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Captain Babar Azam:<\/strong> Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah returns to India’s playing eleven while KL Rahul also gets a game as a last-minute replacement for Shreyas Iyer as Pakistan won the toss and elected to bowl first in the crucial Super Four clash in the Asia Cup at the R Premadasa Stadium on Sunday.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

India and Pakistan had met in the league stage of the competition at Pallekele last week, but it was abandoned due to rain after the Rohit Sharma-led side made 266. There has been rain forecast for Sunday’s game, but as of present it has been sunny weather.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

While Bumrah makes an expected return in place of Mohammed Shami, Iyer suffered back spasms in the practice session ahead of the game, with Rahul given an ODI game in a last-minute decision. Both Iyer and Rahul were coming back into international cricket after long-term back and right thigh injuries needing surgical intervention.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Despite losing the toss, Rohit said his wish was to bat first. “There will be a challenge upfront, but the way we guys batted last time around gives us confidence. Every game is important for us, but one thing at a time to focus on. That's the nature of the sport (of rain playing spoilsport), it gave us good time to prepare and now we'll look to play well.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Pakistan have retained the playing eleven from their Super Four win over Bangladesh in Lahore, which means seam bowling all-rounder Faheem Ashraf keeps his spot in place of left-arm spin all-rounder Mohammad Nawaz.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Captain Babar Azam said his bowlers will look to exploit moisture on the pitch. “I think there is a bit of moisture, we need to use that. Always, India Pakistan is high intensity, but we will take it match to match. We are ticking in all departments. As a team, we are playing well, we are focused on this one.”<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Playing XIs<\/strong><\/p>\r\n\r\n

India: Rohit Sharma (captain), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan (wicketkeeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Siraj<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Also Read: <\/b> LIVE Score<\/a><\/p>

Pakistan: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (captain), Mohammad Rizwan (wicketkeeper), Iftikhar Ahmed, Salman Ali Agha, Faheem Ashraf, Shadab Khan (vice-captain), Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf.<\/p>\r\n", "image": "https:\/\/img.cricketnmore.com\/uploads\/2023\/09\/IND-vs-PAK-ODI2.jpg", "alt_img": "Asia Cup: Bumrah returns, Rahul replaces Iyer as Pakistan win toss, elect to bowl first against Indi", "alt_title": "Asia Cup: Bumrah returns, Rahul replaces Iyer as Pakistan win toss, elect to bowl first against Indi", "image1": null, "video": null, "seo_title": "Asia Cup: Bumrah Returns, Rahul Replaces Iyer As Pakistan Win Toss, Elect To Bowl First Against India On Cricketnmore", "seo_desc": "Captain Babar Azam:\u00a0Pace spearhead Jasprit Bumrah returns to India\u2019s playing eleven while KL Rahul also gets a game as a, Asia Cup: Bumrah Returns, Rahul Replaces Iyer As Pakistan Win Toss, Elect To Bowl First Against India.", "seo_keywords": "Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul, India Vs Pakistan", "tag": null, "tagging": "Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul, India Vs Pakistan", "status": "1", "img_rpt": "0", "google": "1", "standout": "0", "edapps": "0", "pulse": "0", "no_index": "0", "feed": "0", "fixture": null, "slug": "asia-cup-bumrah-returns-rahul-replaces-iyer-as-pakistan-win-toss-elect-to-bowl-first-against-india", "user_id": "0", "read_count": "1", "ians_date": null, "ians_time": null, "server_time": null, "trash": "0", "view_count": "1277", "page_break": "0", "instant_articles": "1", "auto_link": "1", "created": "2023-09-10 15:15:26", "updated": "2023-09-10 15:15:26", "img_from": "Image Source: IANS", "img_source": null, "schedule_publish": null, "news_keywords": "Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul, India Vs Pakistan", "livescore_text": null, "livescore_link": null, "btn_text": null, "resend_feed": "0", "google_feed": "0", "read_more": "0", "posted_by": "13", "jio_date": "2023-09-10 15:15:26", "scheduled": "0", "news_now": "1", "breaking_news": "1", "google_date": null, "featured": "0", "pred_match_id": "Select", "article_content_type": null, "england_cricket": "0", "link": "https:\/\/www.cricketnmore.com\/cricket-news\/asia-cup-bumrah-returns-rahul-replaces-iyer-as-pakistan-win-toss-elect-to-bowl-first-against-india-128722" }