Asia Cup 2023 PAK vs NEP Highlights: Babar's team thrash Nepal by 238 runs

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal 2023 Highlights: Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed hit centuries to take Pakistan to 342 in 50 overs. Shadab Khan led bowlers to bowl Nepal out for 104 to win by 238 runs

6:58 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Pakistan’s innings summary

 

Pakistan posted a gigantic total of 342/6 on the board thanks to a brilliant century from Babar Azam (151) and a maiden ODI hundred from Iftikhar Ahmed. The dup added 214 for the fifth wicket which is now the highest fifth-wicket stand for Pakistan in ODI history. 

 

Other players apart from Mohammed Rizwan (44 off 50 balls) could not impress anyone with the bat. For Nepal, Sompal Kami was the best bowler as he picked two wickets in the last over of the innings and finished with figures of 2/85. 

 

Earlier in the day, Pakistan captain Azam won the toss and elected to bat against Nepal at Multan Cricket Ground in Multan.

 

6:47 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Babar Azam departs for 151

 

Babar has finally departed in the fourth ball of the 50th over and he is out for 151, unable to go past his highest ODI score of 158

 

6:46 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Maiden ODI century for Iftikhar Ahmed

 

Iftikhar Ahmed has reached his maiden ODI hundred the happiness on his face is quite evident that he indeed struggled a great bit to reach that milestone. His century came in just 67 balls, which is the fifth fastest in ODIs for the men in green. 

 

6:41 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: 150 up for Babar Azam

 

Babar Azam has brought up his 150 and he looks set to bat out the entirety of the overs here. This is his second 150-plus score in ODIs 

 

6:37 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Babar Azam hits three consecutive sixes

 

Babar Azam has now reached 150 and rang the danger bell ahead of the India match. However, even before that, he hit three sixes in a row and did that for the first time ever. 

 

6:20 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Raining boundaries in Multan

 

It's raining boundaries here in Multan as Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed go great guns. Since the start of the 41st over, the du0 has added 81 runs at a run rate of nearly 16 runs per over, which is huge

 

6:16 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Game-changing partnership between Babar and Iftikhar

 

Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed have added 131 in just 97 balls and that has changed the game completely with the Pakistani side eating 300 pretty easily, standing at 255/4 with six overs to go

 

6:08 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Fifty for Iftikhar Ahmed

 

In the celebration of Babar Azam’s century, people might not have noticed, but Iftikhar Ahmed, who is playing a nice hand, has brought up his fifty in just 45 balls as well. This is his third ODI fifty in the 16th game. The partnership between him and Babar has now crossed the 100-run mark as well. 

 

6:05 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Century number 19 for Babar Azam

 

Babar Azam has once again shown that he is the best when it comes to batting in this Pakistani side with two runs of Airee’s over, he has brought up his 19th ODI hundred. 

 

5:57 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: 200 runs up for Pakistan

 

Pakistan have done well to reach 200 with the fourth fifty taking the least number of balls to get there. 

 

5:48 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Babar enters the nervous 90s

 

Babar Azam is now approaching his 19th ODI century and he doesn’t look even a tad bit nervous being in his 90s

 

5:42 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Pakistan reach 190

 

The Asi Cup is now coming into its real form as Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed have added 66 in 49 balls to push the Pakistan tota near the 200-run mark. 

 

5:35 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Great hit from Iftikhar

 

Six!! Iftikhar Ahmed has hit this one brilliantly for a six and the run rate is now increasing with runs coming thick and fast 

 

Four!! Once again, it is bad fielding from Nepal that has resulted in a four 

 

5:25 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: Drinks in the middle

 

Pakistan and Nepal would regroup now and aim to strategise the next 17 overs. At 157/4, Pakistan would seek to add 150 more runs in the remaining overs to get the total beyond 300. With Babar and Iftikhar in the middle and the likes of Mohammed Nawaz and Shadab Khan yet to come, the target of 300 would not be very difficult. 

 

5:18 PM

Asia Cup 2023, Pakistan vs Nepal LIVE SCORE: 150 up for Pakistan

 

150 has come up for Pakistan and is the fastest of the three fifties. Babar Azam looks poised to make a century here