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Indian team started off their campaign for Asia Cup 2023 with a no result against Pakistan and tomorrow they will be facing Nepal team in a must-win situation to qualify for the super fours stage. Although India starts as clear favorites in this game it will be interesting to see their approach against a lower-ranked side like Nepal.
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Indian top-order batters like Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, and Virat Kohli would look to come back among the runs and the Indian team might be tempted to include a bowler like Mohammed Shami in this game.
Numbers and Records that can be broken ahead of the IND vs NEP game:
0 - India has never lost a match in the Asia Cup (ODI format) under Rohit Sharma's captaincy. India also has never lost an ODI match at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium so far.
3 - Sandeep Lamichhane needs 3 more wickets to become the first bowler to pick 200 wickets for Nepal in International cricket.
4 - Nepal team have played only four ODI matches against full team members so far.
Nepal have faced West Indies, Ireland, Zimbabwe in CWC 2023 Qualifiers and Pakistan in Asia Cup 2023.
6 - Kushal Bhurtel needs six more runs to complete 1000 runs for Nepal in ODIs.
Most runs for Nepal in ODIs:
Rohit Paudel - 1469 (52 inns)
Aasif Sheikh - 1192 (42 inns)
Kushal Bhurtel - 994 (44 inns)
8.50 - Virat Kohli averages 8.50 with the bat in ODIs at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium.
Virat Kohli's ODI scores at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium:
23(35) vs Sri Lanka, 2012
4(2) vs Sri Lanka, 2017
3(11) vs Sri Lanka, 2017
4(7) vs Pakistan, 2023
30 - Virat Kohli needs 30 more runs to surpass Sangakkara and become the second-highest scorer in Asia Cup history overall (ODI+T20I).
Most runs in Asia Cup (ODI+T20I):
Sanath Jayasuriya - 1220 (24 inns)
Kumar Sangakkara - 1075 (23 inns)
Virat Kohli - 1046 (20 inns)
Rohit Sharma - 1027 (31 inns)
Sachin Tendulkar - 971 (21 inns)
Rohit Sharma also needs 49 more runs to surpass Kumar Sangakkara in the Asia Cup runs tally.
43 - Sandeep Lamichhane has taken the most ODI wickets in 2023 so far.
Most ODI wickets in 2023:
Sandeep Lamichhane - 43 (20 inns)
Karan KC - 31 (19 inns)
Junaid Siddique - 30 (22 inns)
Sandeep Lamichhane and Karan KC from Nepal are the top two ODI wicket-takers in 2023.
63.33 - Shubman Gill averages 63.33 with the bat in ODIs in 2023.
Shubman Gill in 2023 ODIs:
Inns - 13
Runs - 760
Avg - 63.33
S.R - 105.55
50s - 2; 100s - 3
98 - Virat Kohli needs 98 more runs to become the fastest to reach 13000 runs in ODIs.
Most runs in men's ODI:
Sachin Tendulkar - 18426 (452 inns)
Kumar Sangakkara - 14234 (380 inns)
Ricky Ponting - 13704 (365 inns)
Sanath Jayasuriya - 13430 (433 inns)
Virat Kohli - 12902 (266 inns)
152 - Rohit Sharma needs 152 more runs to complete 10,000 runs for India in ODIs.
Most runs for India in men's ODI:
Sachin Tendulkar - 18426 (452 inns)
Virat Kohli - 12902 (266 inns)
Sourav Ganguly - 11221 (297 inns)
Rahul Dravid - 10768 (314 inns)
MS Dhoni - 10599 (294 inns)
Rohit Sharma - 9848 (238 inns)
