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Asia Cup 2022 Schedule, Teams, Fixtures & Other Details

Cricket enthusiasts, your wait is almost over: the Asia Cup T20 2022 will be played in August and September of that year. The United Arab Emirates will host the opening ceremony for the 15th annual Asia Cup on August 27, 2022, with the final match taking place on September 11.

In 2018, the 14th iteration of the Asia Cup was played, and the final match was between the Indian side Men in Blue and the Bangladeshi squad.

Asia Cup 2022 Squad

Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan have already confirmed to compete, while the sixth team is still to be named. The United Arab Emirates, Kuwait, Singapore, and Hong Kong will make up the tournament’s sixth team.

Starting on August 20th, a Qualifier round will determine which team would fill the sixth and final spot. In preparation for the ICC Twenty20 World Cup, the 15th edition of the Asia Cup will provide the best possible training environment for the six Asian teams.

Asia Cup 2022 Venue

When first planned, Sri Lanka would have played host to the event. However, when political and legal unrest increased in Sri Lanka, the Asian Cricket Council decided to move the location of the major tournament.

The Asian Cricket Council decided to move the event to the United Arab Emirates, where the six competing countries would play over three venues—the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, the Sharjah Cricket Stadium, and the Abu Dhabi Cricket Stadium—in pursuit of the title.

StadiumCapacityNo. of Matches
Dubai International Cricket Stadium25,00010
Sharjah Cricket Stadium16,0003

This year’s Asia Cup will be held in Dubai and Sharjah. 13 matches are planned for these two venues. Dubai International Cricket Stadium will host the final match.

Asia Cup 2022 Format

Since its inception, the Asia Cup has been played in the 50-over format. Now there will be two groups, Pool A and Pool B, and the game type will be Twenty20 cricket.

There are three teams in each pool, and they all play each other once. The top two teams in each group then go to the Super 4 round, where they compete against the other four teams, and the winners of those matches advance to the final.

Asia Cup 2022 Schedule

According to the schedule provided by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) for the next Asia Cup 2022, the teams from Pakistan and India will face off against one another on Sunday, August 28 at the Dubai Cricket Stadium. A match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will kick off the major event on August 27. The full schedule has been announced.

DateMatchVenueTime
August 27Sri Lanka vs AfghanistanDubai18:00 GST
August 28India vs PakistanDubai18:00 GST
August 30Bangladesh vs AfghanistanSharjah18:00 GST
August 31India vs QualifierDubai18:00 GST
September 1Sri Lanka vs BangladeshDubai18:00 GST
September 2Pakistan vs QualifierSharjah18:00 GST
September 3B1 vs B2Sharjah18:00 GST
September 4A1 vs A2Dubai18:00 GST
September 6A1 vs B1Dubai18:00 GST
September 7A2 vs B2Dubai18:00 GST
September 8A1 vs B2Dubai18:00 GST
September 9B1 vs A2Dubai18:00 GST
September 11FinalDubai18:00 GST
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On August 27 in Dubai, Group B competitors Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will face off in the tournament’s opening match.

When Pakistan and India meet again, this will be the first time that since ICC T20 World Cup 2021 that these two Group A rivals have played. The Asia Cup normally occurs every two years, but the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) decided to skip 2020 because of Corona.

Asia Cup 2022 Schedule in Urdu

According to the schedule released by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) for the upcoming Asia Cup 2022, the longtime rivals Pakistan and India will play each other on August 28 at the Dubai Cricket Stadium.

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Asia Cup 2022 Team Groups

The tournament features six teams competing for the title of Asia Cup. The two best teams in each group advance to the final round of the tournament.

Group A

  • Pakistan
  • India
  • Qualifier

Group B

  • Bangladesh
  • Sri Lanka
  • Afghanistan

Asia Cup 2022 Qualifier Schedule

With the qualifying round, the sixth team that will compete in the Asia Cup 2022 will be selected. Asian Cricket Council stated on the 10th of August that qualifying matches for the Asia Cup will be played in Oman from the 20th to the 24th of this month.

DateMatchVenue 
Aug-20Singapore v Hong KongOman 
Aug-21UAE v KuwaitOman 
Aug-22UAE v SingaporeOman 
Aug-23Kuwait v Hong KongOman 
Aug-24Singapore v KuwaitOman 
Aug-24Hong Kong v UAEOman 

Asia Cup 2022 Broadcast

PTV Sports and Ten Sports will broadcast the Asia Cup in Pakistan. The broadcast rights for the Asia Cup 2022 have been secured by the Star network, so fans in India, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka, and Bangladesh may watch all of the action on the Star Sports network. Fans who sign up for a Disney + Hotstar membership will also have access to the live broadcast.

Asia Cup Winners

Sri Lanka has played in 50 matches in the Asia Cup since 1984, winning 34 and losing 16. It ranks them in second place in terms of winning percentage, behind only India. India played in 49 matches, winning 31 and losing 16. Pakistan has played in 45 matches, winning 26 and losing 18 times.

Year Winner Runner Format Host Nation
1984IndiaSri LankaODI UAE
1986Sri LankaPakistanODISri Lanka
1988IndiaSri LankaODIBangladesh
1990/91IndiaSri LankaODIIndia
1995IndiaSri LankaODI UAE
1997Sri LankaIndiaODISri Lanka
2000PakistanSri LankaODIBangladesh
2004Sri LankaIndiaODISri Lanka
2008Sri LankaIndiaODIPakistan
2010IndiaSri LankaODISri Lanka
2012PakistanBangladeshODIBangladesh
2014Sri LankaPakistanODIBangladesh
2016IndiaBangladeshT20IBangladesh
2018IndiaBangladeshODIUAE
2022TBATBAT20IUAE
2023TBATBAODIPakistan

While Sri Lanka’s Sanath Jayasuriya owns the record for most runs scored in an Asia Cup, Sri Lanka’s Lasith Malinga has the record for most wickets taken in an Asia Cup since 2013. Since 1983, this is how the Asia Cup has been won by different champions. Since its inception, this is the story of the Champions in the Asia Cup.

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