The Asia Cup is a cricket event that is played in both the 50-over and 20-over white-ball formats. The event originally began as an ODI series. However, it was determined that the competition would be contested in both formats depending on the approaching ICC global event before the 2016 edition of the event.
The league’s first edition was contested in the 50-over format in 1984, while the first time the competition was played in the T20 format was in 2016. The continental championship has had 15 editions so far.
In the Article, we’ll deeply know about the Asia cup Schedule, Asia cup Time table, Point Table, Teams, Squads, and many more.
Asia Cup 2023
Pakistan and Sri Lanka will host the Asia Cup between August 30 and September 17, 2023.
Pakistan, Nepal, and India are also in Group A. Group B now consists of Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka.
The first match of the Asia Cup will play Pakistan against Nepal at Multan Cricket Stadium.
Asia Cup Group Stage
Group A Teams | Group B Teams |
Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
India | Bangladesh |
Nepal | Afghanistan |
Asia Cup Schedule
Group Stage
30 August | Nepal Vs Pakistan | Pakistan (Multan Stadium) 2:30 pm |
31 August | Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh | SriLanka (Kandy) 2:30 pm |
1 September | N/A | |
02 September | Pak vs India | SriLanka (Kandy) 2:30 pm |
03 September | Afghanistan Vs Bangladesh | Pakistan ( Gaddafi Stadium Lahore) 2:30 pm |
04 September | Nepal Vs India | SriLanka (Kandy) 2:30 pm |
05 September | Afghanistan Vs Sri Lanka | Pakistan ( Gaddafi Stadium Lahore) 2:30 pm |
Super 4s | ||
06 September | A1 Vs B2 | Pakistan ( Gaddafi Stadium Lahore) 2:30 pm |
09 September | B1 Vs B2 | Colombo 2:30 pm |
10 September | A1 Vs A2 | Colombo 2:30 pm |
12 September | A2 Vs B1 | Colombo 2:30 pm |
14 September | A1 Vs B1 | Colombo 2:30 pm |
15 September | A2 Vs B2 | Colombo 2:30 pm |
17 September | Final | Colombo 2:30 pm |
Asia Cup Team Squads
Pakistani Squad
- Babar Azam (captain)
- Muhammad Rizwan
- Shaheen Shah Afridi
- Naseem Shah
- Waseem Jnr
- Abdullah Shafique
- Salman Ali Agha
- Iftikhar Ahmad
- Usama Mir
- Shadab Khan
- Haris Rauf
- Muhammad Nawaz
- Fakhar Zaman
- Tayyab Tahir
- Faheem Ashraf
- Muhammad Haris
- Imam-ul Haq
Nepal Squad
- Rohit Paudel (captain)
- Kushal Malla
- Aasif Sheikh
- Kushal Bhurtel
- Sandeep Lamichhane
- Gulsha Jha
- Aarif Sheikh
- Arjun Saud
- Sompal Kami
- Sundeep Jora
- Pratish GC
- Karan KC
- Mousom Dhakal
- Kishore Mahato
- Bhim Sharki
- Lalit Rajbanshi
- Dipendra Singh Airee
Indian Squad
Bangladesh Squad
- Shakib Al Hasan (captain)
- Tanjid Hasan Tamim
- Towhid Hridoy
- Mehidy Hasan Miraz
- Mustafizur Rahman,
- Mahedi Hasan
- Shamim Hossain
- Ebadot Hossain
- Litton Das
- Najmul Hossain Shanto
- Mushfiqur Rahim
- Taskin Ahmed
- Shoriful Islam
- Nasum Ahmed
- Mohammad Naim
- Afif Hossain
- Najmul Hossain Shanto
Afghanistan Squad
Asia Cup 2023 Tickets
Ticket sales have started for the Asia Cup hosted by Pakistan.
Pakistan Cricket Board has started sale of tickets on the website, all tickets can be purchased online.PCB has announced the sale of tickets for the matches to be held in Pakistan only, in the first phase tickets will be sold for VIP and premium enclosures of Multan and Gaddafi Stadium, while tickets for first class and general enclosures will be sold for Independence Day. . Will be offered for sale on the spot.
The price of the VIP ticket for the match between Pakistan and Nepal has been fixed at Rs 5,000, while the price of the ticket for the premium enclosures will be Rs 2,500.
The first match of Asia Cup between Pakistan and Nepal will be played on August 30 in Multan.
In the first 2 matches at Gaddafi Stadium, the price of tickets for Waqar Younis and Wasim Akram enclosures will be 4 thousand rupees, while the price of tickets for Wasim Akram Gallery has been fixed at 7 thousand rupees. The price has been fixed at 2 thousand rupees.
For the matches at Gaddafi Stadium, the premium category tickets for Rameez Raja and Saeed Anwar Enclosure will be priced at Rs 1500. You can buy all tickets for match from pakistan cricket board official website pcb.bookme.pk
Asia Cup Points Table
Teams | M | W | L | Tie | RR | Pts | N/R |
Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | +4.760 |
Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 |
Bangladesh | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -0.951 |
Nepal | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -4.760 |
SriLanka | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +0.951 |
India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | +0.000 |
Positions after the first round, regardless of the placements of the teams
Pakistan will remain the No. 1
India’s grade will remain A 2.
Nepal will replace them if either of them (India or Pakistan) fails to make the Super 4s.
Sri Lanka’s ranking will remain B1.
Bangladesh will continue to be B2.
Afghanistan will replace Sri Lanka or Bangladesh if neither of them qualifies to the Super 4s.
Coaching Staff of pakistan for Asia cup
According to PCB officials, Mickey Arthur will be the team director while Bradburn will remain the team’s head coach. Apart from this, Andrew Patrick will be the batting coach, Morne Morkel will be the bowling coach of the team and Aftab Khan will be the fielding coach, Rehanul Haq will be the team manager.
Abdul Rahman will be the assistant coach, Sohail Saleem will be the doctor, Dracos Simon Strath will be the coach, Cliff Deacon will be the physio, Ahsan Nagi will be the media manager, Lt Col (retd) Usman Anwari will be the security manager.
According to PCB officials, Ammar Ahsan will be the digital content producer for the Asia Cup, Maqbool Babri will be the psychologist, Talha Ejaz will be the analyst and Maling Ali will be the massager.
It should be noted that the three-match ODI series against Afghanistan will be played in Sri Lanka from August 22 to 26. According to the sources, the foreign coaching staff of the Pakistan cricket team will arrive in Lahore this week. The foreign coaching staff went on vacation at the end of the Sri Lanka tour.
Most successful Asia Cup teams
The top cricket teams from the Asian continent compete in the prestigious Asia Cup tournament. The competition has seen a lot of significant moments and exciting matches since it began in 1984. Here is an overview of the top Asia Cup squads.
India
India has won the highly competitive Asia Cup seven times, making them the most successful team in the competition’s history. They were successful in 1984, 1988, 1990–1991, 1995, 2010, 2016, and 2018. India has consistently shown itself to be a strong force in the sport due to its long history in cricket and its wealth of talent.
Sri Lanka
With five championship victories, Sri Lanka is the second-most successful team in the Asia Cup. In 1986, 1997, 2000, 2004, and most recently in 2022, the island nation won. Sri Lanka has frequently won the competition thanks to their thrilling and aggressive brand of cricket.
Pakistan
The two times Pakistan has won the Asia Cup were in 2000 and 2012. Pakistan has consistently been a competitive team in the competition, known for their strong-willed fast bowlers and powerful batters. Their love for cricket has never reduced despite the fact that they have not been as successful as India and Sri Lanka, and they still fight for the championship.
When does the 2023 Asia Cup start?
On August 30, the Asia Cup ODI is set to start before the ICC ODI Cricket World Cup.
Which teams will compete in the 2023 Asia Cup?
This year’s 2023 Asia Cup will have a total of six teams. Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan, Nepal and Sri Lanka are the six teams .
How many times has Pakistan won the Asia Cup Title?
Pakistan has won the Asia Cup title twice.
Where can we buy tickets for the Asia Cup?
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How many times has India won the Asia Cup final?
 India has won the Asia Cup Final for seven times.