India's KL Rahul and Virat Kohli scored centuries against Pakistan during their Asia Cup 'Super 4' match in Colombo on Monday (September 11). Photo: X/BCCI
India vs Pakistan, Asia Cup match updates: Kohli, Rahul Kuldeep hand India big win
India's top four batters dominated the Pakistan bowling in Colombo. Kohli, Rahul scored centuries on reserve day and powered the team to 356/2.
Hello and welcome to The Federal’s live coverage of India vs Pakistan Asia Cup Super Four match at the R Premadasa International Cricket Stadium in Colombo.
When the two teams met on September 2 during the league phase, rain played spoilsport. India have made two changes while Pakistan are unchanged. Again rain has interrupted forcing the match to be played on reserve day (Monday, September 11). Catch all the updates, live, from the reserve day, here. India have posted a mammoth 356/2 in 50 overs thanks to centuries from Virat Kohli and KL Rahul. India won by 228 runs.
Live Updates
- 10 Sept 2023 3:46 PM IST
Runs continue to flow; India 61/0 in 10 overs
Rohit and Gill are dominating the Pakistani pace attack now. First 45 minutes of play belong to India.
- 10 Sept 2023 3:44 PM IST
Catch dropped
Gill survives as the ball goes between the two slip fielders. None of them went for the catch and the ball raced to the boundary. Gill was on 30. India 42/0 in the 8th over.
- 10 Sept 2023 3:29 PM IST
Bowling change
Faheem Ashraf has replaced Afridi. The right-arm paceman will bowl the 7th over.
- 10 Sept 2023 3:29 PM IST
A maiden over from Naseem
Naseem Shah has been excellent so far. He has just bowled a maiden over, troubling Rohit. India 37/0 in 6 overs. Naseem 0/6 in 3 overs. At the other end, Afridi has gone for 31 in 3.
- 10 Sept 2023 3:24 PM IST
India off to a brisk start
Gill, who struggled against Pakistan in the previous game, is on fire today. He's batting on 25 off 13 with 6 fours. India 37/0 in 5 overs.
- 10 Sept 2023 3:18 PM IST
Pakistan lose a review
Pakistan burn a review against Rohit. There was no edge as ball went past the Indian captain's bat and into wicketkeeper Mohammad Rizwan's gloves.
- 10 Sept 2023 3:15 PM IST
3 Fours from Gill off Afridi
Shubman Gill hits Afridi for 3 fours in the third over. India 23/0 in 3 overs.
- 10 Sept 2023 3:07 PM IST
Rohit off the mark with a 6
After 5 dot balls, Rohit Sharma opens his and India's account with a SIX off Shaheen Shah Afridi. India 6/0 in 1 over.
- 10 Sept 2023 2:41 PM IST
Playing XIs
India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj.
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf.
Two changes for India: Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul in. Mohammed Shami, Shreyas Iyer out.
Pakistan unchanged.
