Because the world braces for probably the most anticipated cricket match, Pakistan versus India tomorrow (Saturday), the nationwide facet has introduced the enjoying XI for the second Asia Cup 2023 conflict, slated to start on the Pakelle Cricket Stadium in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
Pakistan will enter the sphere in opposition to India with the identical squad because the one which performed in opposition to Nepal within the first Asia Cup match on Wednesday in Multan leading to a thumping victory for the house facet.
The nationwide squad reached Kandy on Thursday after the primary conflict.
Addressing a press convention there, Pakistan skipper Babar Azam on Friday mentioned that the Males in Inexperienced have a house benefit in opposition to India in Sri Lanka as they’ve not too long ago performed quite a lot of cricket within the nation.
It could be famous that Pakistan have sufficient familiarity with the circumstances in Sri Lanka as virtually all of the cricket they’ve performed within the final greater than two months has been within the island nation. They performed a Check collection in opposition to the host workforce in Sri Lanka, then they performed an ODI collection in opposition to Afghanistan, whereas some gamers additionally participated within the Lanka Premier League (LPL) there.
“There isn’t any stress on us; as a substitute, we’ve the [winning] momentum and we are going to attempt to preserve this momentum,” Babar mentioned.
He mentioned that each one the gamers within the squad are pumped up as everybody is aware of that the Pakistan-India match is a superb match.
“Everybody on the earth waits for this match and we’re hopeful that will probably be an excellent match,” he added.
The skipper additional acknowledged that they are going to attempt to hold the most effective enjoying XI and carry out effectively within the matches of continental cricketing occasion.
Babar additionally mentioned that typically the performances range however the workforce has been doing effectively for some time.
“We had been in a little bit of hassle relating to the center order however the center order has an excellent response now,” he mentioned.
The world shall be witnessing a assured blockbuster conflict between the arch-rivals Pakistan and India, with an enormous variety of spectators arriving within the host metropolis Kandy to observe the match.
Lineup
Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan (vc), Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah.