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Cup: The biggest match of Asia Cup 2023 is going to be held today. India and Pakistan  (.Pakistan ) will face each other in Kandy. From Indian captain Rohit Sharma to Virat Kohli, there will be an eye in the match. The performance of both has been excellent against Pakistan. On the other hand, Babar Azam has not been able to score even a single half-century in ODIs against the Indian team.

Under the captaincy of Rohit Sharma, Team India won the Asia Cup title in 2018. In the new season of the tournament, the Indian team is going to start its campaign from today. In the first match, India’s encounter is with the arch-rival Pakistan. In such a situation, everyone is eagerly waiting for this match. This match is to be played in Kandy and rain can also disturb it.

Talking about Pakistan’s bowling, they have 3 strong fast bowlers in the form of Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf. But if Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli and Hardik Pandya bat, then they can change the course of the match. All three batsmen have hit 30 sixes together against Pakistan. Meanwhile, former fast bowler Wahab Riaz has raised his hands in a way. He said that Rohit has always performed well against Pakistan. In such a situation, stopping them will be the biggest challenge.
Captain Rohit Sharma’s record against Pakistan in ODIs is excellent. He has scored 720 runs in 16 innings at an average of 51. Has scored 2 centuries and 6 half-centuries. That is, they play an innings of more than 50 runs against every other innings. 64 fours and 16 sixes were hit. The strike rate is 89.

Virat Kohli, who has made many records with the bat, has scored 536 runs in 13 innings of ODIs against Pakistan at an average of 49. Has scored 2 centuries and 2 half centuries. This includes the best score of 183 runs. This is also the highest score by a batsman in the Asia Cup. Kohli has also hit 50 fours and 4 sixes during this period.

All-rounder Hardik Pandya has scored 122 runs at an average of 61 in 3 innings of ODIs against Pakistan. Has scored a half century. 76 runs is the best performance. The strike rate is 179, which is excellent. During this, he has hit 6 fours and 10 sixes.
Pakistan’s captain Babar Azam is the number-1 batsman in the world in ODIs. In the first match of the Asia Cup, he played a blistering inning of 151 runs against Nepal. In such a situation, he can become a threat to Team India. But his record against India is not good. Babar has been able to score only 158 runs in 5 innings of ODIs against India at an average of 32. 48 runs is the best performance. That is, he has not been able to score even a single half-century so far.
Talk about the history of ODI Asia Cup, the Indian team has won 6 titles. At the same time, Pakistan’s team has been successful in winning 2 titles. Team India has played 49 matches in the ODI Asia Cup so far. He has won in 31 while lost in 16. One match was tied while the result of one match did not come.

Pakistan has played 46 matches in the ODI Asia Cup so far. 27 have won while 18 have lost. The result of one match did not come. Sri Lanka holds the record for playing the most number of ODIs in the tournament. He has played 51 matches so far. 35 have won, while 16 have lost. Sri Lanka has won the T20 Asia Cup title in 2022. i.e. the team is the defending champion of the tournament