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
- 11 Sept 2023 7:46 PM IST
Indian bowlers on top
Pakistan 21/1 in 7 overs. Fakhar and Babar Azam can't score freely. Babar has faced 9 balls and is yet to get off the mark. Bumrah 4-1-10-1.
- 11 Sept 2023 7:33 PM IST
WICKET: Imam (9) out
Bumrah removes Imam. Pakistan 17/1 in 4.2 overs. He was caught at slip by Gill.
- 11 Sept 2023 7:12 PM IST
Pakistan's 357-run chase begins
Fakhar Zaman and Imam-ul-Haq are the openers. Jasprit Bumrah the bowler.
- 11 Sept 2023 6:48 PM IST
233-run partnership
Kohli and Rahul had an unbroken 233-run partnership off 194 balls for the 3rd wicket.
- 11 Sept 2023 6:40 PM IST
End of innings: India 356/2 in 50 overs
After being sent into bat, Indian batters have made merry. All the top four have crossed 50 runs with Kohli and Rahul converting them into hundreds. Pakistan have a tough task in chasing this.
Kohli finished the innings in style with 4, 4, 6 off Faheem.
India batters: Rohit 56, Gill 58, Kohli 122 not out, Rahul 111 not out.
- 11 Sept 2023 6:34 PM IST
13,000 ODI runs: Kohli is fastest; 5th batter in elite club
Kohli joins Sachin Tendulkar, Ricky Ponting, Kumar Sangakkara and Sanath Jayasuriya in the 13,000 ODI runs club. Kohli is the fastest to the milestone, taking 267 innings. Tendulkar took 321.
