Asia Cup 2023 LIVE Cricket Scorecard and Updates, India vs. Pakistan: After winning the toss and choosing to bat first, India set Pakistan a goal of 267 runs.
In a 138-run partnership that revived India’s chances when they found themselves teetering at 66 runs for the loss of four wickets at one point, Hardik Pandya led the way with 87 runs, and Ishan Kishan added 82 runs.
To restrict Inida to 266 runs in 48.5 overs, Shaheen Afridi took 4 wickets, Haris Rauf took 3, and Naseem Shah took 3.
EARLIER: The cricketing world has been anticipating this match with bated breath. It is the battle royale, the meeting of the bitter rivals. While India will be making a fresh start and playing their first game of the season when they take on Pakistan in Kandy on Saturday, September 2, Pakistan has their tails up after easily defeating Nepal in the Asia Cup opener.