🏏Asia Cup 2023: M5: India vs Nepal in SL on 04/09/2023 at 3PM IST 🏏 - Page 2

Originally posted by: pareshif

Congratulations to Bumrah. Best wishes to mother and child.

Cheers..

Thanks for the tag, Raji!❤️

Thanks for the tag.

If rain prediction was there it should have been day matches maybe.

Congratulations to Jasprit and Sanjana.

Even in June, Sanjana was interviewing Rohit and Pay Cummins during the WTC.

Supporting India today

Baarish...Please yaar..Aaj mat aana😊

Thanks for the tag

14:10 Local Time, 08:40 GMT, 14:10 IST: The equation is pretty simple - the winner progresses to Super Fours and the loser gets eliminated. The forecast at Pallekele once again isn't great. If the match gets washed out, India will go through to the next round. Currently, there's no rain/drizzle. Let's hope that weather stays clear.....

India come into this match as overwhelming favourites. They were rocked early by the Pakistani pacers on Saturday, but they recovered from 66/4 to finish on 266 - thanks to eighties from Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya. Rain played spoilsport after the Indian innings and both teams shared one point each. India's top-order will be eager to get runs under their belt. In the bowling department, India will have to make a forced change as Jasprit Bumrah has returned home for personal reasons. The experienced Shami is expected to replace him in the XI. Will India make any other changes?

14:00 Local Time, 08:30 GMT, 14:00 IST: Nepal will be locking horns against India for the first time in international cricket. It's a big moment for the Associate nation. The Asia Cup debutants started off on a good note against Pakistan in the tournament opener. After dismissing both the Pakistani openers inside seven overs, they managed to keep a lid on the scoring rate in the first half of the innings. However, a big partnership between Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed resulted in the hosts posting a massive score. In reply, Nepal got bundled out for a meagre 104 as the Pakistan bowling was too hot to handle for them. It's another opportunity for them to play against a cricketing giant. Can they fare better?

Animesh Kherwar: "As a Nepali, I really don't want this match to be washed out. Our players needed these exposure. I would be happier with Nepal playing and losing [badly] instead of getting 1 point due to washout."