The biggest match of the Asia Cup 2023 is set to take place on Saturday (September 2) at the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy between hosts Pakistan and arch-rivals Team India. Asia Cup 2023 is being played in a ‘hybrid model’ with Team India playing all their games in Sri Lanka, despite Pakistan hosting the tournament.
The Asia Cup 2023 kicks off with a clash between hosts Pakistan and Nepal in Multan on Wednesday. However, fans of both India and Pakistan will be keeping an eye on the weather, lest rain disrupt the second Group A clash.
Weather Report
According to the Met department, there is about a 60 percent chance of rain in the India vs Pakistan clash in Kandy which will start at 3 pm IST. Humidity is expected to be around 98 percent. The temperature will hover around 24 degrees Celsius.
Pitch Report
The Asia Cup match against India and Pakistan will be played at the Kandy ground in Sri Lanka. Talking about the pitch here, it can prove to be very helpful for the batsmen. Apart from this, let us say that the crisis of rain is also looming in this match. The Meteorological Department has said that it may rain on 1 or 2 September. If this happens, then the chances of swinging the ball will increase. If you want to make a dream team in this match, then you can get information from here.
IND vs PAK Predicted XI
India: Rohit Sharma (C), Shubhman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan(WK), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj.
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (C), Mohammad Rizwan (WK), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf
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