Babar Azam hopes that there could be a bit more contribution from middle-order to support the top three
allekele (Sri Lanka) : Pakistan will field an unchanged playing XI against India in their much-anticipated Asia Cup match here on Saturday, Sept. 2 the country’s cricket board (PCB) said, a PTI report in The Tribune, says.
Pakistan on Friday decided to play an unchanged team which thrashed Nepal by 238 runs in their opening game on Wednesday.
Pakistan made 342 for 6 riding on hundreds by captain Babar Azam (151) and Iftikhar Ahmed (109 not out). Nepal were bundled out for 104 with Shadab Khan taking four wickets.
Babar also hoped that there could be a bit more contribution from the middle-order to support the top three — himself, Imam-ul-Haq and Fakhar Zaman.
“The top order has been contributing well in recent times. The boys in the middle order are trying their best to chip in and hopefully they will be able to do it against India,” he said.
TEAM: Pakistan playing XI: Babar Azam (captain), Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammed Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf.
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