Pakistan received the toss and elected to bat within the opening sport of the Asian Cup towards first-timers Nepal.
Both groups are positioned in Group A alongside India, with the highest two sides qualifying for the Super 4 stage.
Nepal captain Rohit Paudel mentioned it was a “historic moment” for his nation to compete towards the heavyweights of cricket.
Nepal certified for the Asian Cup after beating United Arab Emirates within the ultimate of the qualifier.
Pakistan topped the International Cricket Council’s ODI rankings after whitewashing Afghanistan 3-0 within the latest collection. Pakistan packed their enjoying XI with frontline gamers, with the likes of Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf and Naseem Shah forming a formidable tempo assault.
The Asian Cricket Council is organising this yr’s event in two international locations – Pakistan and Sri Lanka – after India refused to journey to Pakistan on account of political tensions between the international locations.
The ACC accepted Pakistan’s hybrid mannequin, based on which India will play all their matches in Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka will host 9 video games, together with the ultimate on September 17, whereas Pakistan will host 4 video games.
Group B contains Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and all three groups will play not less than one sport in Pakistan.
Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (capt), Mohammad Rizwan, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf.
Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Rohit Paudel (capt), Aarif Sheikh, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan Khatri Chhetri, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi.
Source: www.perthnow.com.au
