Asia Cup 2023 PAK vs NEP Highlights: Babar's team thrash Nepal by 238 runs

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal 2023 Highlights: Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed hit centuries to take Pakistan to 342 in 50 overs. Shadab Khan led bowlers to bowl Nepal out for 104 to win by 238 runs

9:35 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal Highlights: Match Summary

 

Pakistan registered a thumping win over Nepal to start their Asia Cup 2023 campaign on home soil at the Multan Cricket Ground on Wednesday, August 30. They beat the first-time entrants by 238 runs to record their third-biggest win by runs in ODI history. 

 

The Men in Green were led by their skipper Babar Azam from the front who started with 151 with the bat. Iftikhar Ahmed scored his maiden century as well. Among the bowlers, Shadab Khan picked 4/27 for the hosts. 

 

Earlier in the day Pakistan posted a gigantic total of 342/6 on the board after winning the toss and choosing to bat first. The duo of Babar and Iftikhar added 214 for the fifth wicket which is now the highest fifth-wicket stand for Pakistan in ODI history. 

 

9:25 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Shadab finishes things for Pakistan

 

Shadab has wrapped this one nicely as he gets the last man Lalit Rajbanshi out Leg Before Wicket with a googly and Nepal is now all out for 104 as Pakistan register their third biggest win by runs in ODI history. 

 

9:21 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Shadab has his third

 

That would be wicket number three for Shadab Khan and number nine for Nepal as Kushal Malla hits one straight to Ifrtikhar at mid-off and walks back to the pavilion. 

 

9:20 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: 100 up for Nepal

 

Kushal Mallah knows that he doesn’t have much to play with and is hence playing all his shots. He has connected one and hit it for a six to bring up Nepal’s hundred.

 

9:13 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Nepal seven down, Fakhar Zaman catches a great one

 

Wicket!! The seventh one falls as Shadab Khan is now on the wicket board as well. It was a great catch by Fakhar Zaman who ran from deep mid-wicket to catch the ball diving as Gulshan Jha tried to hit it for another six. 

 

9:09 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Another one goes down, Nepal are six down

 

It’s all coming to an end as Mohammed Nawaz has removed Dipendra Singh Airee and Nepal are six down at the end of the 20th over. 

 

8:51 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Haris Rauf continues his hunt

 

After getting a wicket from a fast ball coming in, Haris Rauf got a wicket from a fast ball going out, removing the other settled man Somplal Kami, having already got Aarif Sheikh in his previous over. 

 

8:47 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Great strike from Gulshan Jha

 

It didn’t seem like he was facing Shadab Khan for the first time as Gulshan Jha smashed him for a six first ball to get off the mark

 

8:39 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Haris Rauf strikes

 

Haris Rauf would have got a wicket in the first over of his spell too, but he got it finally in the third as Aarif Sheikh, trying to hit inside out by baking away, could only find his stumps cartwheeling behind his back. Nepal have lost their fourth wicket and it is just the 15th over in progress. 

 

8:32 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: This is what Nepal achieved in the first 10 overs

8:25 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: 50 partnership between Aarif and Kami

 

Not only have Aarif Sheikh and Sompal Kami brought up Nepla’s fifty, but they have added 51* off 67 balls for the fourth wicket as well, depriving hosts Pakistan of an easy way out of this game. 

 

8:08 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Nepal make great recovery

 

Nepal Cricket team has come back well in the game after losing three quick wickets. The fourth wicket partnership between Aarif Sheikh and Sompal Kami is now 32 runs strong and most importantly, they played 44 balls, together which is keeping them in the game. They have also not given any chances to the opposition. 

 

7:43 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Naseem Shah gets one too

 

Naseem Shah struck in his first over as well and he enticed the Nepali opener Aasif Sheikh to go for a ball outside off and edge it. As the edge flew to the first slip, Iftikhar made no mistake

 

7:29 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Shaheen strikes twice in first over

 

Shaheen Afridi, after bowling two wayward deliveries, struck magnificently on balls five and six to get back-to-back wickets in the first over itself. 

 

7:21 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Nepal start the chase

6:58 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Pakistan’s innings summary

 

Pakistan posted a gigantic total of 342/6 on the board thanks to a brilliant century from Babar Azam (151) and a maiden ODI hundred from Iftikhar Ahmed. The dup added 214 for the fifth wicket which is now the highest fifth-wicket stand for Pakistan in ODI history. 

 

Other players apart from Mohammed Rizwan (44 off 50 balls) could not impress anyone with the bat. For Nepal, Sompal Kami was the best bowler as he picked two wickets in the last over of the innings and finished with figures of 2/85. 

 

Earlier in the day, Pakistan captain Azam won the toss and elected to bat against Nepal at Multan Cricket Ground in Multan.

 

6:47 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Babar Azam departs for 151

 

Babar has finally departed in the fourth ball of the 50th over and he is out for 151, unable to go past his highest ODI score of 158

 

6:46 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Maiden ODI century for Iftikhar Ahmed

 

Iftikhar Ahmed has reached his maiden ODI hundred the happiness on his face is quite evident that he indeed struggled a great bit to reach that milestone. His century came in just 67 balls, which is the fifth fastest in ODIs for the men in green. 

 

6:41 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: 150 up for Babar Azam

 

Babar Azam has brought up his 150 and he looks set to bat out the entirety of the overs here. This is his second 150-plus score in ODIs 

 

6:37 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Babar Azam hits three consecutive sixes

 

Babar Azam has now reached 150 and rang the danger bell ahead of the India match. However, even before that, he hit three sixes in a row and did that for the first time ever. 

 

6:20 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Raining boundaries in Multan

 

It's raining boundaries here in Multan as Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed go great guns. Since the start of the 41st over, the du0 has added 81 runs at a run rate of nearly 16 runs per over, which is huge

 

6:16 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Game-changing partnership between Babar and Iftikhar

 

Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed have added 131 in just 97 balls and that has changed the game completely with the Pakistani side eating 300 pretty easily, standing at 255/4 with six overs to go

 

6:08 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Fifty for Iftikhar Ahmed

 

In the celebration of Babar Azam’s century, people might not have noticed, but Iftikhar Ahmed, who is playing a nice hand, has brought up his fifty in just 45 balls as well. This is his third ODI fifty in the 16th game. The partnership between him and Babar has now crossed the 100-run mark as well. 

 

6:05 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Century number 19 for Babar Azam

 

Babar Azam has once again shown that he is the best when it comes to batting in this Pakistani side with two runs of Airee’s over, he has brought up his 19th ODI hundred. 

 

5:57 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: 200 runs up for Pakistan

 

Pakistan have done well to reach 200 with the fourth fifty taking the least number of balls to get there. 

 

5:48 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Babar enters the nervous 90s

 

Babar Azam is now approaching his 19th ODI century and he doesn’t look even a tad bit nervous being in his 90s

 

5:42 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Pakistan reach 190

 

The Asi Cup is now coming into its real form as Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed have added 66 in 49 balls to push the Pakistan tota near the 200-run mark. 

 

5:35 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Great hit from Iftikhar

 

Six!! Iftikhar Ahmed has hit this one brilliantly for a six and the run rate is now increasing with runs coming thick and fast 

 

Four!! Once again, it is bad fielding from Nepal that has resulted in a four 

 

5:25 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Drinks in the middle

 

Pakistan and Nepal would regroup now and aim to strategise the next 17 overs. At 157/4, Pakistan would seek to add 150 more runs in the remaining overs to get the total beyond 300. With Babar and Iftikhar in the middle and the likes of Mohammed Nawaz and Shadab Khan yet to come, the target of 300 would not be very difficult. 

 

5:18 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: 150 up for Pakistan

 

150 has come up for Pakistan and is the fastest of the three fifties. Babar Azam looks poised to make a century here