ODI World Cup 2023: India and Pakistan will be facing for the third time since September in ODIs. The arch-rivals will lock horns in the marquee ODI World Cup 2023 clash at the Narendra Modi stadium in Ahmedabad. India defeated Pakistan in the Asia Cup Super Four encounter last month.
India and Pakistan are all set to face each other in the 12th match of the ongoing World Cup. Both sides have begun their campaign well with two wins in as many outings and are looking confident for the marquee clash. The biggest in the World Cup with a capacity of 1.32 lakh.
The last time these two met each other, Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, and Kuldeep Yadav were on song. The Indian opener had already scored one hundred before this game in the tournament and he notched up another one when he punished the opposition bowlers. Sharma scored 140 runs off just 113 balls as his inning included 14 fours and 3 sixes overall. As he was looking to go bigger, Hasan Ali got rid of him in the 39th over. Kohli also contributed well and his 77 off 65 balls helped India reach 336/5.
Coming into the chase, India made a strong start with Vijay Shankar removing Imam-ul-Haq. However, Babar Azam and Fakhar Zaman started the rebuilding process and looked to stage an upset before Kuldeep Yadav’s magic ball cleaned up Babar for 48. The left-arm chinaman then got rid of the half-centurion Fakhar for 62 in his next over and Pakistan was 3 down for 126. This saw the Men in Green’s major downfall and they lost two more in three runs to Hardik Pandya.