Asia Cup 2023: The Asia Cup 2023 Super 4 clash between Pakistan and India has been stopped due to heavy rain in Colombo.
When the cricket match was halted, India had scored 147 runs for the loss of 2 wickets in 24.1 overs.
If India can’t bat anymore today, and Pakistan needs to chase a 20-over target, then the target score for Pakistan would be 181.
If both teams get the same number of overs, the target for Pakistan would be 206, but in 24 overs instead of 20.
According to the rules, if the game can’t continue today, it will resume from the same point tomorrow without losing any overs. However, if they can complete a 20-over game today, they will try to do that instead of using an extra day.
Check the Asia Cup 2023 playing conditions for reserve day:
Example 1: Match starts at 50 overs per side and there is an interruption at 18 overs. Overs are reduced to 40 overs per side and play is about to resume. Before another ball is bowled it rains and play is abandoned for the day. As the match did not resume under the revised overs, the match should continue on the Reserve Day at the original 50 overs per side with the overs reduced if necessary during the Reserve Day.
Example 2: The same start as in example 1 i.e. match starts at 50 overs per side and there is an interruption at 19 overs. Overs are reduced to 35 overs per side and play is about to resume. This time, play starts and after an over has been bowled it rains and play is abandoned for the day. As the match has resumed, it is continued on the Reserve Day at 35 overs per side with the overs further reduced if necessary during the Reserve Day.
Example 3: It is a 50 over per side game. Play is not possible due to early morning rain. Finally play is scheduled to start as a 30 over per side game. Nominations are made and the toss takes place. However, after that play does not become possible due to further rain. Players come back the next day. Play starts on time. It now becomes a 50 over per side game.
Earlier, Pakistan won the toss and decided to bowl first against India.
Pakistan have fielded an unchanged playing XI for this high-voltage clash. Meanwhile India have made two changes with one of them being forced after Shreyas Iyer picked up a spasm in the back moments before the toss and will be replaced by KL Rahul. Jasprit Bumrah has also replaced Mohammad Shami in India’s lineup.
SQUAD:
India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj
Pakistan: 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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