Pakistan has announced their playing eleven ahead of their clash against their Archrival India, the match will be played in Pallekele, Sri Lanka on Saturday 2nd September 2023, by 3 PM IST. Pakistan has not made any changes in their playing eleven since the game against Nepal, Pakistan is at the top of the table with 1 win.
From India’s side, KL Rahul will miss the match as the head coach Rahul Dravid earlier announced the Wicketkeeper-batter will miss two matches.
BCCI wrote on their official X (formerly known as Twitter):
UPDATE
KL Rahul is progressing really well but will not be available for India’s first two matches – against Pakistan and Nepal – of the #AsiaCup2023: Head Coach Rahul Dravid
Pakistan Playing XI: Fakhar Zaman, Imam Ul Haq, Babar Azam, Mohammad Rizwan, Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf.