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Ishan slams half-century, India in control against Pakistan

Ishan Kishan raced to his 7th ODI half-century in 54 balls. He along with Hardik Pandya keeps the scoreboard ticking for India against Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2023 match in Kandy, Sri Lanka.

Shaheen Afridi cleaned up Rohit Sharma with a full inswinging delivery for the opening wicket before he also dismissed Virat Kohli.

Later, Haris Rauf trapped Shreyas Iyer, who was looking really good in the crease, and then removed set batter Shubman Gill.

Earlier, India skipper Rohit won the toss and opted to bat first.

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

Pakistan (Playing XI): Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf

Source: NDTV