In the first game of the Asian Cup, Pakistan defeated Nepal by 238 runs. Nepal had a goal of winning 343 runs, but the entire team only had to hit 104 runs in 23.4 overs. In this way, Babar Azam’s team started the tournament with a big win. Earlier, Pakistan captain Babar Azam decided to bat after winning the toss. As a first strike, Pakistan scored 342 runs for 6 wickets in 50 overs. Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed scored brilliant centuries for Pakistan.
Nepal’s start in response to Pakistan’s 342 runs was not good. Shaheen Afridi shocked Nepal in the first round. Three Nepalese players returned to the pavilion after 14 runs. After that, Arif Sheikh and Sompal Kami definitely struggled, but these two batsmen couldn’t last long against Pakistani bowlers. 8 batsmen of Pakistan could not exceed double digits. Sompal Kami scored the most innings for Nepal with 28 runs and 46 balls.
As for the bowlers of Pakistan, Shadab Khan took a maximum of four wickets. While Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf took 2-2 wickets. In addition, Naseem Shah and Mohammad Nawaz achieved a 1-1 win. Before that, captain Babar Azam played a brilliant inning for Pakistan with 151 runs and 131 balls. He hit 14 fours and 4 sixes in his innings. In addition, Iftikhar Ahmed scored an unbeaten 109 of 71 balls. He hit 11 fours and 4 sixes in his innings. Sompal Kami took a maximum of 2 wickets for Nepal. While Karan KC and Sandeep Lamichhane achieved a 1-1 win.
