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A game between India and Pakistan will take place today on Reserve Day

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Only 24.1 overs could be played due to the weather, with Team India scoring 147/2 Due to rain and a soggy pitch, the India-Pakistan game in the Asia Cup’s Super-4 round could not be finished on Sunday

The game will now begin at 3:00 pm at R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo today (Reserve Day).

From the point where it was halted, the game will resume. Team India had reached 147 runs by the time the game was called, having lost two wickets in 24.1 overs, and will continue with this total.

For five hours, ground crew continued to dry the pitch.

At 4:52 PM, during the Indian innings, it began to rain heavily. Some areas of the field became extremely wet as a result of rain that fell for almost 1.5 hours. For almost 4 hours, the ground crew tried to dry those sections. Both disposal and an attempt to dry those areas with fan air were occasionally used by the crew.

The umpires also made multiple field inspections during this time. When the rain started up again at 8:30 p.m., they were inspecting for the fourth time, and it was agreed to move the match to the reserve day.

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Following half centuries by Rohit and Gill, they were removed.

Team India, the first team to bat, achieved 147 runs for two wickets in 24.1 overs before the game was called off. KL Rahul is undefeated on 17 runs and Virat Kohli is unbeaten at 8.

The 58 runs Shubman Gill had scored were his last. Salman Ali Aga caught him thanks to Shaheen Shah Afridi. Earlier, Shadab Khan caught captain Rohit Sharma (56 runs) after Faheem Ashraf mishandled the ball.

Gill was out after scoring 58 runs, making his eighth fifty.

Shubman Following 58 runs scored, Gill went out. His ODI career’s eighth fifty was successfully completed. In his 52 balls, Gill hit 10 fours.

Rohit blasted a six over midwicket to complete his 50th half-century.

The 50th half-century of Indian captain Rohit Sharma’s ODI career was recorded. He smashed a six over midwicket to bring up his fifty-run milestone. After making 56 runs on 49 balls, he was out. He made 4 sixes and 6 fours.

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the second consecutive century partnership by the starters

India started off well thanks to Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill. In the very first powerplay, they made a partnership of fifty. After the powerplay, Rohit Sharma hammered Shadab Khan with three sixes and a four. After reaching 56 runs and hitting his 50th fifty of his career, Shadab Khan struck and killed Rohit.

His partnership with Shubman for 121 runs was ended with Rohit’s dismissal. In the previous game against Nepal, the two of them had a century partnership of 147 runs. This is Rohit-Gill’s partnership from the fifth century.

Shubman Gill, who had scored 58 runs in the 18th over, was also dismissed after Rohit. Shaheen Afridi managed to surprise him.

Gill started the powerplay with a bang.

Shubman Gill gave Team India a quick start after choosing to bat first after losing the toss. In the first over, Rohit also struck a six against Shaheen Afridi. In Shaheen’s two overs, Gill scored 3-3 fours. After 10 overs, the team had amassed 61 runs without losing.

India’s team entered with two alterations.

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The Indian team has had two changes. Due to a back issue, Shreyas Iyer will not participate in this match. In his place, KL Rahul has been given an opportunity. Mohammed Shami has been replaced by Jasprit Bumrah. We intended to bat after winning the toss, Rohit stated afterward. Every game is significant to us.