Pakistan vs Nepal, Asia Cup 2023: Action in images
Published on Aug 31, 2023 06:19 PM IST
- Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed's centuries coupled with Shadab Khan's four-wicket helped Pakistan to a whopping 238-run win.
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151 off 131 balls while Iftikhar Ahmed scored an unbeaten 109 off 71 as Pakistan started their Asia Cup campaign with a 238-run thumping of Nepal. (AFP)
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Nepal bowled first and put Pakistan under early pressure. While Babar and Mohammad Rizwan put up an 86-run stand, Pakistan were soon reduced to 124/4. (AFP)
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Iftikhar, however, came in and together with Babar flattened the Nepal bowlers. Babar switched gears twice, once after crossing 50 and then after crossing 100 while Iftikhar maintained a typically high strike rate. (AFP)
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Iftikhar Ahmed reached his century after Babar got there. It was his first in international cricket. (AFP)
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Nepal's chase started in a ragged manner with Shaheen Afridi taking two wickets off the last two balls of the first over. (AFP)
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Aarif Sheikh and Sompal Kami put up a brief resistance but Haris Rauf soon blasted through that. (AFP)
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