Asia Cup 2023: Pakistan announce playing XI for Super 4 match against India

The highly anticipated Pakistan vs India encounter in the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup 2023 will get underway on Sunday, September 10 at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo. Both teams will be eager to win the upcoming fixture after the previous game between them got washed out in Pallekele. Pakistan dominated India in the first innings of the match as they dismissed them for 266 in 48.5 overs with Shaheen Afridi doing most of the damage with his spell of 4/35 in ten overs.

Continuing with their domination, the Babar Azam-led side has made a bold statement by announcing their playing XI one day in advance of the fixture. Pakistan will field the same team that played against Bangladesh in their first Super 4 match. The hosts of the continental tournament will field a four-pronged seam attack consisting of Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf and Faheem Ashraf to give no respite to the Indian batters. 

Shadab Khan has been included as the only spin option in the playing XI with the rest of the spots being taken by batters. Notably, Mohammad Nawaz played the last game against India and leaked 55 runs in eight overs while Shadab gave away 57 runs in nine overs.

The duo allowed Hardik Pandya and Ishan Kishan’s partnership to flourish after the seamers were taken out of the attack. Learning from his mistake, the Pakistan captain will be going in with a four-man pace attack to not let things ease for India at any stage during the game.

India facing selection conundrum to include KL Rahul in the playing XI

On the other hand, India are yet to name their playing XI for the much-awaited game as they face a selection conundrum with KL Rahul’s recovery. The wicketkeeper batter is expected to make a comeback against Pakistan, however, finding a spot for him in the squad is going to be a huge task for the team management after Ishan Kishan’s magnificent innings.

Pakistan’s Playing XI for Super 4 match vs India: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf

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