Asia Cup 2023 PAK vs NEP: Pakistan skipper Babar Azam etched his name in the annals of cricket by becoming the first-ever captain to achieve a score of 150 in the esteemed Asia Cup tournament.
Bangladesh and Sri Lanka will lock horns on August 31 to get their campaign underway in the ongoing Asia Cup. The two teams are facing each other for the first time in ODIs since 2021.
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"Rizwan gave me confidence and vice-versa. When Iftikhar came, we played different cricket. He can struggle a bit before he gets set," Babar added.
Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed recorded brilliant hundreds to help Pakistan score 342 runs while batting first in the Asia Cup opening game against Nepal.
Babar Azam broke multiple records as he scored 151 runs off 131 balls against Nepal in the Asia Cup opening match.
Babar Azam recorded his 31st international hundred to register the fourth-highest international centuries for Pakistan so far.
Pakistan lost both the openers early but Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan added 86 runs for the third wicket to put the hosts on track for the big total against Nepal.
The opening game of such a big tournament should bring a lot of crowd into the stadium but to no avail. What is even more surprising is that Pakistan being the host of the tournament has failed to draw crowd to the stadium
Pakistan host four games of the Asia Cup 2023 while Sri Lanka will host the remaining nine games, including the final.
Babar Azam said it would have been better if the Asia Cup took place entirely in Pakistan
The much-awaited Asia Cup finally got underway today in Multan with the game between Pakistan and newcomers Nepal. The team led by Rohit Paudel started off well picking two early wickets.
Bangladesh fast bowler Ebadot Hossain will have to undergo a knee surgery, which puts him in doubt for the ODI World Cup in October-November in India.
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Ebadot Hossain was already ruled out of the Asia Cup and was racing against time to get fit in time for the upcoming World Cup in India. But it has now been revealed that his troubled knee will require a surgery which also rules him out of the World Cup.
Ravichandran Ashwin believes that Pakistan can be the team to beat in the upcoming Asia Cup slated to start from August 30.
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