Pakistan won the toss and decided to bat first in the first game of the 2023 Asian Cup. The Nepalese team will first enter the bowling field. Pakistan have included the likes of Mohammad Rizwan, Imam-ul-Haq and Shaheen Afridi in the starting XI for this game in Multan. Nepal captain Rohit Paudel said that Sandeep Lamichhane is part of the starting XI.
Pakistani captain Babar Azam said after the throw: “We will bat first.” The pitch looks very dry. We first announced the playing XI. There was no important reason to do this, just to give players security. Being at the top of the leaderboard creates a certain amount of pressure. We enjoy it.
The Nepalese team is playing in the Asian Cup for the first time. Captain Rohit Paudel said: “Everyone is happy.” This is our first game in the Asian Cup. Everyone in Nepal is looking forward to this game. Here many things resemble Nepal. The playing field looks good from a technical point of view.
Significantly, Nepal is making its Asian Cup debut. So far he’s done well in the ODI format. But it won’t be easy to record a win against Pakistan. Although Nepal has good bowling. Sandeep Lamichhane is a veteran bowler. He can become the X factor for the team.
Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf
Kushal Bhurtel, Asif Sheikh (wk), Rohit Poudel (c), Arif Sheikh, Kushal Malla, Deepender Singh Airey, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi
