of spin bowling of his team. Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami will command the pace attack of his team.
In the first match of the Asia Cup, Pakistan had a very good start and defeated Nepal easily. Babar Azam scored a brilliant century by scoring 151 runs. Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman will open the innings for Pakistan. Babar Azam will bat in a one-down position. He is the backbone of the batting team. Babar Azam has the highest fantasy points in this series. Mohammad Rizwan and Agha Salman will handle the middle order batting. Babar Azam will take command of Pakistan as captain. He had the highest fantasy points scorer in the last match. Mohammad Rizwan will do wicketkeeping for Pakistan.
The much-talked-about match of the Asia Cup 2023 tournament to be played between India and Pakistan will be played today at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy. 3 ODI matches have been played between the two teams in the last 3 years in which the Indian team has won all three matches and would like to maintain its dominance in this match also. The team's bowling unit has been greatly strengthened by the return of fast bowler Jasprit Bumrah to the team. On the other hand, Pakistan team has started the tournament with a win by defeating Nepal team by a big margin.
Pakistan team captain Babar Azam has already indicated that he is in good form by playing an inning of 151 runs in the first match. Both the teams seem to be quite balanced, although the Indian team has more experienced players than the Pakistan team, but if Pakistan performs as per its potential, then once again a tough competition can be seen between the two teams.
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Pallekele's pitch can trouble the batsmen. The outfield is slow due to rain. Because of this, it is even more difficult to score. Although the batsmen always get more advantage in this ground. But due to the weather, the batsmen may have to face difficulties. According to the last few matches, this pitch has looked favorable to both the batsmen and the bowlers. In the last 5 matches on this pitch, out of 63 wickets, 36 wickets have been taken by fast bowlers and 27 wickets have been taken by spin bowlers. Batting in the first innings has been a bit difficult with the average first innings score being 195 runs. Batting seemed a little easier in the second innings. That is why 60 percent of the matches here have been won while chasing the target. The team winning the toss would like to bowl first.
The weather in Pallekele, Sri Lanka is cloudy. The temperature on the day of the match is expected to be around 28 °C with 66% humidity and 5.5 km/h wind speed. And visibility is 10 kilometers. There is a 50% chance of rain during the game.
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