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In their Asia Cup 2023 opener in Group A, India will be taking on their arch-rivals Pakistan on September 2, at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. This will be the first ODI match between these nations, since they last faced off against each other at the Old Trafford in Manchester in the summer of 2019, where India defeated Pakistan by 89 runs on the DLS method, to register their seventh consecutive win in the ODI World Cup against them.
Afterward, the rivalry between these two nations has become more competitive than ever before on the cricket field. Pakistan have been able to finally break the jinx of losing in ICC tournaments against India, winning against them for the first time during the T20 World Cup in 2021.
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In the Asia Cup, which was played in T20I format last year, both India and Pakistan traded a win against each other. Now, with days remaining in the Asia Cup 2023, the fans could expect a thrilling contest between these nations.
The next chapter of this historic clash gets written in Kandy, wherein India will be captained by Rohit Sharma and his counterpart will be Babar Azam of Pakistan. Some of the biggest players who will be taking part in this match will be Virat Kohli, Mohammad Rizwan, Jasprit Bumrah, and Shaheen Afridi, among others.
Talking about the weather for the Asia Cup 2023 Group A clash at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, it will be mostly cloudy with a couple of showers during the day, according to the listings on AccuWeather. The probability of precipitation stands at 70% and the probability of thunderstorms stands at 20% in the afternoon time, on September 2, Saturday.
This could mean a delayed start to the proceedings for the India vs. Pakistan match in Kandy. But, the weather is expected to improve as the night approaches, which is a positive sign for the cricket fans, who will be hoping to see a full game between the arch-rivals in the Asia Cup 2023.
