Asia Cup 2022 full schedule : Asia's biggest cricket extravaganza is set to begin on August 27 (Saturday) in UAE.
In the first match of the Asia Cup 2022, Sri Lanka will lock horns with Afghanistan at Dubai International Stadium on Saturday.
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However, all eyes will be on the high-octane clash between the arch-rivals India and Pakistan, who will play against each other on August 28 (Sunday).
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The defending champions India, the most successful team, in the continental tournament will be eyeing their record 8th title this time around.
Meanwhile, Pakistan, who always have been a good international side, will be eyeing their third title. While Sri Lanka have won the Asian title 5 times with Bangladesh and Afghanistan yet to open their account.
Asia Cup 2022 format
This is only the second time that the continental tournament will be played in the T20 format. The last time, Asia Cup has held in the T20 format was in 2016, when India defeated the hosts Bangladesh by eight wickets in the final to clinch the title.
Asia Cup 2022 groups and teams
This time around the tournament will be played in a double round-robin format. The six teams are divided into two groups. Group A comprises India, Pakistan and Hong Kong while Group B has Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super 4s, where each team will play against the other three once. The top two teams in Super 4s will play the final on September 11.
Asia Cup 2022 full schedule
- August 27: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Dubai - 7:30PM IST
- August 28: India vs Pakistan, Dubai - 7:30PM IST
- August 30: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Sharjah
- August 31: India vs Hong Kong, Dubai - 7:30PM IST
- September 1: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, Dubai - 7:30PM IST
- September 2: Pakistan vs Hong Kong, Sharjah - 7:30PM IST
- September 3: B1 vs B2, Sharjah - 7:30PM IST
- September 4: A1 vs A2, Dubai - 7:30PM IST
- September 6: A1 vs B1, Dubai - 7:30PM IST
- September 7: A2 vs B2, Dubai - 7:30PM IST
- September 8: A1 vs B2, Dubai - 7:30PM IST
- September 9: B1 vs A2, Dubai- 7:30PM IST
- September 11: Final, Dubai- 7:30PM IST
Asia Cup 2022 squads
India full squad for Asia Cup: Rohit Sharma (Captain), KL Rahul (vice-captain), Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Deepak Hooda, Rishabh Pant (wicket-keeper), Dinesh Karthik (wicket-keeper), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R. Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan. Standbys: Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar, Shreyas Iyer
Pakistan full squad for Asia Cup: 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, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir, Mohammad Hasnain.
Sri Lanka full squad for Asia Cup: Dasun Shanaka (captain), Dhanushaka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Banuka Rajapaksha, Ashen Bandara, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanidu Hasaranga, Mahesh Theekshana, Jeffery Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrema, Binura Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Dinesh Chandimal, Nuwanindu Fernando and Kasun Rajitha.
Bangladesh full squad for Asia Cup: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Anamul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed, Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Ebadot Hossain, Parvez Hossain Emon, Taskin Ahmed, Mohammad Naim.
Afghanistan full squad for Asia Cup: Mohammad Nabi (C), Najibullah Zadran (VC), Afsar Zazai (WK), Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Mujib ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Naveen ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Rashid Khan and Samiullah Shinwari. Reserves: Nijat Masoud, Qais Ahmad, and Sharafuddin Ashraf.
Hong Kong full squad for Asia Cup: Yasim Murtaza, Nizakat Khan(c), Babar Hayat, Kinchit Shah, Aizaz Khan, Scott McKechnie(w), Zeeshan Ali, Haroon Arshad, Ehsan Khan, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Ayush Shukla, Wajid Shah, Aftab Hussain, Dhananjay Rao, Mohammad Waheed, Ahan Trivedi, Ateeq Iqbal
Asia Cup 2022: When and Where to watch
When Asia Cup 2022 will start?
The Asia Cup 2022 will begin on August 27, Saturday.
When India vs Pakistan Asia Cup match will take place?
India and Pakistan will lock horns on August 28, Sunday. However, if both the teams manage to qualify for the Super 4s, they will clash against each other on September 4.
What will be the match timings of Asia Cup matches?
The matches of Asia Cup 2022 will begin at 7:30 PM IST.
Which TV Channels will live telecast the Asia Cup 2022 matches?
Star Sports Network has the broadcasting rights of the Asia Cup. Fans can watch the matches on Star Sports 1 HD/SD, Star Sports 1 Hindi.
How to watch the live streaming of Asia Cup matches?
Disney+Hotstar will live stream the Asia Cup matches.
