PAK vs NEP, Asia Cup 2023 Live Score and Updates: Pakistan thrash Nepal by 238 runs

Pakistan win by 238 runs!

Shadab Khan takes the final Nepal wicket as the spinner traps No.11 Lalit Rajbanshi for a duck. Nepal are all out for 104 runs in 23.4 overs while chasing a target of 343 runs! Pakistan start their Asia Cup campaign with a heavy win

PAK vs NEP, Asia Cup 2023 Live Score: Nepal in trouble

Shadab Khan has rattled Nepal's lower middle-order and they are 104/9 in 23.3 overs.

Second wicket for Haris Rauf

Wicket! Mohammed Rizwan takes a brilliant catch diving towards his right and ends the resistance of Sompal Kami for 28. Haris Rauf gets his second scalp of the evening and Nepal are five down for 82 in 15 overs.

Wicket! Haris Rauf strikes to send Arif Sheikh back

Wicket! Arif Sheikh is beaten by the express pace of Haris Rauf. It was bowled at a pace of 148 kmph and disturbed the middle stump to end the 59-run partnership. Nepal are 73/4 in 14.4 overs. Rauf and Shadab Khan were bowling in tandem and were asking the right questions of Nepali batters. Finally, Rauf has provided the breakthrough they were looking for.

PAK vs NEP Live Score: Nepal reach 56/3

Nepal reach 56 for the loss of three wickets in 11 overs against Pakistan. Arif Sheikh and Sompal Kami have extended their partnership to 43. Pakistan skipper Babar Azam introduces his deputy Shadab Khan in the attack as hosts eye a wicket.

After 7 overs, Nepal are 36 for the loss of three wickets. Arif Sheikh and Sompal Kami have shared a stand of 23 runs for the fourth wicket and put a break on the fall of wickets.

Nepal three down in 2 overs

Wicket! Asif Sheikh also departs cheaply for 5 and it is Naseem Shah who picked up the wicket. The batter was caught at the slip cordon by Iftikhar Ahmed and Nepal are 14/3 in 2 overs.

OUT! Shaheen strikes again

Shaheen Afridi, you beauty. Full and swinging in. Too hot to handle for Nepal captain Rohit Paudel who is trapped in front of the stumps and departs for a golden duck. NEP: 10/2 in 1 over.

OUT! Shaheen strikes in first over

This is a very good habit Shaheen has developed. Wicket on the fifth deliver for the left-arm pacer. Bhurtel goes after smashing boundaries on the first and second balls of the Nepal innings. This one was drifting down the leg. the batter tried to work it fine but ends up giving a simple catch to Rizwan. NEP: 10/1 in 0.5 over.

Iftikhar's hundred 4th fastest by a Pakistan player in ODIs

61-ball hundred from Iftikhar 4th fastest by Pakistan batter in ODIs. Shahid Afridi holds the first three spots. 37 - Shahid Afridi vs SL, Nairobi, 1996 45 - Shahid Afridi vs IND, Kanpur, 2005 53 - Shahid Afridi vs BAN, Dambulla, 2010

Another day, another record for Babar

Highest individual scores by a Pakistan captain in ODIs: 158 - Babar Azam vs England, Edgbaston, 2021 151 - Babar Azam vs Nepal, Multan, 2023 125* - Shoaib Malik vs India, Karachi, 2008 125 - Babar Azam vs Zimbabwe, Rawalpindi, 2020 124 - Shahid Afridi vs Bangladesh, Dambulla, 2010

Highest partnerships in Asia Cup (ODI Format) for any wicket

224 - Mohammad Hafeez, Nasir Jamshed (PAK) vs IND, Mirpur, 2012 223 -Shoaib Malik, Younis Khan (PAK) vs Hong Kong, Colombo (SSC), 2004 214 - Babar Azam, Iftikhar Ahmed (PAK) vs Nepal, Multan, 2023

Pakistan finish at 342/6 in 50 overs

Shadad Khan hit a boundary on the first ball he faces and gets clean bowled on the final ball while attempting another ramp shot. Second wicket for Sompal. Regardless, mighty 343-run run target for Nepal in their first-ever match of the Asia Cup 2023. Iftikhar Ahmed remains unbeaten on 109 off 71.

Pakistan have amassed 342/6 from their 50 overs against Nepal. They scored 129 runs in the last 10 overs and 67 runs in the last five. Crazy 🔥🔥 #AsiaCup2023 #AsiaCup pic.twitter.com/KBg989potj

— Farid Khan (@_FaridKhan) August 30, 2023

OUT! Babar departs for 151

Babar departs with two balls left in the innings. 151 off 131. Caught in deep by Jora. First wicket for Sompal after going for over 80 runs. A standing ovation for Babar as he walks out of the middle.

HUNDRED for Iftikhar Ahmed

A 67-ball hundred for Iftikhar Ahmed. Slow ball outside off and he guides it through the right of short third-man for a four. Sensational stuff from Iftikhar. 10 fours and four sixes for him as of now.

Thats a maiden ODI Century from Iftikhar Ahmed, what a moment to get it ♥️🇵🇰#PAKvNEP #AsiaCup23 #BabarAzam pic.twitter.com/O1Roe5prL2

— King Babar Azam Army (@kingbabararmy) August 30, 2023

Iftikhar three short of hundred

A four and then a six over long-off takes Iftikhar to 97 off 66. What a knock from the right-hander. Just three short of maiden hundred. The partnership between Babar and Iftikhar is 206 off 126 now.

150 up for Babar Azam

Second 150 score for Babar Azam in ODI cricket. Works it on the leg side for a single. 150 off 129 balls. Partnership bewtween him and Iftikhar goes pat 190. PAK: 313/8 in 48 overs.

SIX: Iftikhar goes into 80s

Whacked over long-off for a six. Iftikhar 82 off 59. Can he complete his maiden ODI hundred here? A slower delivery which Iftikhar was quick to read and dispatch over long-off.

300 runs up for Pakistan!

PAK" 301/4 in 47 overs. A top-edge goes flying over the wicket-keeper for a boundary. Frustration for Nepal continues. Babar Azam one short off 150.

BACK-to-BACK sixes for Babar

Inside out off Lamichanne for a six on the third ball of the 46th over and then another one-handed six in the backward square leg region. Lamichanne leaks 19 runs in his final over. PAK: 294/4 in 46 overs.

PAK vs NEP LIVE: 20 runs from the 45th over

Babar goes wild in the 45th over from Sompal. 4,4 and a six over bowler's head on the last three balls. Iftikhar hit a boundary on the second delivery by cradling back in the crease and lifting the ball over cow corner. PAK: 275/4 in 45 overs.

SIX! Iftikhar ends the 44th over with a maximum

Iftikhar slog sweeps the last ball of the 44th over for a six. Dipendra Singh had fired it on his legs, a low full-toss and the powerful batter had to just show the ball a direction. PAK: 255/4 in 44 overs.

ONE-HANDED SIX from Babar

Short and slow from Gulshan, Babar Azam is early into his shot but goes through the pull, one-hand six in the end.

HUNDRED for Babar Azam

100 off 109 for Babar. 19th ODI hundred. A true captain's knock. Short and wide from Dipendra and Babar cuts behind square for a double. Thanks the almighty and acknowledges the crowd cheer by opening his helmet and showing his bat towards them and the Pakistan dressing room where his teammates can't stop clapping and applauding.

Fifty for Ifthikhar

50 off 43 for Iftikhar. A solid knock from the right-hander and it's a great news for Pakistan. They were looking shaky in the middle-order department. Iftikhar in form makes their middle-order solid.

Babar Azam three runs away from 19th hundred

Babar Azam just three away from 19th ODI hundred and first of the Asia Cup 2023. PAK: 208/4 in 39 overs. Partnership between Babar and Iftikhar standing tall at 84 off 67.

PAK vs NEP Live: 200 runs up for Pakistan

Lamichhane bowls three solid deliveries to Babar before Iftikhar smashes him for a four over long-on on the fourth. A shortish delivery as Iftikhar rolled back and lifted it towards the long-off boundary. 200 runs up for Pakistan in 38 overs. Babar Azam: 95* off 101

Babar inching close to a hundred

Extra bounce for Lamichhane but Babar hangs on the back foot and plays it really late to the right of first slip to a boundary. Babar 89* off 95 after the end of 36 overs.

Babar-Iftikhar partnership goes past 50

56-run partnership off 43 balls between Babar and Iftikhar. They are looking to hurt Nepal now. Pakistan: 180/4 in 25 overs.

SIX! Iftikhar goes big

Iftikhar is turning up the heat now. This one from Sompal was in the arc on middle and off and Iftikhar lifts it over cow corner for a six. Babar Azam follows pursuit by slapping a short and wide delivery through sweeper cover for a boundary.