Pakistan skipper Babar Azam scored just 17 runs against Bangladesh but that was enough for him to surpass Virat Kohli in an elite list of runs as captain in ODIs.
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Pakistan defeated Bangladesh in their opening Super Four encounter in the ongoing Asia Cup. The Babar Azam-led side has bowled extremely well in the tournament skittling the opposition in all three matches they've played so far.
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Team India posted a respectable score of 266 runs on the board against Pakistan after being reduced to 66/4 owing to Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya's record 138-run stand. Despite all the good work by the pacers, Shoaib Akhtar wasn't happy with Pakistan skipper Babar Azam.
Team India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in their opening game of their Asia Cup 2023 campaign in Kandy on Saturday, September 2.
"The India vs Pakistan match is always one of high intensity, but we have experienced players and we just need to concentrate on our strengths and do well," Babar Azam added.
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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.
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