Asia Cup 2023 begins with Pakistan versus Nepal Match in Multan Pakistan. The first match is much like a one-sided game as the cricket team of Pakistan dominates the Nepal Team by 238 runs.
Well, the beginning of the Asia Cup featured an exciting match between bat and ball and ended with a stunning victory for Pakistan.
Pakistan had a convincing 238-run victory in the Asia Cup opener with a great performance in balling and batting. The crowd cheered the victory, fans enjoyed the match and overall it was a good match that represented a positive beginning for the host country in the competition.
Certainly, for the Pakistani audience, it has been a great opening and match both because Pakistan is hosting.
Babar Azam, the captain of Pakistan, stole the show with an incredible performance, winning Player of the Match. He has made impressive 151-run innings off 131 balls and set the tone for Pakistan’s outstanding batting performance.
Babar Azam’s methodical approach and his teamwork with Rizwan established the groundwork for an impressive total for a cricket team.
Nepal Could not stand the Pakistani bowlers and kept on losing wickets in the chasing score in the opening match.
Overview of Opening Match
In Pakistan versus Nepal, The cricket team of Pakistan won the toss and decided to go for batting first. The match was played in Multan cricket stadium with the Nepal team making their tournament debut.
While batting, the Pakistani team showed amazing performance as Babar and Rizwan successfully handled the game and formed a strong relationship that supported the first victory of Pakistan In the Asia Cup 2023.
They worked together well, and then Iftikhar Ahmed came with an aggressive approach that gave the innings more momentum. Moreover, the bowlers from Pakistan performed expertly and supported the incredible efforts of the batsmen.
In the opening overs of Pakistan versus Nepal, the pacers, especially Shaheen Afridi and Naseem Shah took wickets of Nepal’s top order. The spinners kept up the pressure in the middle overs, led by Shadab Khan’s haul. Together, the bowling efforts limited Nepal to just 104 runs.
On the other hand, Rohit Paudel, the captain of Nepal, welcomed their great start with the ball but regretted the subsequent batting meltdown.
The hitters from Nepal had trouble establishing themselves at the crease due to their inexperience and the difficulty of adjusting to speed and swing. Few players were able to achieve double digits because they had trouble building up runs.
Despite admirable efforts with the ball, Pakistan’s organized attack presented challenges for Nepal’s batting lineup. However, overall, the match of Asia up in 2023 showed the lead of the Pakistani Cricket team in both bowling and batting.
One of The keys to Pakistan’s success is their pace attack. Shaheen Afridi had a quick effect, taking two early wickets, one of which was the valued captain of Nepal. Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf also proceeded well in bowling in Pakistan versus Nepal.
Summary Of Pakistan Versus Nepal
The Team Pakistan Made 342 Runs with four wickets remaining in a total of fifty overs.
The team of Nepal Barely made 104 runs in 23.4 overs and lost all the wickets.
Player Of The Match
Babar Azam, The captain of Pakitsani Teams. He made 151 runs in 131 balls
Main Performances of Pakistan Versus Nepal
- Babar made 151 runs in the opening match
- Iftikhar completed 109 runs not out,
- Kami took 2 wickets, giving 85 runs
- Shadab took 4 wickets, giving 27 runs
- Rauf took 2 wickets, giving 16 runs
- Shaheen took 2 wickets, giving 27 runs
- From Nepal, Sompal Kami made 28 runs with 46 balls
- Aarif Sheikh made 26 runs with 28 balls
- Gulsan Jha made 13 runs with 23 balls
- Sompal Kami took 2 wickets, giving 85 runs
- Karan KC took 1 wicket, giving 54 runs
- Sandeep Lamichhane took 1 wicket, giving 69 runs in the opening match
Nepal Squad in Pakistan versus Nepal
- Rohit Paudel (c)
- Kushal Bhurtel
- Aasif Sheikh
- Bhim Sharki
- Kushal Malla
- Aarif Sheikh
- Dipendra Singh Airee
- Gulshan Jha
- Sompal Kami
- Karan KC
- Sandeep Lamichhane
- Lalit Rajbanshi
- Pratish GC
- Mousom Dhakal
- Sundeep Jora
- Kishore Mahato
- Arjun Saud
Pakistan Squad
- Babar Azam (c)
- Abdullah Shafique
- Fakhar Zaman
- Imam-ul-Haq
- Salman Ali Agha
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Mohammad Haris
- Shadab Khan
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Usama Mir
- Faheem Ashraf
- Haris Rauf
- Mohammad Wasim Jnr
- Naseem Shah
- Shaheen Afridi
- Saud Shakeel
