Sports Bulletin Report
Colombo, Sri Lanka (September 10, 2023): Pakistan Captain Babar Azam won the toss and decided to field first against traditional foes India in Asia Cup 2023 cricket match at R Premadasa Cricket Stadium in Colombo Sri Lanka on Sunday.
Pakistan are unchanged playing XIs, who had defeated Bangladesh by 7 wickets on September 6 at home Qaddafi Stadium Lahore. Rohit Sharma is leading India in the crucial fixture of the tournament, which has an extra day to reach on result.
Pakistan (Playing XIs): Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi
India (Playing XIs): Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Jasprit Bumraj, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
Match Officials:
Field Umpires: Chris Gaffaney (New Zealand), Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SriLanka)
TV Umpire: Richard Illingworth (England)
Reserve Umpire: Masudur Rahman (Bangladesh)
Match Referee: David Boon (Australia).