Pakistan’s captain, Babar Azam, emphasised the significance of his team’s convincing win over Bangladesh on Wednesday, stating that it had provided a timely confidence boost. He also dismissed any notion of feeling pressure ahead of their high-profile Asia Cup 2023 Super Fours encounter against India on Sunday.
“No, not really,” he responded at the post-match media interaction, when asked if his side would feel the pressure. “This win will give us confidence, we are always ready for a big match. We will give our 100 percent in the next match.”
Their impressive seven-wicket victory over Bangladesh was powered by Haris Rauf’s four-wicket haul and half-centuries from Imam-ul-Haq and Mohammad Rizwan.
The group-stage match between Pakistan and India in Kandy was disrupted by rain, resulting in shared points. The forecast is for rain in Colombo on Sunday, but Pakistan will take plenty of confidence from how they made early inroads into the Indian line-up in that first game.