Asia Cup 2023
1st Match, Group A: Pakistan vs Nepal | Pakistan won by 238 runs
| 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 | Naseem Shah | Did not bat | ||||||
| 9 | Mohammad Nawaz | Did not bat | ||||||
| 10 | Haris Rauf | Did not bat | ||||||
| 11 | Shaheen Shah Afridi | 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
