Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) Management Committee Chairman Zaka Ashraf met with the Pakistan men's team ahead of their fixture against India in the ICC Men's ODI World Cup 2023 in Ahmedabad.
In the meeting, Zaka Ashraf motivated the players and passed on his and the nation's wishes for tomorrow’s contest.
Meanwhile later tonight, BCCI will host a dinner in honour of Zaka Ashraf, which will be attended by all BCCI officials and senior Government officials.
On the other hand, the Men in Green had their second practice session today at the Narendra Modi Stadium.
Pakistan had also trained last night. During the practice session, the coaching staff closely supervised the players, focusing on all three departments: batting, bowling, and fielding.
Earlier, Pakistan carried on to their impeccable form and registered a historic win against Sri Lanka in the eighth match of the ICC World Cup 2023 on Tuesday.
The Men in Green pipped Ireland to claim the record of the highest-ever run chase in the history of ODI World Cups.
Chasing the target of 345 runs, the Men in Green met with early blows as they had lost their top-order batters, Imam-ul-Haq and Babar Azam, in just 7.1 overs and were 37-2 but the match-winning partnership between Mohammad Rizwan and the World Cup debutant, Abdullah Shafique, changed the fortunes of the struggling Pakistani side.
The 176-run stand between the two batters provided their side the much-needed break and got them in a dominating position once again.
Abdullah walked back to the pavilion after scoring 113 off 103 courtesy of 10 fours and three sixes but Rizwan stayed till the end and took his side over the line by scoring 131 runs — Pakistan’s second-highest individual score in the World Cup overtaking Ramiz Raja’s 119 against New Zealand in 1992.
The Babar Azam-led unit also won their first match of the event against the Netherlands.
