Pakistan vs Nepal, PAK vs NEP, Asia Cup 2023
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PAK 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)

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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
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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

Who will pick the most wickets for NEP in the match: Sandeep Lamichhane or Karan KC

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