India and Pakistan will play each other in Colombo in the Super Fours of the 2023 Asia Cup on September 10. Here are today’s Asia Cup live scores, along with updated scorecard, match statistics, playing XIs, toss updates and more.

India v Pakistan
Asia Cup 2023, match nine
September 10, 2023, 3pm local time
R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo

IND vs PAK, Asia Cup 2023 Match 9: Toss

The toss will take place at 2:30pm on September 10 local time.

IND vs PAK, Today’s Asia Cup 2023 Match 9: Live score

IND vs PAK, Asia Cup 2023 Match 9: Team news

Pacer Jasprit Bumrah will return to India’s XI after missing the second league game against Nepal to celebrate the birth of his first kid. He is likely to replace Mohammed Shami for the high-voltage encounter. The ‘Men in Blue’ are coming on the back of a clinical 10-wicket triumph over Nepal in their last match. Ishan Kishan will retain his spot as the default gloveman despite KL Rahul’s recovery from the niggle that kept him out of contention in the first two games. Kishan played a counter-attacking knock of 82 at No.5 in the group-stage match against Pakistan, powering his team to a competitive first-innings total of 266.

Meanwhile, Pakistan will bank heavily on the pace-trio comprising Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah and Haris Rauf to come good. Afridi will look to exploit India’s susceptibility to left-arm-pace at the start of the innings. He bowled out both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli cheaply during their last clash. ‘Player of the match’ in the last Super 4 game against Bangladesh for his bowling figures of 4-19, Rauf leads the wicket’s column in the Asia Cup 2023. Pace-bowling all-rounder Faheem Ashraf, who replaced Mohammed Nawaz during their last game, has kept his spot.

IND vs PAK, Asia Cup 2023 Match 9: Playing XIs

India XI: To be announced after the toss, which will take place at 2:30pm local time on September 10.

Pakistan XI: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (vc), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf

Match prediction – Today’s Asia Cup live match

India’s chances will depend heavily on how they manoeuvre Pakistan’s first-bowling assault in the first 10 overs. Once that period is negotiated, they have enough firepower to score heavily, getting the match out of Pakistan’s reach. It’s a clear-cut battle between India’s batting and Pakistan’s bowling. With in-form openers and a middle-order, Rohit Shama’s men have the edge going into the fixture.

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