India and Pakistan encountered each other on 2 September at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka in Asia Cup, 2023. The match was abandoned after the first innings due to a constant heavy downpour, which led to the game being tied. Pakistan dismissed India’s batting order for 266 runs at the end of 48.5 overs.
Both India and Pakistan got one point each, as the match ended up being a draw. Pakistan made their place in the Super Fours after their victory against Nepal. Despite the conditions, both captains surprisingly wanted to bat first.
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India vs Pakistan match summary
Rohit Sharma got going with a couple of boundaries off Shaheen Afridi’s bowling which was interrupted by the first batch of downpours. The tall left-arm speedster altered his length after being back in the field and quickly dismissed Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli. Meanwhile, Haris Rauf dismissed Shreyas Iyer and Shubman Gill which got India into a pressure situation and the score of 66/4 in just the 15th over.
The Indian cricket team fought back with a fantastic 138-run partnership brought up by the team’s middle-order batsmen Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya. Both of them scored 82 and 87 respectively, but India once again slipped (losing their last 5 wickets for a mere 27 runs). Pakistan successfully dismissed the whole Indian squad by taking all 10 wickets, while India posted a competitive total of 266 runs.
