Asia Cup 2023: Pakistan announce playing XI against India as Shaheen Afridi passed fit

The Pakistan cricket team, gearing up for a highly anticipated showdown in the Asia Cup 2023 against arch-rivals India on Saturday at the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy, have already announced their playing XI. 

They have decided to stick with the same playing XI that secured a resounding victory over Nepal by 348 runs in the tournament's opening match. Given their dominant performance, the team management saw no reason for alterations in their lineup.

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Babar Azam will lead the side whereas, the pace battery of Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf has been included. 

Although there were calls to drop Fakhar Zaman from the squad due to his poor form, the batsman has not been dropped. However, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Wasim and Saud Shakeel will continue to warm the benches. 

Pakistan to field same playing XI tomorrow 🇵🇰#PAKvIND | #AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/qe18Ad6pF4

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) September 1, 2023

India are yet to name their starting XI as the team management are serving hard to find the perfect balance given injuries to key players such as Rishabh Pant & Kl Rahul. 

India squad vs Pakistan

Rohit Sharma (Captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (VC), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna.

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Where is India vs Pakistan in Asia Cup?

The Asia Cup clash between India and Pakistan will take place at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy.

What time does India vs Pakistan in Asia Cup start?

The Asia Cup clash between India and Pakistan will start at 3:00 pm IST in Sri Lanka.

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