After rain ended the highly ended Pak-India Asia Cup 2023 match, X (formerly Twitter) turned its anger towards Jay Shah, Secretary of Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) who refused to let the tournament be played out in hosts Pakistan. Shah remained adamant that India will not play in Pakistan, citing imaginary security concerns, ignoring the fact that major teams were all satisfied with security arrangements after touring the country.
When Saturday’s game got interrupted twice and eventually washed out by rain, cricket fans were up in arms against Shah, the son of Indian Home Minister and BJP leader Amit Shah.
Here are some of the tweets that angry netizens wrote down:
The day was ruined as the Match was called off due to rain. There is only one guy to blame: Jay Shah. The SL board warned about Kandy weather and proposed Dambulla as an option. They didn’t take that, and neither did they want to Visit Pakistan to avoid rainy weather in Sri… pic.twitter.com/FdnYa840hg
The ACC President Jay Shah should know to check the weather conditions before finalizing venues for an important series like Asia cup. At least he should have agreed to Mr @najamsethi ‘s opinion to shift the tournament to UAE without giving silly reasons.( he said it’s too hot…
Shame on you @BCCI and @JayShah. First, they decided not to come to Pakistan when every best team in the world already visited our country, and then when matches were shifted to Sri Lanka, they also refused to play in Dambula, where the weather remains dry during September. Even…
Plus no Pakistan mentioned on the official Jersey.
Jay Shah is that kid in the neighbourhood who basically threatens with "mera bat aur ball hay, mein ghar ja raha hoon" every single time he starts losing a game of cricket.
India vs Pakistan match has been called off due to rain. We saw some brilliant cricket in the first half as Pakistan’s fast bowlers got the better of Indian batters at the beginning and the end of the innings. In between, Hardik Pandya and Ishan Kishan, played, arguably, their best ODI innings to date. But the rain had the final say. It was expected to delay the start, but the match started on time. The radar for the evening was clear but, as Babar said last evening, Sri Lanka weather is unpredictable.
India bowled out by Pakistan for 266 in 48.5 overs. Hardik Pandya was top scorer with 87 runs in the first inning while Shaheen Afridi took 4 wickets.
INDIA 252/8 (46 Overs)
Right after the much needed wicket of Hardik Pandya, Shaheen Shah Afridi takes Jadeja’s wicket and on his first ball of 45th over Naseem succeeds in getting Shardul’s wicket.
INDIA 127/4 (25 Overs)
INDIA 108/4 (21 Overs)
Shubman Gill bowled out by Haris Rauf
INDIA 76/4 (15.1 Overs)
Indian batsman Shubman Gill has been bowled out by a blistering Haris Rauf delivery on the first ball of the 14th over.
Hardik Pandaya has come in to bat with India now four wickets down.
Rain interrupts play again
Rain has once again interrupted the Asia Cup 2023 Pakistan-India match.
Covers have been pulled out while players have left for their dressing rooms.
This is the second rain interruption in the match. More rain has been forecast for later in the night.
INDIA 51/3 (11.3 Overs)
India lose three wickets in 10 overs
Pakistan got three wickets of Indian batters inside of the first 10 overs of the Asia Cup 2023 clash between the arch-rivals. Shaheen Afridi took two crucial wickets — Virat Kohli and Rohit Sharma, while Haris Rauf took Shreyas Iyer’s wicket.
INDIA 48/3 (10 Overs)
INDIA 42/2 (8 Overs)
Rain in Kandy
Pakistan-India match was delayed for a bit due to rain in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
India is at 15/0 after 4.2 overs.
India wins the toss, chooses to bat first
India has won the crucial toss in the match with Pakistan and chosen to bat first.
The Indian team’s decision came right after light rain came down on Pallekele stadium.
Fears of the match getting a delayed start have been out to rest for now, however, there is still a chance of rain later in the day.
The Indian team’s decision came right after light rain came down on Pallekele stadium.
Fears of the match getting a delayed start have been out to rest for now, however, there is still a chance of rain later in the day.
The most thrilling match of the Asia Cup 2023 is just one day away. But Pallekele Stadium might not witness the historic clash as bad weather looms over the city. The match, scheduled for Saturday, September 2, might be washed out as AccuWeather is predicting “light winds and thundery showers.”
Rain is expected from 8:30 am to 4:30 pm and also expected periodically throughout the whole day.
In the night time, AccuWeather has predicted 87% chance of heavy rainfall. Meanwhile, another weather predicting website Weather.com also predicts 80% chance of rainfall during the day and a 70% chance at night.
A previous match between the two arch-rivals was also spoiled by rain in the 2019 World Cup. In that match, India was the winner by 89 runs through the Duckworth-Lewis method.
Predictions of rain during the highly anticipated Asia Cup 2023 Pak-India match have come true. Rain has started in Kandy, Sri Lanka. However the time and date of the match has not been changed by ACC.
“Many people are asking me about the weather in Kandy. Where I’m staying, there’s a drizzle with cloud cover. But you can see that the weather is clearing. The ground is one hour away from here. Maybe, the weather is different there,” said Wasim Akram in a video shared on X (former Twitter).
Punjab Home Ministry has approved the use of bulletproof vehicles by Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) Chairman Roger Binny and Deputy Chairman Rajeev Shukla when they visit Lahore during the 2023 Asian Cup.
The BCCI Chairman and BCCI Vice-Chairman are expected to arrive in Lahore on September 4 and attend a dinner at Governor’s house on the invitation of Chairman Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Zaka Ashraf.
The Services and General Administration Department (S&GAD) has asked the Punjab Department of Home Affairs to take back the two double-cab vehicles it had previously provided and send them bulletproof Mercedes and Land Cruisers.
Ministry of Home Affairs has approved PCB’s application and issued instructions to S&GAD. Roger Binny has already confirmed his and Rajeev Shukla’s visit to Pakistan.
Pakistan v Nepal from Moorhead to Multan: A Journey of Friendship and Fervour
Picture this: a chilly midnight in Moorhead, a tiny university town near Fargo. Amidst the freezing air, two cricket fanatics — me and my Pakistani roommate, Shehzad — walk to the end of 20th Street just off campus to a house full of friends from Nepal. Our connection with these guys? Cricket. We had known each other through an indoor tape ball cricket tournament we played together.
It was the turn of the millennium; TV apps and online streaming weren’t a thing back then. These guys from Nepal were our cricket saviours, the only ones in the area with Direct TV and video on demand available to watch Pakistan vs India 2004 Test series. I remember the first Test was in Multan. Sehwag smashed a triple ton and Tendulkar 194 to stamp their authority on the game. India won the match by an innings and also the series 2-1.
Even though we had great respect for each other, there were moments when we had tempers flared during this series as all of these guys were rooting for India. That’s the nature of this encounter, it’s an emotional rollercoaster. People from Pakistan and India living abroad will relate: no matter how close you are with each other, this game will always get your emotions out of control.
Fast-forward to 2023. Two decades later, Asia Cup is being co-hosted in Pakistan. The venue for the first game was Multan where Nepal faced Pakistan head to head for the first time. I have been in touch with these guys on and off, mostly through Facebook. As the national anthem of Nepal was being played, I dropped a one-liner message about the clash to Pawan Adhikari, now living in Houston, Texas. His response, I can feel, triggered a cascade of emotions for him just like it did for me. Memories flood in of chai-fuelled nights, banter, and heated arguments at his apartment.
This particular game in Multan seemed to create a nostalgia that’s etched in our memories. For me this wasn’t just a game where Pakistan was playing a minnow, it was a symphony of emotions that cricket had orchestrated two decades ago. This memory and this game flung the door open to tomorrow, to the possibility of sitting with old mates, Pawan, Neeraj, Prajowl, and Shehzad; watching Nepal and Pakistan take on the world in the West Indies and Americas next year.
From that viral image of a packed cricket ground in Katmandu of their famous victory, Nepal’s cricketing journey is a tale of resilience, a narrative that echoed the nation’s spirit, much like conquering the Everest.
In a world often divided, cricket emerges as the unifier, a magical thread that weaves tales transcending time zones and cultures. From Moorhead’s chilly cold streets to Multan’s scorching heat, this is more than just a cricket story; it’s a tale of friendships woven by cricket’s tapestry. It’s a reminder that amidst the chaos, there’s a language we all speak, a language that unites us, This is why we love this game.
There is a prediction of rain on the day of the match from early morning to mid-night. The Pitch of this ground is most favorable for Spinners if the climate is not overcast.
Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) has offered special tickets for the most anticipated match of Asia Cup 2023 between Pakistan and India.
PCB has started selling additional tickets for cricket fans for the Pak-India clash, giving fans the opportunity to sit on the grass and watch the match. Fans will be able to watch the match on the grass hill with a scoreboard for 1500 Lankan Rupees while they can watch the match between India and Nepal at 2560 Lankan rupees.
Sri Lanka beat Bangladesh by five wickets in their first match of Asia Cup 2023 played at Pallekele Stadium in the island nation.
Bangladesh’s Captain Shakib-al-Hassan won the toss and chose to bat first. Bangladesh team collapsed at 164 runs in 42.4 overs. Najam-ul-Husain Shanto was the top scorer with 89 runs on 122 deliveries, while only four other batsmen could get into double figures. Bangladesh set up a target of 165 runs for the Lankans to chase.
Matheesha Pathirana becoming the top wicket taker with four scalps.
In the second inning, while chasing the target of 165 runs, Sri Lanka lost three early wickets on the score of 43. Asalanka and Samarawickrama then set a partnership of 78 runs that led Sri Lanka to victory.
Asalanka remained unbeaten with 62 runs on 92 balls while Samarawickrama scored 54 runs on 77 balls. Shakib al Hassan was the top wicket-taker from the Bangladesh side with two wickets.
The next match of Asia Cup 2023 will be played on September 2 between Pakistan and India at Pallekele stadium.
After beating Nepal on Wednesday, captain Babar Azam has said that the Pakistani cricket team is ready to beat India on Saturday’s Asia Cup match, Dawn has reported.
Iftikhar Ahmed scored an unbeaten 109 and Babar scored a masterful 151 runs in yesterday’s match held at Multan.
Tournament co-hosts Pakistan bowled out Asia Cup debutants Nepal for 104 in 23.4 overs in their third-biggest victory in a one-day international.
“This game was good preparation for the India game because it gave us confidence,” Babar, who was named Player of the Match for his 19th one-day hundred, said.
“India-Pakistan will always bring high intensity. We want to give 100 percent in every match, and we hope to do that there as well.”
“When I went in, the ball wasn’t coming on properly, so I was trying to build an innings with Rizwan,” Babar explained.
“Iftikhar also played a great inning when he came on. I told him to play his natural game, and he was comfortable after hitting two-three boundaries,” the batting maestro stated.
Pakistan beat Nepal by a massive margin of 238 runs in the first match of Asia Cup 2023. Pakistan put up 342 runs in 50 overs, then bowled out Nepalese team on 104 runs in the 24th over.
In the first inning, Nepali bowlers bowled well, sending Fakhar Zaman back to the pavilion in the 6th over. On the first ball of the 7th over, Imam-ul-Haq ran out on five runs. After that, Babar Azam and Muhammad Rizwan took the total to 112 with a partnership of 86 runs.
Rizwan also got run out on 44 runs in the 24th over while Agha Salman was caught out in the 27th over on 125 runs.
After that Iftikhar Ahmed came to the crease on number six. Babar Azam scored 151 runs with 14 fours and 4 sixes, while Iftikhar also made 109 runs. After 49 overs the score was at 331/4. In the 50th over, Sompal took two wickets, with Pakistan finishing at 342 runs. In the last 10 overs of the first inning, Pakistan scored 129 runs with a Run Rate of 12.9 per over.
In the second inning, Shaheen Afridi took two wickets in the very first over, while Shadab Khan took four wickets and Haris Rauf took two. Naseem and Nawaz took one wicket each.
Baber Azam also break the record of fastest 19 centuries of South African player Hashim Amla. He complete this goal in 104 matches while Babaz Azam achieved this goal in 102 matches. Virat Kohli is now on No.3 spot with fastest 19 centuries in 124 innings.
Pakistan will play its 2nd group match of Asia Cup 2023 against India on 2 September at Pallekele stadium. The pitch of the stadium is batter-favouring while spinner performs better then pacers.
