Asia Cup 2023: Points Table, Most Runs, Most Wickets After 3rd Match, IND vs PAK

India's Asia Cup 2023 opener against Pakistan got been called off due to rain.

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Pakistan qualified for the super 4 round after their high-voltage clash with India, which was abandoned after the first innings. Persistent rain forced both teams to shake hands and share the points in group A. Pakistan dominated the game entirely, except on a few occasions when Ishan Kishan (82) and Hardik Pandya (87) took India out of the crisis with their 138 runs for the fifth wicket. Shaheen Afridi once again rattled the Indian top order and castled both of India’s premier ODI batters, Rohit (11) and Virat (4). India lost four wickets early, and then Kishan and Pandya played marvelous knocks to give India a breather. Pakistan restricted India to 266 runs as Shaheen Afridi ended up picking 4, and Naseem and Haris picking up 3 wickets each.

Asia Cup 2023 Points Table:

As the game ended in a draw, both teams will be sharing one point each in group A. Pakistan have now qualified for the super 4 round as they have 3 points in their two league games. Pakistan thrashed Nepal by 238 runs to earn 2 points from their Asia Cup 2023 opener. On the other hand, India need one win to secure their place in the super four from group A. India will be playing their final league game against Nepal on September 4 at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. India’s place also looks almost certain, as inexperienced Nepal might not pose a big threat against India, only a huge upset can prevent them from qualifying for the next round.

Asia Cup 2023: Most Runs

Pakistan captain Babar Azam is still the leading run-scorer in the tournament with 151 runs against Nepal in the tournament opener. Indian all-rounder Hardik Pandya and wicket-keeper Ishan Kishan have made their entry into the top-5 as the leading runs scorers of the tournament with their magnificent performance against Pakistan on Saturday. Iftikhar Ahmed is 2nd on the list with 109 runs. Iftikhar smashed his maiden ODI ton in the tournament opener. Najmul Hossain Shanto is third on the list with 89 runs. Hardik Pandya scored 87 runs on Saturday and stands fourth on this list. Ishan Kishan is fifth in the table with 82 runs. This was Ishan Kishan’s fourth consecutive fifty in this format.

Top 5 Leading run-scorers in Asia Cup 2023

1. Babar Azam (Pakistan) - 151 Runs 

2. Iftikhar Ahmed (Pakistan) - 109 Runs

3. Najmul Hossain Shanto (Bangladesh) - 89 Runs 

4. Hardik Pandya (India) - 87 Runs 

5. Ishan Kishan (India) - 82 Runs 

Asia Cup 2023: Most Wickets

Shaheen Afridi had a wonderful game against India and picked up four wickets. Shaheen conceded only 35 runs in his spell to get those four top-class wickets in the Indian innings. With this performance, Shaheen overtook his teammate Shadab Khan and Sri Lankan pace bowler Matheesha Pathirana to become the leading wicket-taker in Asia Cup 2023. Shaheen now has 6 wickets in 2 games. Haris Rauf has also jumped up due to his 3-wickets spell against India and is 2nd in the list with 5 wickets. Matheesha Pathirana is 3rd on the list, as he has 4 wickets. Naseem Shah also picked up 3 wickets and is 4th on the list with 4 wickets. Shadab Khan got a beating in his economy rate against India, and he is now slated at 5th with 4 wickets.

Top 5 leading Wicket-takers in Asia Cup 2023

1. Shaheen Afridi (Pakistan) - 6 Wickets 

2. Haris Rauf (Pakistan) - 5 Wickets

3. Matheesha Pathirana (Sri Lanka) - 4 Wickets 

4. Naseem Shah (Pakistan) - 4 Wickets 

5. Shadab Khan (Pakistan) - 4 Wickets