04 Sep, 23:34 (IST)

At halfway stage, it really felt like Nepal have done enough to compete, but the pitch turned out to be really good for batting and Rohit Sharma and Shubman Gill have capitalized on it scoring freely in a rain-curtailed game and helped India cruise to victory. With it India have also secured qualification for the Super Four stage. 

04 Sep, 23:09 (IST)

After Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill also completed his half-century. Came at a good time for him. After a lean patch, he needed some runs to get going and back in form. 

04 Sep, 23:02 (IST)

It has been a one sides chase till now. Rohit Sharma has come out with taking on the Nepal bowlers and assaulted opposition's best bowler Sandeep Lamichhane. Shubman Gill has provided him solid support. India are cruising till now and the chase should be over in no time. 

04 Sep, 22:41 (IST)

Shubman Gill and Rohit Sharma has looked unfazed negotiating the Nepal attack since resumption. They have kept things simple as well as collected crucial boundaries occasionally. Fifty partnership up for the openers. 

04 Sep, 22:05 (IST)

The umpires, after some thorough inspection, finally decided on a revised start time. We are all set to have a 23 over game and the play is going to start on 10:15 PM IST.  The information has been communicated to the captains and the DLS revised target is 145. 

04 Sep, 21:31 (IST)

The rain has seemingly stopped and the umpires are out in the middle for an inspection. We will have a revised start time soon if the rain doesn't interfere anymore. 

04 Sep, 21:12 (IST)

Some covers coming off but it is still raining pretty heavily. The loss of overs has started and India are all set to get revised targets if the play resumes. DLS Targets: 220 in 45 overs | 207 in 40 overs | 192 in 35 overs | 174 in 30 overs | 130 in 20 overs.

04 Sep, 20:21 (IST)

Some exciting action in the first two overs of Indian batting. Rohit Sharma looked tentative against Karan KC in the first over. The second over from Sompal Kami against Shubman Gill saw both throwing punched. Rain intervened and umpires called the players back. Covers are in place now. 

04 Sep, 19:41 (IST)

Not the best of finishes for Nepal as they fail to get a strong finish or bat the complete 50 overs but they have shown some tremendous efforts to get well over 200 against the Indian bowling attack. Kushal Bhurtel and Aasif Sheikh were fantastic at the top and they were supported well by cameos from Gulshan Jha, Dipendra Singh and Sompal Kami. They will fancy to have their chances. 

04 Sep, 19:33 (IST)

Sompal Kami was taking on the Indian bowlers but Mohammed Shami finally got the better of him with extra bounce in one of his deliveries. He was soon followed by Sandeep Lamichhane, who was run out. 

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India will battle it out against Nepal in the Group A encounter on Monday, September 4. The match will be held at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium in Kandy. India's Asia Cup opener against arch-rivals Pakistan was called off due to rain and the Men in Blue received one point to their name. Though the match could not reach its conclusion, India would be pleased by the batting exploits of Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya as the duo withered the storm after India's top-order collapsed and propelled the team to a competitive total. What Happens if India vs Nepal Asia Cup 2023 Match is Washed Out Due to Rain in Pallekele? Who Will Qualify for Super Four Round? Check Qualification Scenario

However, the washout of the match between the eternal rivals has made India's match against Nepal a knockout game. Thus, Rohit Sharma & Co. would look to be at their best as they take the field in Pallekele and put up a dominant performance against the associate nation. The likes of skipper Rohit and Virat Kohli would be eager to show their class after their failure against Pakistan and help the team progress to the Super Fours.

Nepal on the other hand, suffered a 238-run against Pakistan in their first match of Asia Cup 2023. They would need to produce an inspirational performance to give the star-studded Indian team a run for their money. It will be interesting to see if Rohit Paudel & Co. can put up an improved showing and pose India a stiff challenge. Asia Cup 2023 Matches To Be Shifted From Colombo Due to Heavy Rain Forecast; Dambulla, Pallekele Being Looked As Alternate Venues: Report

Squads

India Squad: Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami, Suryakumar Yadav, Axar Patel, Prasidh Krishna, Tilak Varma

Nepal Squad: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh(w), Rohit Paudel(c), Aarif Sheikh, Sompal Kami, Gulsan Jha, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Malla, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC, Lalit Rajbanshi, Bhim Sharki, Kishore Mahato, Sundeep Jora, Pratis GC, Arjun Saud, Mousom Dhakal