Rohit Sharma was dropped by Fakhar Zaman off Shaheen's delivery in the first over but the latter dismissed the Indian captain in the fifth over.
Team India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and elected to bat first against Pakistan in their opening game of their Asia Cup 2023 campaign in Kandy on Saturday, September 2.
Pakistan won their opening game against Nepal by 238 runs but India remain the favourites on Saturday having won four of their five ODI encounters against their rivals.
The threat of rain continues to loom over the India vs Pakistan Asia Cup 2023 match at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on September 2.
India and Pakistan will resume one of the biggest cricket rivalries in the world when they face off in the Asia Cup 2023 match on September 2.
Virat Kohli's famous straight six off Pakistani pacer Haris Rauf was one of the highlights of the ICC T20 World Cup 2022.
Rohit Sharma attended the pre-match press conference ahead of India's upcoming mega Asia Cup 2023 encounter against Pakistan in Pallekele.
"You've got to be conservative against Shaheen Afridi. Remember back to the (T20) World Cup (in the UAE in 2021) more recently. Shaheen was able to take early wickets," Hayden said.
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India kick off their Asia Cup 2023 campaign against Pakistan at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium on September 2 but there is a strong weather forecast for rain.
Team India head coach Rahul Dravid informed at the start of the press conference on Tuesday, August 29 that even though KL Rahul is recovering well and has started doing all the drills including wicketkeeping and batting, as precaution, will miss the first couple of games.
Pakistan will face Nepal in the opening game in Multan on August 30 and then will clash against rivals India on September 2 in Kandy.
The ICC has released the new schedule of the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 with as many as nine games getting shifted from their previous dates.
Rohit Sharma opened about Pakistan's pace battery ahead of India's high-voltage clash against their arch-rivals in the upcoming Asia Cup.
Pakistan cricket team was yet to give its official confirmation of participation in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 as it was pending government clearance, even though the schedule had already been announced.
India and Pakistan are set to lock horns in a blockbuster clash in the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 at Ahmedabad's Narendra Modi Stadium but the date might witness a change.
Pakistan A smashed 352 runs after being sent in to bat by India A skipper Yash Dhull, which proved too much for the Indian batters as the Men in Blue lost the final of the Emerging Asia Cup by 128 runs.
Yash Dhull's India A will take on Pakistan Shaheens in the final of the Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 in Colombo. India A won rather comfortably when the two teams met earlier during the group stage.
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