{"id":18986,"date":"2023-09-02T16:36:35","date_gmt":"2023-09-02T11:36:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/?p=18986"},"modified":"2023-09-02T16:36:35","modified_gmt":"2023-09-02T11:36:35","slug":"pak-vs-india-shaheen-rauf-rip-through-indian-top-order","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/sports\/pak-vs-india-shaheen-rauf-rip-through-indian-top-order\/","title":{"rendered":"Pak vs India: Shaheen, Rauf rip through Indian top order"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Star Pakistani pacers Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf ripped through the Indian top order after Rohit Sharma decided to bat first in the much-anticipated game of the Asia Cup 2023 played in Kandy.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, much to the disappointment of cricket fans everywhere, a rain spell played spoilsport during the India-Pakistan match in Kandy, Sri Lanka on Saturday.<\/p>\n<p>The high-octane match promises to be a thrilling battle between the Pakistani pacers and Indian batters.<\/p>\n<p>However, earlier fears that rain may disrupt the game materialised as the match was halted in the fourth over, with India already having made 15 runs.<\/p>\n<p>The match was interrupted, once again, when India was 51-3 during the 11th over.<\/p>\n<p>It must be noted that Pakistan began their Asia Cup 2023 campaign on a high note with a massive 238-run win over Nepal on Wednesday.<\/p>\n<p>Meanwhile, this is India&#8217;s first match in the tournament.<\/p>\n<p>Earlier, India won the toss and opted to bat first, and Indian captain Rohit Sharma said: &#8220;There is a bit of weather around but we cannot think about it too much.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><em><strong>Read more:\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dailyausaf.com\/en\/sports\/naseem-shah-shatters-afghan-dream-to-give-pakistan-unassailable-lead-in-odi-series.html\">Naseem Shah shatters Afghan dream to give Pakistan unassailable lead in ODI series<\/a><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Embrace the challenge, embrace the situation. We had a six-day camp in Bangalore where we worked on our skills,&#8221; Sharma said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Asia Cup is a quality tournament with quality teams. At the end of the day, we need to think about what we can do here.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Since the last ODI series we played in the West Indies, we have got a few additions: Shreyas and Bumrah are back. Shardul is there. Hardik, of course. And Shardul is there. And two spinners in Kuldeep and Jadeja.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Babar, on the other hand, said: &#8220;To be honest, we also wanted to bat first.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We have played a lot of cricket here in the last one and a half month, so we know the conditions.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>India have the upper hand against Pakistan with seven wins in 13 Asia Cup (ODI) matches. Meanwhile, Pakistan have won five with one match ending in no result.<\/p>\n<p>Pakistan have also lost four of the last five matches against India in the Asia Cup, with their last win coming in Mirpur in 2014.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Playing XI<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Pakistan: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain) Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf.<\/p>\n<p>India: Rohit Sharma (capt), Shubman Gill, Ishan Kishan (wk), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Star Pakistani pacers Shaheen Afridi and Haris Rauf ripped through the Indian top order after Rohit Sharma decided to bat first in the much-anticipated game of the Asia Cup 2023 played in Kandy. 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