India vs Nepal Live: We are underway

The Asia Cup 2023 match between India and Nepal begins with Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh opening the batting for Nepal. On the other, Mohammed Shami will be bowling the first over for Team India. 

India vs Nepal Live: Covers are taken off

The slight drizzle has now stopped and the covers have been taken off. The match is likely to start at 3 PM. 

India vs Nepal Live: Nepal’s Playing XI

Nepal (Playing XI): Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh(w), Rohit Paudel(c), Bhim Sharki, Sompal Kami, Gulsan Jha, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Malla, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC, Lalit Rajbanshi

India vs Nepal Live: India’s Playing XI

India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj

India vs Nepal Live: Here’s what Rohit Paudel said at the toss

We were looking to bowl as well due to the overhead conditions. Today is the biggest day for Nepal cricket. Great opportunity for us. One change, in place of Aarif Sheikh, Bhim Sharki comes in.

India vs Nepal Live: Here’s what Rohit Sharma said at the toss

We are gonna bowl first. No particular reason. We batted in the last game. We want to see what the bowlers have in offer for us. I don’t know about the weather. We just want to have the bowlers to have a game under the belt. The way we batted under pressure, Hardik and Ishan batted brilliantly. Ishan showed a lot of maturity and took the game on as well. Good signs for us. It’s another important game for us. One change. Bumrah is not available, we’ve got Shami in place for him.

India vs Nepal Live: India win toss, opt to bowl

India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl against Nepal in the Asia Cup 2023 match on Monday. 

India vs Nepal Live: Pitch report

“The same pitch India played Pakistan. The wicket looks really flat. Around a good length, it falls away a little bit and then rises up, that’s why the pacers are getting variable bounce. The spinners will have something to say. It’s nice and dry. Bowlers like Kuldeep who throw it up will get bounce and extract some turn as well.”

India vs Nepal Live: What happens if the match gets abandoned?

This is what going to happen if the Asia Cup 2023 match between India and Nepal gets abandoned. Read here. 

India vs Nepal Live: Latest weather update

According to our sources, the weather in Pallekele is currently clear. The sun is shinning brightly and the match is expected to begin at the decided time only.

India vs Nepal Live: An impressive Ishan Kishan

Ishan Kishan was playing the first match of his career at No. 5 in ODIs and Hardik Pandya never really fitted the bill of a firefighter. However, both Kishan and Pandya overcame their personal predicaments to amass 138 runs for the fifth wicket, cornerstone of India’s eventual 266. Kishan was particularly impressive, as his forte is being a dashing top-order batsman. So, there was that hint of doubt whether Kishan would be able to make the necessary adjustments to his batting and approach to suit the No. 5 slot.

India vs Nepal Live: No Jasprit Bumrah

Team India will be missing out on the services of their star pacer Jasprit Bumrah, who has flown back to Mumbai to attend the birth of his baby boy. Bumrah took to his Instagram on Monday and shared the good news with his fans. He is likely to join the squad back during the Super 4 stage of the tournament. 

India vs Nepal Live: Will rain play a spoilsport again?

With their second match of the group stage against Nepal also scheduled at Pallekele on Monday, the rain threat is looming large on the match once again. According to Accuweather, there are 89 percent chance of rainfall with thunderstorms in Pallekele, Kandy during the day as India take on Nepal at the venue. The chances reduce as the day progresses, with the nighttime showing about 68% chance of precipitation. 

India vs Nepal Live: India’s daunting task against Pakistan

India received some encouraging signals from their match against Pakistan, and they would want to build on them ahead of the business end of this tournament and much sterner assays in the waiting. Pakistan pacers Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf had reduced India to 66 for 4 by the 15th over. At that point, India’s worries might have been accentuated by the fact that they have a jelly middle-order.

India vs Nepal Live: India eye Super 4 berth

Coming off a washout, India would hope they only have greenhorns Nepal to tackle and not rain as the heavyweights eye a berth in the Super Four of the Asia Cup. Even in the event of another rain-marred match on the morrow, India can advance to the Super Four with two points, but Rohit Sharma’s men will certainly not want it that way.

India vs Nepal Live: Hello

Hello and welcome to our live coverage of the Asia Cup 2023 match between India and Nepal, straight from Pallekele Stadium in Kandy. Stay tuned for all the live updates.