🏏Asia Cup 2023: Pakistan vs Nepal at Multan at 3 PM IST on 30/08/23🏏 - Page 5

Arjun pokhrel: "Asia Cup Cricket has added a great excitement to Nepal. Some schools have given a holiday today. There is a festival of cricket in the country. Thank you all."

Shankar Bhattar: "I am in tears seeing you guys in big stage. Glory to our guys (NEPAL), BEST OF LUCK"

2.28pm Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq are on the field, as are the Nepal players.

Here we go. The match about to start.

Cheers..

The anthems are done and the Pakistani openers stride out to the middle. The Nepal players are in a huddle, a big day in their nascent ODI careers. It looks like a belter of a surface, let's play...

Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq are on the field, as are the Nepal players.

4 runs for Pakistan. 1st ball boundary.

Fakhar Zaman and Imam are at the crease. Fakhar Zaman is on strike. Sompal Kami will open the attack

0.1 Sompal Kami to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, length ball that skids on quick onto the pads. Whipped away towards the fine leg boundary. Perfect start for Pakistan!

0.3 Sompal Kami to Fakhar Zaman, FOUR, another boundary!! Too full on the boots, flicked to the right of mid-wicket for a boundary. There is a bit of swing on offer but the bowler is going too straight