Nepal is playing against Pakistan in the opening match of the Asia Cup 2023 at Multan Cricket Stadium Multan, Pakistan. Winning the toss Pakistan elected to bat. Pakistan Set a Target of 343 Runs against Nepal. 214-run partnership from Babar Azam and Iftikhar turned the inning completely in the favor of Pakistan.
Despite of good start from Nepal, they started losing their momentum, and as a result, Pakistan managed to have a good score on the board. At the end of 50 overs, Pakistan scored 342 with 6 wickets down.
Inning Summary: Pakistan Set a Target of 343 Runs against Nepal
Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq joined the crease to start the inning for Pakistan. Karan KC took the first wicket for Nepal as Fakhar Zaman got caught by Aasif Sheikh for 14 runs. A beautiful direct hit was seen in the first ball of the 7th over. Imam-ul-Haq was dismissed for just 5 runs.
A good partnership was seen between Babar Azam and Mohammad Rizwan. At the end of 20 Pakistan was 84 for 2 wickets down. Mohammad Rizwan was run out of the direct hit from Dipendra Singh Airee. He scored 44 runs from 50 balls. Agha Salman was out for 5 runs. Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed played with great aggression with Babar Azam scoring 151 runs and Iftikhar scoring 109. Iftikhar Ahmed scored his first ODI century in this match.
Many missed field was seen from the Nepali side which resulted in the loss of confidence for both bowler and fielder.
