Asia Cup 2023: Pakistan beat Nepal by 238 runs

MULTAN: The Pakistan team defeated Nepal 238 runs in the opening match of Asia Cup 2023 against Nepal, being held at the Multan Stadium.

It is Pakistan’s first highest-margin victory in ODIs. Pakistani team set a 343-run target for Nepal.

Asia Cup campaign begins in style! 💪

4️⃣ wickets for @76Shadabkhan as Pakistan achieve their third-highest margin of victory in ODIs ✨#PAKvNEP | #AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/GmTk0tKCbp

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 30, 2023

Babar Azam, and Iftikhar Ahmed’ century:

Pakistani skipper Babar Azam scored a century to become the first player to score 19 fastest centuries in 102 matches, breaking Hashim Amla’s record. In addition, Babar Azam has achieved the same number of international centuries as Pakistani cricket legends Javed Miandad and Saeed Anwar. Fans were thrilled to witness their favourite batter displaying their skills, in the opening match of the Continental Cup.

Iftikhar Ahmed scored his maiden ODI century.

2️⃣1️⃣4️⃣ runs off 1️⃣3️⃣1️⃣ balls – highest fifth-wicket partnership in ODIs for Pakistan 🥇🤝

How good were these two today❓#PAKvNEP | #AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/sjG4f0weSQ

— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 30, 2023

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Pakistan earlier won the toss and opted to bat against Nepal in the Asia Cup opener.

Pakistan’s squad for today’s match:

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.