India and Pakistan will meet each other for the second time in the Asia Cup 2023 on September 10 at the R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo. Their last meeting in the tournament ended in a no result.
India come into the contest on the back of a 10-wicket win over Nepal. Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill scored 74 and 67 respectively to help India chase down Nepal’s 230 as Mohammed Siraj and Ravindra Jadeja picked up three wickets each.
Pakistan, on the other hand, defeated Bangladesh by seven wickets. Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan scored 78 and 63* respectively to help Pakistan chase down Bangladesh’s 193. Haris Rauf has been the pick of the bowlers for Pakistan with nine wickets in three matches while Naseem Shah and Shaheen Afridi have picked up seven wickets each.
The match is expected to be a close contest between two evenly matched teams. India will be looking to avenge their loss to Pakistan in the T20 Asia Cup last year, while Pakistan will be eager to maintain their unbeaten run in the tournament.
Pakistan vs India Head-to-Head Records in ODIs
Both teams have met each other in 133 ODIs, with Pakistan dominating with 73 wins while India has managed to win 55 ODIs. In the 14 Asia Cup ODIs played between the two teams, India have won seven matches and Pakistan have won five.
Tournaments
Matches
India
Pakistan
NR
ODIs
133
55
73
5
Asia Cup
14
7
5
2
ODI Stats at R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo
Pace bowlers enjoy bowling at this venue with 963 wickets in 139 games at an average of 32.04, while the spinners have taken 817 wickets at an average of 32.53. The teams batting first have won 76 games while teams chasing have won 55 games, with eight ending in no result. The average first innings score at the venue is 225. The teams winning the toss have mostly preferred to bat first.
Matches Played
139
Teams Won Batting First
76
Teams Won Chasing
55
No Results
8
Average First Batting Score
225
India’s wins at this venue
Pakistan’s wins at this venue
14
India ‘s lost
19
Pakistan’s lost
8
Highest team total
375/5 (India)
Lowest team total
86 (Netherlands)
Highest Successful chase
292/4 (Sri Lanka)
Pakistan vs India Highest and lowest totals in Asia Cup:
Pakistan’s highest total against India is 329 while their lowest total is 134.
India ’s highest total against Pakistan is 330 while their lowest total is 169.
Top Players to Watch Out For:
Pakistan: Mohammad Rizwan, Haris Rauf, Shaheen Afridi
India: Virat Kohli, Rohit Sharma, Jasprit Bumraj
Pakistan vs India Full Squads:
Pakistan Full 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, Tayyab Tahir (travelling reserve).
India Full Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumraj, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Sanju Samson (travelling reserve).