India vs Nepal, Asia Cup 2023, Live Updates: Aasif Sheikh and Kushal Bhurtel have provided Nepal with a steady start.
On the other hand, Team India is eyeing some early wickets in order to get an upper hand in the game.The covers are brought back on the field as it started to drizzle in Kandy.
India skipper Rohit Sharma won the toss and opted to bowl against Nepal in the Asia Cup 2023 match on Monday.India will be missing out on the services of their star pacer Jasprit Bumrah and Mohammed Shami has been named as his replacement. (Live Scorecard) India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj Nepal (Playing XI): Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh(w), Rohit Paudel(c), Bhim Sharki, Sompal Kami, Gulsan Jha, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Malla, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC, Lalit Rajbanshi Nepal (Playing XI): Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh(w), Rohit Paudel(c), Bhim Sharki, Sompal Kami, Gulsan Jha, Dipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Malla, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC, Lalit Rajbanshi India (Playing XI): Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj