Asia Cup 2023

1st Match, Group A: Pakistan vs Nepal  |  Pakistan won by 238 runs

Match Details
Toss Pakistan, who chose to bat Tournament Asia Cup 2023
Umpires
Chris Gaffaney (Australia) and Masudur Rahman Match Date 30 Aug 2023
Match Referee David Boon (Australia) Ground Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan
TV Umpire Langton Rusere (Zimbabwe)    
Player of Match Babar Azam (Pakistan)    

Pakistan Innings

 R M B 4s 6s SR
1 Fakhar Zaman c Aasif Sheikh b Karan KC 14 0 20 3 0 70.00
2 Imam-ul-Haq run out Rohit Paudel 5 0 14 1 0 35.71
3 Babar Azam * c Sundeep Jora b Sompal Kami 151 0 131 14 4 115.27
4 Mohammad Rizwan † run out Dipendra Singh Airee 44 0 50 6 0 88.00
5 Salman Ali Agha c Kushal Bhurtel b Sandeep Lamichhane 5 0 14 0 0 35.71
6 Iftikhar Ahmed not out 109 0 71 11 4 153.52
7 Shadab Khan b Sompal Kami 4 0 2 1 0 200.00
8 Haris Rauf Did not bat
9 Shaheen Shah Afridi Did not bat
10 Naseem Shah Did not bat
11 Mohammad Nawaz Did not bat
Extra lb 1, w 7, nb 2 10
Total 6 wickets; 50.0 overs; 0 mins 342 6.84 runs per over

Fall of wickets 1-21 ( Fakhar Zaman, 5.3 ) ;   2-25 ( Imam-ul-Haq , 6.1 ) ;   3-111 ( Mohammad Rizwan, 23.4 ) ;   4-124 ( Salman Ali Agha, 27.5 ) ;   5-338 ( Babar Azam, 49.4 ) ;   6-342 ( Shadab Khan, 50.0 )

Bowling

 Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Wides No balls
Sompal Kami 10.0 1 85 2 1 0
Karan KC 9.0 0 54 1 3 0
Gulsan Jha 4.0 0 35 0 3 1
Lalit Rajbanshi 10.0 0 48 0 0 1
Sandeep Lamichhane 10.0 0 69 1 0 0
Dipendra Singh Airee 6.0 0 40 0 0 0
Kushal Bhurtel 1.0 0 10 0 0 0

Nepal Innings

 R M B 4s 6s SR
1 Kushal Bhurtel c Mohammad Rizwan b Shaheen Shah Afridi 8 0 4 2 0 200.00
2 Aasif Sheikh † c Iftikhar Ahmed b Naseem Shah 5 0 5 1 0 100.00
3 Rohit Paudel * lbw Shaheen Shah Afridi 0 0 1 0 0 0.00
4 Aarif Sheikh b Haris Rauf 26 0 38 5 0 68.42
5 Sompal Kami c Mohammad Rizwan b Haris Rauf 28 0 46 4 0 60.87
6 Gulsan Jha c Fakhar Zaman b Shadab Khan 13 0 23 0 1 56.52
7 Dipendra Singh Airee b Mohammad Nawaz 3 0 11 0 0 27.27
8 Kushal Malla c Iftikhar Ahmed b Shadab Khan 6 0 4 0 1 150.00
9 Sandeep Lamichhane b Shadab Khan 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
10 Karan KC not out 7 0 6 1 0 116.67
11 Lalit Rajbanshi lbw Shadab Khan 0 0 2 0 0 0.00
Extra lb 4, w 4 8
Total 10 wickets; 23.4 overs; 0 mins 104 4.39 runs per over

Fall of wickets 1-10 ( Kushal Bhurtel, 0.5 ) ;   2-10 ( Rohit Paudel, 1.0 ) ;   3-14 ( Aasif Sheikh, 1.4 ) ;   4-73 ( Aarif Sheikh, 14.4 ) ;   5-82 ( Sompal Kami, 17.0 ) ;   6-90 ( Dipendra Singh Airee, 20.5 ) ;   7-91 ( Gulsan Jha, 21.3 ) ;   8-91 ( Sandeep Lamichhane, 21.5 ) ;   9-104 ( Kushal Malla, 23.2 ) ;   10-104 ( Lalit Rajbanshi, 23.4 )

Bowling

 Overs Maidens Runs Wickets Wides No balls
Shaheen Shah Afridi 5.0 0 27 2 0 0
Naseem Shah 5.0 0 17 1 2 0
Haris Rauf 5.0 1 16 2 1 0
Shadab Khan 6.4 0 27 4 1 0
Mohammad Nawaz 2.0 0 13 1 0 0

Match Notes

Pakistan Inning

  • Pakistan : 50 runs in 11.1 overs (67 balls), Extras 6
  • Drinks Break : Pakistan - 65/2 in 14.0 overs (Babar Azam 16 , Mohammad Rizwan 24)
  • 3rd Wicket : 50 runs in 61 balls (Babar Azam 20 , Mohammad Rizwan 26 , Ex 4)
  • Pakistan : 100 runs in 21.2 overs (128 balls), Extras 6
  • Babar Azam : 50 off 72 balls ( 4 x 4  )
  • Pakistan : 150 runs in 31.5 overs (191 balls), Extras 7
  • Drinks Break : Pakistan - 157/4 in 33.0 overs (Babar Azam 71 , Iftikhar Ahmed 11)
  • 5th Wicket : 100 runs in 40 balls (Babar Azam 31 , Iftikhar Ahmed 23 , Ex 0)
  • Pakistan : 200 runs in 37.4 overs (226 balls), Extras 7
  • Iftikhar Ahmed : 50 off 43 balls ( 4 x 4  1 x 6  )
  • Babar Azam : 100 off 109 balls ( 10 x 4  )
  • 5th Wicket : 150 runs in 81 balls (Babar Azam 51 , Iftikhar Ahmed 50 , Ex 0)
  • Pakistan : 250 runs in 44.0 overs (264 balls), Extras 8
  • 5th Wicket : 200 runs in 104 balls (Babar Azam 82 , Iftikhar Ahmed 72 , Ex 1)
  • Pakistan : 300 runs in 47.0 overs (282 balls), Extras 8
  • Babar Azam : 150 off 129 balls ( 14 x 4  4 x 6  )
  • Iftikhar Ahmed : 100 off 67 balls ( 10 x 4  4 x 6  )
  • 5th Wicket : 250 runs in 126 balls (Babar Azam 102 , Iftikhar Ahmed 101 , Ex 3)
  • Innings Break : Pakistan - 342/6 in 50.0 overs (Iftikhar Ahmed 109

Nepal Inning

  • Nepal : 50 runs in 10.4 overs (64 balls), Extras 5
  • 4th Wicket : 50 runs in 70 balls (Aarif Sheikh 25 , Sompal Kami 27 , Ex 5)
  • Drinks Break : Nepal - 73/3 in 14.0 overs (Aarif Sheikh 26 , Sompal Kami 28)
  • Nepal : 100 runs in 22.5 overs (137 balls), Extras 8