• Pakistan’s fast bowler Naseem Shah was praised for his performance against India in the Asia Cup 2023.
• Shubman Gill scored a quick fifty against Pakistan’s fast bowler Shaheen Afridi.
• Pakistan won the toss and chose to bowl first against India.

Prominent commentator Harsha Bhogle praised Pakistan’s fast bowler Naseem Shah for his performance in the Super 4 match against India in the ongoing Asia Cup 2023 in Colombo.

Shah bowled with pace and skill, generating movement in both directions, although he was unfortunate not to take a wicket in his initial five overs. He conceded 23 runs but managed to bowl a maiden over.

Bhogle also commended Shubman Gill for his aggressive approach against Pakistan’s fast bowler Shaheen Afridi, which allowed him to score a quick fifty.

In the toss, Pakistan won and chose to bowl first against India. Pakistan retained the same playing XI for this high-stakes match, while India made two changes. Shreyas Iyer had to be replaced by KL Rahul due to a back spasm right before the toss, and Jasprit Bumrah came in for Mohammad Shami in India’s lineup.

Following their seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh in their first Super Four match, Pakistan aims to maintain their excellent form in the Asia Cup.

“We will bowl first. I think there is a bit of moisture, we need to use that. Always, India-Pakistan is high intensity, but we will take it match to match. As a team, we are playing well, we are focused on this one,” Pakistan captain Babar Azam said at the toss.

Lineups:

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (c), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf

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