30 Aug, 21:36 (IST)

That's it! Shadab Khan strikes twice in one over to wrap up the Nepal innings. It has been a massively one sided game with Pakistan batting out Nepal off the game in the first innings and then following it up with a tremendous bowling performance. They will enter the contest against India with boosted morale on September 2. 

30 Aug, 21:20 (IST)

Nepal crashes down like a pack of cards now as soon as spinners start to operate from Pakistan. Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz shares three wickets among themselves and now look to close out the game fast. 

30 Aug, 21:01 (IST)

Nepal has lost another wicket and are really struggling now. Pakistan bowlers have dominated proceedings till now and will want out close the game as quickly as possible. 

30 Aug, 20:39 (IST)

Out! Something had to give and it does. Aarif Sheikh tries to swing Haris Rauf out of the park but he ends up to be too fast for him. A gritty but not so fast partnership ends for Nepal. 

30 Aug, 20:15 (IST)

Sompal Kami and Aarif Sheikh has successfully weathered the initial blows of the Pakistan bowling. They took a step back after the first three wickets and since then looked for a phase of consolidation and showed grit. They have a mammoth task ahead of them. 

30 Aug, 19:33 (IST)

Out! The stranglehold tightens. Aasif Sheikh goes for a expansive drive. Naseem's ball comes in a touch and he nicks it to the safe hands of Iftikhar Ahmed in slip cordon. Nepal in big trouble now and Pakistan way ahead in the game. 

30 Aug, 19:28 (IST)

Out! Another day another dual strike in one over from Shaheen Shah Afridi. After Kushal Bhurtel, he removes Nepal captain Rohit Paudel on golden duck. Typical from Shaheen, with the ball slightly coming in and traps Paudel in front of the wicket. 

30 Aug, 19:24 (IST)

Out! Inevitable Shaheen Shah Afridi strikes in his first over. He has been the source of Pakistan's powerplay wickets and this time strangles Kushal Bhurtel down the legside to provide Pakistan their opening breakthrough. 

30 Aug, 18:48 (IST)

Although Babar Azam lost his wicket in the final over, he will be happy with his effort and so will be Pakistan. They will be happier with the kind of knock Iftikhar Ahmed played, also bringing up his century while completely destroying the Nepal attack, taking Pakistan well beyond 300. 

30 Aug, 18:36 (IST)

The partnership between Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed gets only better.  Babar accelerated massively after completing his century and now gets to 150. Iftikhar, on the other hand has absolutely destroyed the Nepal and nears his century. 

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A historic occasion awaits Nepal cricket as they get set to play their first-ever match in the Asia Cup, against Pakistan. The 2023 edition of the hugely popular continental tournament will once again see top Asian sides go at it with each other with everything in their arsenal in a bid to gain bragging rights. Pakistan and Nepal will kickstart action in the 16th edition of the tournament. And it promises to be a thrilling encounter, at the Multan Cricket Stadium. This is also the very first time these two teams are squaring off against each other.  Pakistan vs Nepal, Asia Cup 2023 Free Live Streaming Online on Disney+ Hotstar: Watch Live Telecast of PAK vs NEP Cricket Match on TV in India.

Pakistan, the number one ranked ODI outfit will start off as the outright favourites to win this contest. But Nepal surely would not make things easy. The Rohit Paudel-led side have had a lot of success, especially in the Qualifier tournament which they won to enter the main round of Asia Cup 2023. Nepal, placed in Group A alongside Pakistan and India and it would be difficult for them to qualify for the next round of the competition. But fans can expect them to put up a fight and show just why they too belong to the main stage.

Squads:

Pakistan Squad: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Saud Shakeel, Abdullah Shafique, Usama Mir

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