COLOMBO: The most awaited contest between Pakistan and India has finally resumed on the reserve day, where India resumed its innings from 147-2 against Pakistan in the Super Four stage Asia Cup 2023 match in Colombo on Monday.
Last day the match was washed out due to sporadic rain, whereas only 24.1 overs were bowled throughout the day, taking the contest to the reserve day.
Interestingly the contest between the two arch rivals is the only one in the tournament having reserve day. Media reported concerns from Sri Lanka and Bangladesh coaches over having a reserve day for the only match.
On reserve day, the contest was once again delayed for almost two hours due to light drizzle and wet outfield, however finally, the contest began. According to weather forecast channels the contest is possibly to be affected again in the evening.
However, on Monday, Pakistan had once concern when in-form Haris Rauf would not be available for bowling due to an injury on the last day. Officials from Pakistan’s side are of the view that the injury was not very serious, however, they wanted Haris Rauf to avoid further injury.
Pakistan Squad
Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi.
India Squad
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, and Mohammad Siraj.
