The upcoming 2023 Asia Cup Super Fours game between IND vs PAK, scheduled for Sunday, September 10 in Colombo, will get a reserve day after rain threatens to disrupt the clash. Follow live updates of the Asia Cup, including latest news and details.

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The Group B game between the two sides had been washed away due to rain last week, and similar weather is expected for the upcoming clash as well. Keeping in mind the forecast, a reserve day has been added on Monday, September 11, in case the match is unable to be completed on Sunday.

Asia Cup 2023: Live updates and news

September 8: Jasprit Bumrah returns to the Indian team after the birth of his first child.

September 8: The India-Pakistan clash gets a reserve day, but no other games in the tournament will have an additional day in case of a washout.

September 6: According to reports, the Asian Cricket Council informed the Pakistan Cricket Board that the India-Pakistan match would be played at Hambantota due to the forecast. However, the ACC later confirmed that all the games would be played in Colombo as scheduled.

According to ESPNCricinfo, the PCB, the hosts of the tournament, were not consulted before the decision was made by the ACC, whose President Jay Shah is also the Secretary of the BCCI.

Former PCB chair Najam Sethi alleged that India were afraid of playing and losing to Pakistan, and hence did not prefer switching venues where a full game could have been possible.

September 4: Litton Das declared fit, to join the Bangladesh team

September 3: Colombo, which will host six games of the Asia Cup from September 9 (Saturday) has been receiving heavy rainfall over the past few days, leading to flooding in certain pockets of the city.

With gloomy weather predicted for the entirety of next week, there were conversations about shifting the Super Four games to Dambulla or Hambantota.

BCCI/ACC informed PCB today that they had decided to shift next India-Pak match from Colombo to Hambantota because of rain forecasts. Within one hour they changed their mind and announced Colombo as the venue. What’s going on? Is India afraid to play and lose to Pakistan ? Look… pic.twitter.com/8LXJnzoXNf

— Najam Sethi (@najamsethi) September 5, 2023

 

Matches in Colombo without a reserve day in the 2023 Asia Cup

September 9: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh
September 12: India v Sri Lanka
September 14: Pakistan v Sri Lanka
September 15: India v Bangladesh
September 17: Final