Asia Cup 2023, India vs Pakistan: Why India are ahead in the Match?

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India will be up against Pakistan in their opening match of the Asia Cup 2023. The Indian team will take on their arch-rivals on September 2 at the Pallekele International Stadium in Kandy.

Ahead of the much-anticipated match, the two teams are gearing up for a decent outcome in this tournament. Pakistan will play the inaugural match of the Asia Cup 2023 on Wednesday (August 30).

Indian team, comprised of some big names, will be hoping to topple their arch-rivals. While on the other hand, Babar Azam and his troops will also fancy their chances. But if we look at the venue, the Indian team have a certain advantage to it.

Pakistan will play against India in Sri Lanka due to India's reluctance to visit Pakistan due to security reasons. As this match gets played at Pallekele, the Indian team have a much better record than Pakistan at the venue.

India record at Pallekele Stadium

India have played 3 ODI matches at the Kandy stadium and have won all three of them. They played all of their three matches against Sri Lanka and won those matches by 20 runs (2012), 3 wickets (2017) and 6 wickets (2017) respectively.

India are the only team to have a 100 percent winning record in Kandy in ODIs.

Pakistan record at Pallekele Stadium

For Pakistan, the record is mostly a mixed bag. The Pakistanis have played 5 ODIs in Pallekele, and have managed only 2 wins over the years. They played the very first match of the Pallekele Stadium in World Cup 2011 against New Zealand, which the Black Caps won by 110 runs.