IND vs NEP Match Prediction & Betting Tips, Asia Cup 2023
India take on Nepal at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, on Monday afternoon in Match 5 of the 2023 Asia Cup. It was a 238 run defeat for Nepal in Match 1 against Pakistan but India’s first game of the tournament ended as a no-result against Pakistan on Saturday. Read on as we preview this Group A match. This day-night fixture gets underway at 15:00 local time in Sri Lanka.
India struggled against the top class pace bowlers of Pakistan in Saturday’s match before the rain arrived but we do not anticipate them having problems against Nepal’s bowlers.
In this their first appearance at the Asia Cup, Nepal are not expected to get anything from this match. However, they will want to be more competitive than they were against Pakistan in their opening game.
India vs Nepal Match Live Streaming
TV channels: This game will be broadcast on TNT Sports, Star Sports, PTV, Fox Sports and Sky Sports.
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IND vs NEP Match Toss Prediction
India won the toss and chose to bat first on Saturday and after some disappointing returns by the top order we expect them to want to bat first again. Our prediction is that both sides will choose to bat first if they win the toss.
IND vs NEP Pitch Report
This pitch offered a lot more for the quick bowlers than for the spinners in Saturday’s game and we expect some good pace in the wicket again in this match.
Pallekele Weather Report
There could be some thunderstorms around during the start of this game and, like on Saturday, there will be a threat of rain around throughout on Monday.
Read on for team previews, betting tips, latest odds, and prediction for India vs Nepal Match, Asia Cup 2023
India Team News & Playing 11
IND Team News
With the bowling attack not bowling a ball against Pakistan, there will be no need to rest any of India’s bowlers in this game. The top order were disappointing against Shaheen Shah Afridi and Haris Rauf on Saturday and we expect the same batting line-up to get more practice in this match of Asia Cup 2023.
IND Key Players
- Virat Kohli- the former all-format skipper had a disappointing game against Pakistan but is one of the best batters of his generation and he will be looking forward to taking on the Nepal bowlers on this pitch.
- Hardik Pandya- the all-rounder, alongside keeper-batter Ishan Kishan, rescued India from a poor position to a defendable score on Saturday. He will also enjoy bowling on this surface,
- Kuldeep Yadav- Kuldeep Yadav has been an impressive left-arm wrist spinner for India. He has picked 141 wickets in 85 ODIs so far and he can be a nightmare for the Nepal batting line-up. He was part of the playing 11 in the first match which shows the team's faith in his abilities.
- Mohammed Shami- Bumrah’s exclusion will make way for another top pacer in this team. Mohammed Shami has picked 162 wickets in 90 ODIs and he will be a key bowler on this pitch after seeing Pakistan’s pacers picking all 10 wickets in the last match here.
IND Team Form
Including Saturday’s no-result, India have won only two of their last five ODIs.
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India Predicted Playing 11
Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj
Nepal Team News & Playing 11
NEP Team News
Much of this tournament is expected to be a steep learning curve for Nepal and we expect Rohit Paudel to announce an unchanged side for this match. The Nepal bowling attack will be looking to be more dangerous during the middle overs in this game.
NEP Key Players
- Aarif Sheikh- the right-hander has hit over 900 ODI runs and he will enjoy the pace on offer from this pitch and from the Indian bowling attack.
- Sandeep Lamichhane- the 23 year old leg-spinner dismissed Agha Salman during his 10 overs against Pakistan. He has 197 international wickets.
- Sompal Kami- the opening bowler will have been disappointed to concede 85 runs against Pakistan but he will fancy dismissing some of India’s big name batters after getting Babar Azam in Match 1.
- Kushal Malla- Kushal Malla is a batting all-rounder and he will be a key player in this match. We saw him smashing a six in the match against Pakistan which showed his potential. He has scored 632 runs and picked 18 wickets in 28 ODIs.
NEP Team Form
Nepal have lost their last two ODIs and have four defeats from their last five ODIs.
Nepal Predicted Playing 11
Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (wk), Rohit Paudel (c), Aarif Sheikh, Sompal Kami, Gulsan Jha, Sipendra Singh Airee, Kushal Malla, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC, Lalit Rajbanshi
India vs Nepal Head to Head
India and Nepal have never played an ODI against each other and this will be the first ODI between the sides
India vs Nepal Betting Odds
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Who will win India vs Nepal Match?
Nepal were well beaten by Pakistan in their opening game and none of their players would get in India’s squad for this tournament. We have India as comfortably the top team ahead of this match.
Sep 04, 2023
15:00 IST / 9:30 GMT
Pallekele Cricket Stadium - Kandy, Sri Lanka
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