New Delhi. Asia Cup 2023 has started from 30 August. This time 6 teams India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Nepal are participating in the tournament. This time Pakistan and Sri Lanka are organizing the Asia Cup. So far two matches have been played in the group stage. The first match was played between Pakistan and Nepal at Multan Stadium. In which Pakistan had badly defeated Nepal. Pakistan beat Nepal by 238 runs. In the second match, Sri Lanka won easily over Bangladesh. It was expected that a tough competition could be seen between the two teams. But this did not happen, Bangladesh were reduced to just 164 runs while batting first. In response, Sri Lanka easily achieved this target by losing five wickets in 39 overs.
In this way, Pakistan and Sri Lanka have gained 2 points by winning one match each in the Asia Cup. Pakistan and Sri Lanka have equal 2 points. But Pakistan’s net run rate is much higher than Sri Lanka. Pakistan has gained 2 points by defeating Nepal, while the net run rate is +4.760, while Sri Lanka also has 2 points but the net run rate is +0.951. The net run rate of the losing teams Nepal and Bangladesh is in minus. Apart from this, India and Afghanistan have not played any match in the Asia Cup yet.
? ? Asia Cup 2023 Points Table ?
Pakistan ?? and Sri Lanka ?? lead their groups after winning their first matches?
Bangladesh ?? and Nepal ?? at the bottom of the table ⬇️
India ?? and Afghanistan ?? yet to play their match ?#SportsSide , #AsiaCup23 , #AsiaCup pic.twitter.com/NMKkYu0UiT
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Explain that the teams in the Asia Cup are divided into groups. Group A has India, Pakistan and Nepal, while Group B has Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh. All the teams will play 2-2 matches in the group stage match. After this, the top 2 teams of both the groups reached the Super-4. After this three matches will be played between all the teams. The team which will be on top-2. The final match of the tournament between them will be played on September 17.