Dates for the 2022 Asia Cup, Teams, Squads, Qualifications, Players List, Live Streaming, Venues, and Match Schedules
Dates for the 2022 Asia Cup, Teams, Squads, Qualifications, Players List, Live Streaming, Venues, and Match Schedules: In a few years, in 2022, there will be a cricket tournament called the Asia Cup. It will be watched by fans from all over the world. The tournament starts on August 27, and the final will be on September 11. The 2022 Asia Cup will have six teams.
India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan are the five teams that are sure to play each other. Finally, one of the teams from Hong Kong, Kuwait, Singapore, or the UAE will get the sixth place. There will be a qualifying round before the tournament, and the winner will get a spot on the sixth team.
The Asia Cup will be held in the UAE in 2022. There will be 13 different games during the tournament. India won the tournament last year and is trying to win it again. In 2018, India won the title by beating Bangladesh in the final. India also has won the most Asia Cup titles, with seven titles to their name. Sri Lanka is in second place with 5 titles, and Pakistan is in third place with 2 titles.
Dates for the 2022 Asia Cup
| Date | Match Details | Venue | Time (IST) |
| Aug 27 | Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 1st Match, Group B | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Aug 28 | India vs Pakistan, 2nd Match, Group A | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Aug 30 | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, 3rd Match, Group B | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | 7:30 PM |
| Aug 31 | India vs TBC, 4th Match, Group A | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 1 | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 5th Match, Group B | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 2 | Pakistan vs TBC, 6th Match, Group A | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 3 | TBC vs TBC, Super Four, Match 1 (B1 v B2) | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 4 | TBC vs TBC, Super Four, Match 2 (A1 v A2) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 6 | TBC vs TBC, Super Four, Match 3 (A1 v B1) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 7 | TBC vs TBC, Super Four, Match 4 (A2 v B2) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 8 | TBC vs TBC, Super Four, Match 5 (A1 v B2) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 9 | TBC vs TBC, Super Four, Match 6 (B1 v A2) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 7:30 PM |
| Sep 11 | TBC vs TBC, Final | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai | 7:30 PM |
Teams and Groups for the 2022 Asia Cup
The Asia Cup 2022 will have six teams. They are India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan. One more team will be able to join the tournament after the qualifying round. In the qualifier round, there will be four teams: Hong Kong, Kuwait, Singapore, and UAE.
When the tournament is over, the team that wins will be in sixth place. There are two groups in the 2022 Asia Cup. Group 1 is made up of India, Pakistan, and the team that got in. Group 2 has Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.
During the group stage, each team will play one game against the other teams in its group. After that, the top two teams from each group will move on to the next round. After that, each team will play each other once during the super 4 round. After that, only the top two teams will be in 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.
Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, and Deepak Chahar are on standby.
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: Mohammad Nabi (captain), Najibullah Zadran, Afsar Zazai, Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Naveen ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Rashid Khan, Samiullah Shinwari.
Nijat Masood, Qais Ahmed, and Sharafuddin Ashraf are on standby.
Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (captain), 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, Nurul Hasan, Taskin Ahmed
Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka – Captain, Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis – Wicket Keeper/Batsman, Charith Asalanka – Vice Captain, Bhanuka Rajapaksa – Wicket Keeper/Batsman, Ashen Bandara, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrama, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwanidu Fernando, Dushmantha Chameera, Dinesh Chandimal – Wicket Keeper/Batsman
Asia Cup 2022 – Venues
UAE is where the tournament will take place. Sri Lanka, on the other hand, is hosting the tournament. So Sri Lanka was supposed to be the place where the tournament would take place. But because of the political turmoil going on in the country, they had to move the tournament to UAE.
Since the tournament is in UAE, all the games will take place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium and Sharjah Cricket Stadium.
How to Watch and Stream the Asia Cup 2022 Live
The Asia Cup 2022 will be shown all over the world, and different broadcasters in different parts of the world will show and stream the games.
| Country | Live Streaming Platform |
| India | Star Sports Network, Disney+ Hotstar |
| Pakistan | PTV and Ten Sports |
| Bangladesh | Gazi TV |
| Afghanistan | Ariana TV |
| Australia | Fox Sports |
| New Zealand | Sky Sports |
| South Africa | SuperSport Network |
| USA | Willow TV |
| UK | Sky Sports |
| Middle Eastern Regions | OSN Sports Cricket |
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