India vs Nepal: Expected lineups, betting predictions and odds for Asia Cup 2023 clash

India will lock horns with Asia Cup debutants Nepal in their next match in the marquee continental tournament on Monday at the Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy. 

Their campaign opener against Pakistan had to be abandoned due to rain on Saturday. 

Rahul Dravid's men got off to a disastrous start against their arch-rivals as they lost both Rohit Sharma and Virat Kohli cheaply to Shaheen Afridi. 

However, Ishan Kishan and Hardik Pandya's rescue act helped India post a respectable total of 266 on the board before the rain gods played spoilsport and the match had to be called off. 

India will next face Nepal on Monday in their bid to secure a spot in the Super Four. 

India vs Nepal: Predicted XI

India possible XI: India Playing XI: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj

Nepal possible XI: Nepal: Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh (w), Rohit Paudel (c), Aarif Sheikh, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi

India vs Nepal Head-to-Head in ODIs

This will be the first meeting between the two teams in ODI cricket.

India vs Nepal betting odds

India are outright favourites to win the game at 1.01. Meanwhile, the odds are currently at 21.00 in favour of Nepal. 

India vs Nepal 2023 ODI Prediction

India should win this encounter comfortably against Nepal. 

If India bat first, Kohli and Sharma would love to get big scores and boost their confidence. 

Whereas, it will be a crucial encounter for the bowlers, especially Jaspirit Bumrah who will be making an ODI comeback after almost a year.