Asia Cup 2023: Date, IND vs PAK, squads, schedule, and all you need to know
This time in the Asia Cup 2023, the groups are divided into two groups which will have three teams each.
Last Updated: 08.37 PM, Aug 23, 2023
With cricket set to be played in three tournaments - Asia Cup, Asian Games and the ODI World Cup - fans will surely be excited about the jam-packed schedule. The first tournament will be the Asia Cup 2023.
After a gap of five years, the Asia Cup is returning with the One-Day International (ODI) format and is being hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka from August 30 to September 17, 2023.
This time in the Asia Cup 2023, the groups are divided into two groups which will have three teams each. The best two teams from each group will move on to the Super Four stage. From there, the top two teams will compete in the final match.
In the last edition held in 2018, the Indian cricket team, led by Rohit Sharma, clinched the championship. The intense final showcased India's exceptional prowess as they secured a thrilling victory over Bangladesh by a margin of three wickets, keeping the audience thoroughly engaged.
Asia Cup 2023 Venues:
Pakistan and Sri Lanka will host the Asia Cup 2023. The first 5 matches will be played in Pakistan across the stadiums of Lahore. The rest of the games till the final will be played in Sri Lanka across the Northern Region.
Asia Cup 2023 Schedule:
August 30: Pakistan vs Nepal, Multan - 3:30 PM IST
August 31: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Pallekele - 1:00 PM IST
September 2: Pakistan vs India, Pallekele - 1:00 PM IST
September 3: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Lahore - 1:30 PM IST
September 4: India vs Nepal, Pallekele - 1:00 PM IST
September 5: Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, Lahore - 3:30 PM IST
September 6: A1 vs B2, Lahore - 3:30 PM IST
September 9: B1 vs B2, Colombo - 2:00 PM IST
September 10: A1 vs A2, Colombo - 2:00 PM IST
September 12: A2 vs B1, Colombo - 2:00 PM IST
September 14: A1 vs B1, Colombo - 2:00 PM IST
September 15: A2 vs B2, Colombo - 2:00 PM IST
September 17: TBC vs TBC, Colombo - 2:00 PM IST
Asia Cup 2023 squads:
India: Rohit Sharma, Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, and Sanju Samson (back up).
Nepal: Rohit Paudel (captain), Mahamad Asif Sheikh, Kushal Bhurtel, Lalit Rajbanshi, Bhim Sharki, Kushal Malla, Dipendra Singh Airee, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC, Gulshan Kumar Jha, Aarif Sheikh, Sompal Kami, Pratish GC, Kishor Mahato, Sundeep Jora, Arjun Saud, Shyam Dhakal.
Pakistan: Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam (captain), Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Tayyab Tahir, Saud Shakeel, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi.
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (captain), Litton Das, Tanzid Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Sheikh Mahedi, Nasum Ahmed, Shamim Hossain, Afif Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Ebadot Hossain, Naim Sheikh.
Afghanistan: To be announced
Sri Lanka: To be announced