Pakistan makes a strong start in Asia Cup by defeating Nepal
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khaskhabar.com : Thursday, 31 August 2023 11:01 AM
Multan. In the first match of the Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan defeated Nepal very easily and by a huge margin of 238 runs. The next match of the Pakistani team will now be directly from India on 2 September.
The first match of Asia Cup 2023 was played between Nepal and Pakistan in Multan. In this Group-A match, Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat first. After this, the team scored 342 runs for the loss of 6 wickets in 50 overs on the basis of century innings of Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed.
Chasing a big target of 343 runs, the Nepal team lost 3 wickets for 14 runs. From here Sompal Kami and Arif Sheikh took over the innings of the team. But their partnership could not handle the team for long in front of Pakistan.
After the pair broke, the team lost back to back wickets and was all out for just 104 runs in 23.4 overs. Pakistan won this match by 238 runs.
Leg-spinner Shadab Khan took 4 wickets for 27 runs for Pakistan. Whereas, fast bowlers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf took 2-2 wickets.
(IANS)
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