The Asia Cup 2023 is returning to Pakistan’s shores since 2008 and Pakistan will face Nepal in the opening match of the Asia Cup 2023 to be played at Multan on 30th August 2023. It promises to be an exciting battle as Babar Azam’s led side would look to start the tournament on a winning note. They are coming off with a 3-0 whitewash over Afghanistan in the recently concluded ODI series in Sri Lanka.
On the other hand, Nepal qualified for the Asia Cup first time defeating United Arab Emirates in the qualifying tournament. It provides a great platform for Nepal cricket to fight against top Asian giants Pakistan in their own den and do not care about results.
Match Details
Details– Asia Cup 2023, Match 1, Pakistan vs Nepal
Venue– Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
Date and Time– 30th August, 3.00 PM
Pitch Report
The pitch at Multan Cricket Stadium promises to be a belter of a pitch that suits the batters. A total of 10 ODI matches have been played at this venue with the team batting first winning 5 times while the team batting second won 5 times.
The previous ODI match was played between West Indies and Pakistan on June 12, 2022. Pakistan posted 269 for 9 and bowled West Indies for 216. Pakistan has a decent record at this venue winning 7 times while losing only on 3 occasions.
It promises to be an exciting encounter with good batters on both teams. The captain that wins the toss would likely field bowl first and then chase down the target easily.
Pakistan (Pak) vs. Nepal (Nep)- Predicted Playing XI
Pakistan
Fakhar Zaman, Imam UL Haq, Babar Azam (C), Mohammed Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Ifkthitar Ahmed, Shahbad Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf.
Nepal
Rohit Paudel (C), Kushal Bhurtel, Bhim Sharki, Aasif Sheikh, Arif Sheikh, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulshan Jha, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC, Lalit Rajbanshi.
Fantasy Team Selection- Pakistan vs Nepal
Team 1– Fakhar Zaman, Kushal Bhurtel (VC), Babar Azam (C), Aasif Sheikh, Salman Ali Agha, Kushal Malla, Shahbad Khan, Dipendra Singh Airee, Sandeep Lamichhane, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Lalit Rajbanshi.
Team 2– Imam UL Haq, Rohit Paudel (C), Mohammed Rizwan (VC), Arif Sheikh, Iftikhar Ahmed, Gulshan Jha, Usama Mir, Karan KC, Naseem Shah, Lalit Rajbanshi, Haris Rauf.
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