The Asia Cup 2022 will begin on Saturday in the United Arab Emirates (UAE). With the T20 World Cup coming up in a few months, the tournament will act as a warm-up for Asia’s premier cricketing teams.
Here’s everything you need to know about the Asia Cup 2022:
Asia Cup 2022 teams and groups
The Asia Cup 2022 event will begin on August 27 with six teams. However, a qualifying tournament is underway in Oman, with the winner joining India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan in the tournament’s secondary stage.
The qualifier will be in Group A with India and Pakistan. Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan make up Group B.
Who will compete in the Asia Cup qualification tournament?
Singapore, the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, and Hong Kong are competing in the Asia Cup qualifier in Muscat, Oman, at the Al Amerat Cricket Ground. The winner of the round-robin league stage will advance to the Asia Cup 2022 Group A.
Asia Cup 2022 match dates and timings
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 Qualifier, Dubai – 7:30PM IST
September 1: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, Dubai – 7:30PM IST
September 2: Pakistan vs Qualifier, 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 Squads
India: 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
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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, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir, Mohammad Hasnain
Sri Lanka: 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: 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
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Afghanistan: 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
