Pakistan is taking on India today in a mission of excellence in Asia. Pakistan has already announced the XI for the match against India. Babar Azmara will enter the field with the same XI as against Rohit, that is, playing against Nepal.
The match will start on Saturday at 3 pm Bangladesh time at Pallekele Stadium in Kandy.
Pakistan started their Asia Cup mission with a big win of 238 runs in the first match. In the match, captain Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed scored the first century of their career, Pakistan scored a huge collection of 342 runs. Later they bowled out Nepal for 104 runs. As a result, the Pakistan team is in a very cheerful mood.
The ICC ODI World Cup will be held in India in October-November. The teams are using the Asia Cup as a preparation for the World Cup.
Pakistan XI:
Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf.
02 September/ES