The India versus Pakistan Asia Cup Super Fours match was suspended due to a heavy downpour at R.Premadasa Stadium, Colombo on September 10. The play will resume on the reserve day (September 11) right where they left off before rain played spoilsport.
The game will resume at 3 PM IST on September 11. It will be 50 overs per side game. However, India will resume at 147/2 from 24.1 overs. However, the weather forecast for the reserve day does not look promising either and rain interruptions are expected.
Earlier, Azam won the toss and opted to field first. While Pakistan had named an unchanged XI a day before, Rohit replaced Shreyas Iyer with KL Rahul. Rohit said that Iyer had a back spasm and was not available for selection.
Rohit, Gill attack
Rohit got off to a good start as he smashed Shaheen Afridi for a six in the first over. Gill looked in good form and hit Afridi for three fours in the third over. On the other end, Rohit struggled against Naseem. In the fifth over, Afridi was hit for three fours again in the next over and was taken off the attack. In the eighth over, Gill got a reprieve as an outside edge went between slip fielders.
Rohit broke free against Naseem in the 10th over. In the 13th over, Rohit targetted Shadab Khan in his first over. He smashed two sixes and a four in the 19-run over. Meanwhile, Gill reached his half-century from 37 balls. In Shadab's next over, he hit another six and a four to reach his half-century from 42 balls.
Pakistan make a comeback
After the drinks break, Rohit played a loose shot off Shadab and got caught by Faheem Ashraf. He scored 56 runs from 49 deliveries including six fours and four fours. The two batters shared a 121-run opening partnership.
Afridi was brought back into the attack. Gill played a loose shot off Afridi and got caught by Agha Salman at covers. The opener scored 58 runs from 52 balls including 10 fours. Kohli and Rahul were in the middle trying to rebuild the innings when a heavy downpour interrupted the game and the whole ground was covered.
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