New Delhi: The arch-rivals, India and Pakistan encountered last Sunday and it was a nail-biting experience for the fans across borders. However, the Men in Blue emerged with glorious colour defeating Pakistan by five wickets with two balls to spare. Hardik Pandya delivered an exceptional all-round performance while Virat Kohli gave a glimpse of him gaining back in form with 35 runs. On the other hand, Ravindra Jadeja also contributed a vital number of runs which helped India to win. After such a thrilling performance by both team, fans are awaited to see another encounter.
Asia Cup 2022: Will India lock horns with Pakistan again?
India is set to play with Hong Kong in their last league stage match on Wednesday, August 31. Meanwhile, Pakistan will play against the same opponent on September 2. Both teams are expected to take the top two slots in Group A. If everything goes according to plan, the two teams – India and Pakistan will collide against each other on September 4, again.
Besides, there is another possibility that both India and Pakistan will play against each other. However, for that to happen they need to clear the Super Four stage. Both India and Pakistan will face the other two teams of Group B only after the completion of league matches. If both teams reach the top two places on the points table, they will confirm their respective spots in the finals of the Asia Cup 2022, which will take place on September 11.
Asia Cup 2022: New slow over-rate rule comes into play during IND-PAK match
The ICC Cricket Committee implemented some changes to the slow over-rate rules to improve the pace of the game across all formats. As a result of the slow over-rate, both India and Pakistan were asked to include an extra fielder in the 30-yard circle in the last over of the innings after they start the 20th over by the scheduled end of the innings time.
In the Asia Cup 2022, India had bowled less than 18 overs in the allotted time, making them field with five fielders inside the circle for the final two overs. Meanwhile, Pakistan was forced to bowl the final three overs with the same restrictions. Notably, the first match that was played under these new rules was a one-off T20I between the West Indies and Ireland in mid-January.
