Asia Cup 2023: Highest run getters for India against Pakistan in Sri Lanka

2. Sachin Tendulkar

Former India batting great Sachin Tendulkar was part of two Pakistan games in Sri Lanka. The first match in the SSC ground of Colombo got washed out where he was the captain himself. Then the next game came seven years later in Premadasa Stadium. This time he had to chase down a score of 301 runs. 

But it was a tough day for Tendulkar at work. He lost his opening partner in the second over of the chase. Post that, he had some consecutive partnerships with the following batters but never a big one. He was cruising through with singles and doubles. But from the other end, wickets were falling apart. 

India were down to 5 wickets for 151 runs on the board. From there on Sachin formed a partnership with Pathan. But they consumed too many balls leaving no option but to attack. Eventually, Sachin got some boundaries but his innings ended when he was caught by Imran Nazir off Shoaib Malik. In the end, Pakistan handed over a big margin defeat of 59 runs to India.