New Delhi: India and Pakistan are all set to clash in the third match of the Asia Cup 2023 at the Pallikal International Cricket Stadium today, September 2. The fans are eagerly waiting for this match as it has been more than 4 years since both the teams played an ODI against each other. The arch-rivals last faced each other in an ODI at the 2019 World Cup in Manchester. This was the 22nd match of the mega tournament held in England that year. Let us know what happened in that match…
In the match, Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed won the toss and decided to field. Rohit Sharma (140 in 113 balls) and KL Rahul (57 in 78 balls) gave a great start to India by making an opening partnership of 136 runs. Rahul started cautiously and slowly took the score forward, while the Hitman created havoc with his destructive batting. King Kohli, who came on the field after Rahul’s dismissal, also did a lot of calculations.
Virat Kohli (77 runs in 65 balls) along with Rohit strengthened India’s position. In this way, Team India had scored 336 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 50 overs. Rohit scored 140 runs in 113 balls hitting 14 fours and 3 sixes, while Rahul scored 57 runs in 78 balls and Virat Kohli scored 77 runs in 65 balls. Mohammad Amir took 3 wickets, while Hasan Ali and Riaz got one wicket each. Both of them were badly beaten.
In the match, Pakistan captain Sarfaraz Ahmed won the toss and decided to field. Rohit Sharma (140 in 113 balls) and KL Rahul (57 in 78 balls) gave a great start to India by making an opening partnership of 136 runs. Rahul started cautiously and slowly took the score forward, while the Hitman created havoc with his destructive batting. King Kohli, who came on the field after Rahul’s dismissal, also did a lot of calculations.
Virat Kohli (77 runs in 65 balls) along with Rohit strengthened India’s position. In this way, Team India had scored 336 runs at the loss of 5 wickets in 50 overs. Rohit scored 140 runs in 113 balls hitting 14 fours and 3 sixes, while Rahul scored 57 runs in 78 balls and Virat Kohli scored 77 runs in 65 balls. Mohammad Amir took 3 wickets, while Hasan Ali and Riaz got one wicket each. Both of them were badly beaten.
Chasing a mammoth target, Pakistan team got a revised target of 302 runs in 40 overs due to rain interruption. After losing Imam-ul-Haq (7) early, Fakhar Zaman (62) and Babar Azam (48) brought Pakistan back into the contest with a 104-run partnership for the second wicket. Kuldeep Yadav again derailed Pakistan by dismissing both the set batsmen in his consecutive overs. Pakistan could only reach 212/6 in 40 overs and lost the match by 89 runs (DLS).
Head to head record of India and Pakistan in ODI
Since their first encounter in 1978, India and Pakistan have faced each other in 132 ODI matches. Pakistan leads the way with 73 wins, while the Men in Blue have won 55 games. Four matches ended without result.