Multan: The heroic batting partnership of skipper Baber Azam and Iftakhar Ahmed, Pakistan has set huge target of 343 runs off 6 against Nepal in the first match of the Asia Cup 2023 here at Multan.
Pakistan playing first didn’t take good start as four of its key players sent to pavilion on a score of 124. Then skipper Baber Azam and Ifthar Ahmed outclass partnership performance made a day for Pakistani team.
1️⃣2️⃣9️⃣ runs scored in the last 10 overs! 🔥
— Pakistan Cricket (@TheRealPCB) August 30, 2023
Fireworks in @babarazam258 and @IftiMania's record stand lift Pakistan to 3️⃣4️⃣2️⃣-6️⃣ 🏏#PAKvNEP | #AsiaCup2023 pic.twitter.com/r1U2zVxVBa
Baber Azam made first ton of the Asia cup while Ifthar Khan ahmed also scored a ton. The skipper bowled at 151 by playing 131 balls which included four sixes and and 14 fours with a stricke rate of 115. 2.
Iftakhar Ahmed remanined not out at the score of 109 (71b 11×4 4×6). Shadab Khan could only made four runs.
Before this opener Fakhar Zaman, Imam Ul Haq, Muhammad Rizwan and Aghan Salman scored 14, 5, 44 and 5 runs respectively.
From Nepal side Sompal Kami too two wickets while Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane got one wicket each.
Nepal feilding remained very poor through out the match as they failed to pick the ball many times going striagt to boundaries.
