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TogglePAK vs NEP Today Match Prediction- Who Will Win Today’s Match Between Pakistan And Nepal, Asia Cup 2023, Match 1. Pakistan and Nepal are set to wrestle with each other in the opening match of Asia Cup 2023. PAK vs NEP, match 1 of Asia Cup 2023, is scheduled to be played on Wednesday (August 30).
The venue of the PAK vs NEP encounter is Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan. Pakistan and Nepal are both part of Group A in Asia Cup 2023. Babar Azam leads Pakistan in the tournament. Rohit Paudel is the skipper of Nepal.
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Pakistan is a strong team in the Asia Cup 2023. In the previous edition last year, Pakistan finished as runners-up, losing the final to Sri Lanka. This time, they will aim to lift the title.
Nepal has qualified for Asia Cup 2023 for the first time. They are quite a weaker team than Pakistan. Moreover, due to the ODI format, Nepal has fewer chances of winning the encounter against Pakistan. However, they will aim for a marvelous performance.
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Pakistan and Nepal have never faced each other in any international game before. Hence, Asia Cup 2023 will be the first time when both teams will clash with each other. Below we take a look at PAK vs NEP prediction.
PAK vs NEP Today Match Prediction- Who Will Win Today’s Match Between Pakistan And Nepal, Asia Cup 2023, Match 1
PAK vs NEP Head-to-Head Records
Stats | Matches | PAK Won | NEP Won | NR |
Overall | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
At Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In the last 5 matches | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
In Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
(Pakistan and Nepal have never played any ODI game against each other)
Recent Venue Records (Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan)
Stats- T20Is
Total matches- 10
Matches won batting first- 5
Matches won bowling first- 5
Average 1st Inns scores- 254
Average 2nd Inns scores- 206
Highest total recorded- 323/3 (50 Ov) by PAK vs BAN
Lowest total recorded- 148/10 (38.3 Ov) by ZIM vs PAK
The highest score chased- 306/5 (49.2 Ov) by PAK vs WI
The lowest score defended- 272/9 (50 Ov) by PAK vs ZIM
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Toss Prediction for PAK vs NEP Match
The team winning the toss might opt to bat first. Pakistan stadiums are good for batting and batting first looks like a nice idea. Pakistan will aim to bat first and later outplay Nepal with their bowling attack. Nepal will also look to bat first against Pakistan.
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Predicted Scores For PAK vs NEP Match
Team | 1st Innings | 2nd Innings |
PAK | 300-350 | 300-350 |
NEP | 150-200 | 150-200 |
Players’ Form- Pakistan- Batting
Players | Matches | Runs | Average |
Babar Azam | 103 | 5202 | 58.45 |
Fakhar Zaman | 73 | 3207 | 47.16 |
Imam-ul-Haq | 62 | 2884 | 51.50 |
Mohammad Rizwan | 60 | 1498 | 34.05 |
Shadab Khan | 59 | 721 | 28.84 |
Iftikhar Ahmed | 14 | 293 | 36.62 |
Who will score the most runs for PAK in the match: Babar Azam or Fakhar Zaman
Players’ Form- Pakistan- Bowling
Players | Matches | Runs | Average |
Shaheen Afridi | 39 | 76 | 23.34 |
Haris Rauf | 24 | 44 | 26.57 |
Mohammad Nawaz | 29 | 39 | 30.51 |
Naseem Shah | 10 | 25 | 16.12 |
Mohammad Wasim | 15 | 24 | 25.67 |
Usama Mir | 8 | 11 | 35.09 |
Who will pick the most wickets for PAK in the match: Shaheen Afridi or Haris Rauf
Players’ Form- Nepal- Batting
Players | Matches | Wickets | Average |
Rohit Paudel | 52 | 1467 | 31.89 |
Aasif Sheikh | 41 | 1187 | 31.24 |
Kushal Bhurtel | 44 | 986 | 22.93 |
Dipendra Singh Airee | 50 | 857 | 19.93 |
Kushal Malla | 27 | 626 | 27.22 |
Bhim Sharki | 17 | 452 | 34.77 |
Who will score the most runs for NEP in the match: Rohit Paudel or Kushal Bhurtel
Players’ Form-Nepal- Bowling
Players | Matches | Wickets | Average |
Sandeep Lamichhane | 49 | 111 | 17.26 |
Karan KC | 46 | 73 | 24.26 |
Sompal Kami | 47 | 63 | 28.06 |
Lalit Rajbanshi | 21 | 28 | 17.54 |
Gulsan Jha | 22 | 21 | 33.05 |
Kushal Malla | 27 | 18 | 32.94 |