India vs Pakistan Toss Update, Asia Cup 2023 Super 4: PAK wins the toss and opts to bowl first; Bumrah, Rahul return for IND

IND vs PAK, Asia Cup 2023: Get the live toss and playing XI updates as India and Pakistan clash in Colombo.

Indian cricket captain Rohit Sharma speaks during the toss, with captain of the Pakistan team Babar Azam before the start of their group stage match. | Photo Credit: AP

India and Pakistan will play for a second time at the Asia Cup 2023 at the R Premadasa Stadium in Colombo on Sunday.

Their first game, played in Kandy during the group stage, was curtailed by rain and the same might happen in the Super 4 round.

LIVE BLOG: Follow live scores and updates from the IND vs PAK Asia Cup Super Four Match in Colombo

With rain around, the coin flip could have a huge bearing on the result and could prove pivotal.

TOSS - Pakistan wins

Pakistan wins the toss and Babar opts to bowl first. Rohit Sharma says he was looking to bat first anyway. Shreyas Iyer is out with a back spasm and KL Rahul will replace him in the playing XI. Jasprit Bumrah back as well.

IND vs PAK - Lineups

India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj.

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (vc), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Faheem Ashraf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf

Pitch Report

Sanjay Manjrekar: The sun is out. I do not see a cloud. The curator watered the pitch. We have a good looking pitch. Little more grass covering than last night, not green grass but grass. The captain who wins the toss should bat first.

Waqar Younis: The pitch looks good. The ground staff has rolled the pitch. It is going to play nice. the spinners got plenty of purchase. The bowlers will have plenty of saying here due to the moisture underneath.

IND vs PAK : FORM

India: W-NR-W-L-W

Pakistan: W-NR-W-W-W

India vs Pakistan - Toss and match results at Asia Cup

India results after winning toss: Matches won 4/6; Matches lost 1/6, No Result: 1/6

India results after losing toss: Matches won 5/10; Matches lost 4/10.

• No Result. India won the toss. (2023)
• Pakistan won by five wickets. Pakistan won the toss. (2022) - T20
• India won by five wickets. India won the toss. (2022) - T20
• India won by nine wickets. India lost the toss. (2018)
• India won by eight wickets. India lost the toss. (2018)
• India won by five wickets. India won the toss. (2016) - T20
• India lost by one wicket. India lost the toss. (2014)
• India won by six wickets. India lost the toss. (2012)
• India won by three wickets. India lost the toss. (2010)
• India lost by eight wickets. India won the toss. (2008)
• India won by six wickets. India lost the toss. (2008)
• India lost by 59 runs. India lost the toss. (2004)
• India lost by 44 runs. India lost the toss. (2000)
• India lost by 97 runs. India lost the toss. (1995)
• India won by four wickets. India won the toss. (1988)
• India won by 54 runs. India won the toss. (1984)