Another emotional and excitement-packed event of Asia Cup in 2023 has just started and the fans of cricket have marked their calendars for the amazing matches ahead.
The dates for the Asia Cup in 2023 have been released from August 30 through September 17. This time Co-hosts are the states of Pakistan and Sri Lanka.
Here is all that you need to know about the 2023 Asia Cup
The Asia Cup 2023 is a competition with a mix of experienced athletes and up-and-coming players from different teams competing for cricket credit.
Each team will play 50 overs per inning throughout the tournament because it will be played in a fifty-over format. Six teams are taking part, and they are divided into two groups, each with three teams in the Asia Cup in 2023.
The history of the Asia Cup started with One Day International (ODI) games in 1984. With seven titles (six in ODIs and one in T20Is), India is the team with the greatest success in the race. Pakistan has won the Asia Cup twice, but Sri Lanka is not far behind with six victories (five in ODIs and one in T20Is).
In Multan Cricket Stadium, the opening match of the Asia Cup in 2023 will be between Pakistan and Nepal. Important games are Pakistan vs. India on September 2 and the final game in Colombo on September 17.
Schedule For Asia Cup in 2023
Asia Cup in 2023 is Nepal’s first appearance in the Asia Cup. They qualified by winning the ACC Men’s Premier Cup 2023, defeating the United Arab Emirates in the championship match by a margin of seven wickets.
Four separate locations will host the competition: Kandy and Colombo in Sri Lanka, and Multan and Lahore in Pakistan.
The match will be played at Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy R. Premadasa Stadium, Multan Cricket Stadium, and Multan Gaddafi Stadium.
| Group A | Group B |
| India | Bangladesh |
| Pakistan | Afghanistan |
| Nepal | Sri Lanka |
Group Games and Super 4s Schedule For Asia Cup in 2023
- Nepal will play Pakistan on August 30 in Multan, Pakistan.
- Sri Lanka hosts Bangladesh on August 31 at Kandy.
- India will play Pakistan on September 2 in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
- Afghanistan will play Bangladesh on September 3 in Lahore, Pakistan.
- India will play Nepal on September 4 in Kandy, Sri Lanka.
- On September 5, Afghanistan will play Sri Lanka in the Super 4s in Lahore, Pakistan.
- The top team from Group A will play the second team from Group B on September 6 in Lahore, Pakistan.
- The second team from Group B will play the top team from Group B on September 9 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- On September 10, in Colombo, Sri Lanka, the A group’s top team will face the A group’s second-place team.
- The top team from Group B will play the second team from Group A on September 12 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- The top team from Group A will play the top team from Group B on September 14 in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
- Second team from Group A versus Second team from Group B on September 15 in Colombo, Sri Lanka
- The final match for the Asia Cup in 2023 will be played on 17 September. This will be the championship game in Colombo, Sri Lanka, between the top two teams from the Super 4.
Squads
Here are the names of the players representing each team in the Asia Cup in 2023
Afghanistan Cricket Team
Captain
- Hashmatullah Shahidi
Leading players
- Rahmanullah Gurbaz
- Ibrahim Zadran,
- Riaz Hassan
- Rahmat Shah
- Najibullah Zadran
- Muhammad Nabi
- Ikram Alikhil
- Rashid Khan
- Gulbadin Naib
- Abdul Rahman,
- Karim Janat
- Ashraf Sharafuddin
- Mujeeb ur Rahman
- Suliman Safi
- Noor Ahmad ,
- Fazalhaq Farooqi
Bangladesh Squad
Captain
- Shakib Al Hasan (c)
Leading Players
- Litton Das
- Najmul Hossain Shanto
- Towhid Hridoy
- Mushfiqur Rahim
- Afif Hossain Dhrubo
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Taskin Ahmed
- Hasan Mahmud
- Mustafizur Rahman
- Shoriful Islam
- Nasum Ahmed
- Shak Mahedi Hasan
- Naim Sheikh
- Shamim Hossain
- Tanzid Hasan Tamim
- Tanzim Hasan Sakib
India Squad
Captain
- Rohit Sharma (c)
Leading Players
- Virat Kohli
- Shreyas Iyer
- KL Rahul
- Shubman Gill
- Suryakumar Yadav
- Tilak Varma
- Ishan Kishan
- Hardik Pandya (VC)
- Ravindra Jadeja
- Axar Patel
- Shardul Thakur
- Jasprit Bumrah
- Mohammed Shami
- Mohammed Siraj
- Kuldeep Yadav
- Prasidh Krishna
- Sanju Samson (traveling reserve)
Nepal Squad
Captain
- Rohit Paudel (c)
Leading Players
- Kushal Bhurtel
- Aasif Sheikh
- Bhim Sharki
- Kushal Malla
- Aarif Sheikh
- Dipendra Singh Airee
- Gulshan Jha
- Sompal Kami
- Karan KC
- Sandeep Lamichhane
- Lalit Rajbanshi
- Pratish GC
- Mousom Dhakal
- Sundeep Jora
- Kishore Mahato
- Arjun Saud
Pakistan Squad
Captain
- Babar Azam (c)
Leading Players
- Abdullah Shafique
- Fakhar Zaman
- Imam-ul-Haq
- Salman Ali Agha
- Iftikhar Ahmed
- Mohammad Rizwan
- Mohammad Haris
- Shadab Khan
- Mohammad Nawaz
- Usama Mir
- Faheem Ashraf
- Haris Rauf
- Mohammad Wasim Jnr
- Naseem Shah
- Shaheen Afridi
- Saud Shakeel
- Tayyab Tahir (traveling reserve)
Sri Lanka Squad
Captain
- Dasun Shanaka (c)
Leading Players
- Pathum Nissanaka
- Dimuth Karunaratne
- Kusal Janith Perera
- Kusal Mendis (VC)
- Charith Asalanka
- Dhananjaya de Silva
- Sadeera Samarawickrama
- Maheesh Theekshana
- Dunith Wellalage
- Matheesha Pathirana
- Kasun Rajitha
- Dushan Hemantha
- Binura Fernando
- Pramod Madushan
These are the players who will be participating in the Asia Cup in 2023 representing their respective teams.
