The much-awaited Asia Cup is finally going to take place later this month with best teams from Asia clashing for the title. All the six teams are coming with their full-strength squads, ensuring they do well in the tournament.
Teams would aim to both make a mark and take it as a preparation period ahead of the upcoming T20 World Cup.
Here’s all you need to know about the tournament:
Asia Cup 2022 Schedule and Time
Aug 27, Sat
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan
1st Match, Group B at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Aug 28, Sun
India vs Pakistan
2nd Match, Group A at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Aug 30, Tue
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan
3rd Match, Group B at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Aug 31, Wed
India vs TBC
4th Match, Group A at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Sep 01, Thu
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh
5th Match, Group B at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Sep 02, Fri
Pakistan vs TBC
6th Match, Group A at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Sep 03, Sat
TBC vs TBC
Super Four, Match 1 (B1 v B2) at Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Sep 04, Sun
TBC vs TBC
Super Four, Match 2 (A1 v A2) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Sep 06, Tue
TBC vs TBC
Super Four, Match 3 (A1 v B1) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Sep 07, Wed
TBC vs TBC
Super Four, Match 4 (A2 v B2) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Sep 08, Thu
TBC vs TBC
Super Four, Match 5 (A1 v B2) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Sep 09, Fri
TBC vs TBC
Super Four, Match 6 (B1 v A2) at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Sep 11, Sun
TBC vs TBC
Final at Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai
19:30 IST / 14:00 GMT
Asia Cup 2022 Teams and Groups
Groups
A total of 6 teams will participate in Asia Cup 2022. They are India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. One more team will qualify for the tournament after the qualifier round. In the qualifier round, Hong Kong, Kuwait, Singapore, and UAE are the 4 teams that will battle against each other.
The winning team will grab the 6th spot in the tournament. There are two groups in Asia Cup 2022. In group 1, there is India, Pakistan, and the qualifier team. In group B, there is Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.
During the group stage, each team will play one match against the teams in their group. The top 2 teams from both groups will qualify for the super four round. During the super 4 round, each team will play one match against each other. The top two teams will qualify for the final.
Asia Cup 2022 Squads
India: Rohit Sharma (C), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan.
Standby: Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar.
Pakistan: Babar Azam (C), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir.
Afghanistan: Squad yet to be named
Bangladesh: Squad yet to be named
Sri Lanka: Squad yet to be named
VENUE
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Sharjah Cricket Stadium, and Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
Asia Cup 2022 Live Telecast and Live Streaming Details
In India
Star Sports Network is the official broadcaster of the tournament in India. Disney+ Hotstar will present the live streaming.
In Pakistan
PTV and Ten Sports are the official broadcasters of the tournament in Pakistan.
In Bangladesh
In Bangladesh, Gazi TV will telecast all the matches of the tournament.
In Afghanistan
Ariana TV will present the live streaming of the tournament in Afghanistan.
In Australia
Fox Sports will present the live action of the tournament in Australia.
In New Zealand
Sky Sports will present the live action of the tournament in New Zealand.
In South Africa
In South Africa, the SuperSport network will present the live-action of the tournament.
In the USA
Willow TV will present the live action of the tournament in the USA.
In the UK
In the UK, Sky Sports will present the live streaming of the tournament.
In the Middle East
In Middle Eastern regions like UAE, OSN Sports Cricket will present the live telecast of the matches.