Last Updated: September 09, 2023, 15:58 IST
India vs Pakistan Asia Cup Super 4 Weather Report (ACC Photo)
Check here for Colombo weather forecast, rain prediction and more for the Asia Cup Super Four match between India and Pakistan
India vs Pakistan Asia Cup Super Four Weather Report: India and Pakistan will square off once again at the 2023 Asia Cup this weekend. It will be their second meeting in the ongoing continental event. Their last encounter after washed out after India were bowled out for 266.
Pakistan have shown some stellar form in the tournament. They have already won their first Super Four game against Bangladesh and have set themselves in prime position to make the final. The Men in Blue, on the other hand, have looked a little shaky. They did pick up a dominant 10-wicket victory in their group-stage game against Nepal. It will be interesting to see how they perform in their first Super Four game at this year’s Asia Cup.
Pitch Report:
R Premadasa Stadium’s cricket pitch has a history of favouring spinners. As the match progresses, the pitch also starts losing its pace. This creates additional problems for the batting side as they do not get enough aid to score freely. R Premadasa’s pitch does not favour pacers. This means that if the batters play with enough patience then they can set a competitive scoreline.
Weather Report:
Colombo has been experiencing heavy rainfall recently. However, a reserve day has been kept for the India vs Pakistan match, if rain were to disrupt the match proceedings on September 10. There’s around a 90 per cent chance of rainfall in India’s Super Four Asia Cup game against Pakistan. Temperatures should be hovering around 29 degrees Celsius in the day and 25 degrees towards night. Humidity is expected to be around 80 per cent to 90 per cent on Sunday. Wind speeds will range from 15 to 25 km/h.
India vs Pakistan Asia Cup Super Four Full Squads:
India Full Squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shreyas Iyer, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Virat Kohli, Axar Patel, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Sanju Samson (wk), Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Prasidh Krishna, Shardul Thakur
Pakistan Full Squad: Abdullah Shafique, Babar Azam (c), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir, Salman Ali Agha, Faheem Ashraf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Haris (wk), Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Usama Mir