NEW DELHI: A day earlier than the blockbuster conflict in opposition to arch-rivals India within the Asia Cup in Pallekele, Pakistan on Friday introduced their enjoying XI.
Persevering with with their custom of asserting the XI on the eve of the match, Pakistan in a non-surprising transfer left the workforce unchanged.
The identical facet crushed Asia Cup debutants Nepal within the event opener in Multan on Wednesday.The match noticed skipperBabar Azam firing a sensational 151 whereas center order batter Iftikhar Ahmed (109*) too scored his maiden ton of the format as Pakistan beat Nepal by a mammoth 238 runs.
Within the pre-match press convention, Pakistan captain Babar knowledgeable that the PCB would reveal the enjoying XI in opposition to India.
Babar additionally hoped that there might be a bit extra contribution from the middle-order to assist the highest three — himself, Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman.
“The highest order has been contributing properly in latest instances. The boys within the center order try their finest to chip in and hopefully they’ll be capable to do it in opposition to India,” he stated.
Persevering with with their custom of asserting the XI on the eve of the match, Pakistan in a non-surprising transfer left the workforce unchanged.
The identical facet crushed Asia Cup debutants Nepal within the event opener in Multan on Wednesday.The match noticed skipperBabar Azam firing a sensational 151 whereas center order batter Iftikhar Ahmed (109*) too scored his maiden ton of the format as Pakistan beat Nepal by a mammoth 238 runs.
Within the pre-match press convention, Pakistan captain Babar knowledgeable that the PCB would reveal the enjoying XI in opposition to India.
Babar additionally hoped that there might be a bit extra contribution from the middle-order to assist the highest three — himself, Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman.
“The highest order has been contributing properly in latest instances. The boys within the center order try their finest to chip in and hopefully they’ll be capable to do it in opposition to India,” he stated.
The 2 groups can be up in opposition to each other for the primary time for the reason that T20 World Cup encounter in Australia in October final yr.
Pakistan XI
Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf
