Asia Cup 2023: Asia Cup Schedule & Time Table, Venue, India & Other Squads, Host Country And Asia Cup Updates: Asia Cup 2023 is one of the biggest tournaments of the year and is scheduled to take place just before the much-anticipated ICC World Cup 2023. The only continental championship in cricket, Asia Cup is played in both the white-ball formats – 50 overs and 20 overs.
The format depends on the upcoming ICC global event. While the tournament originally started as an ODI event in 1984, the governing body later decided that it would be played in the T20 format too. Asia Cup was played in the T20 format for the first time in 2016.
India won the inaugural edition of the Asia Cup in 1984 and also won the first edition of the competition played in the T20 format. Asia Cup have been played 15 times so far. The Men in Blue are the most successful team in the history of the competition, having won it for a record seven times. Defending champions Sri Lanka are second in the list with 6 titles followed by Pakistan who have won it twice.
Asia Cup winners list:
| Year | Winner |
| 1984 | India |
| 1986 | Sri Lanka |
| 1988 | India |
| 1990/91 | India |
| 1995 | India |
| 1997 | Sri Lanka |
| 2000 | Pakistan |
| 2004 | Sri Lanka |
| 2008 | Sri Lanka |
| 2010 | India |
| 2012 | Pakistan |
| 2014 | Sri Lanka |
| 2016 | India |
| 2018 | India |
| 2022 | Sri Lanka |
Asia Cup 2023 Venue:
While Pakistan were originally awarded the hosting rights for Asia Cup 2023, it looks highly unlikely that they would be able to host the competition this year. The reason behind it is Team India’s stance over not visiting Pakistan due to the poor bilateral relations between the two countries. BCCI secretary Jay Shah has already announced that Team India won’t visit Pakistan.
Recently, reports stated that Pakistan proposed a hybrid model where they would host the Asia Cup games except India’s games. The Pakistan Cricket Board proposed that India could play their games in Dubai. However, India as well as several other members nations of the Asian Cricket Council rejected the proposal owing to several reasons. And as per recent reports, Sri Lanka are likely to host the Asia Cup this year.
Asia Cup 2023 Teams:
Six teams will participate in this year’s Asia Cup. Five Test playing nations along with the winner of the Qualifier event will take part in the tournament. The six teams are – India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and the winner of the ACC Men’s Premier Cup – Nepal.
| Asia Cup Teams |
| Afghanistan |
| Bangladesh |
| India |
| Pakistan |
| Sri Lanka |
| Nepal |
Asia Cup 2023: Format, Group and Points Table:
The format for the upcoming edition of the Asia Cup will be similar to the previous edition. The six teams will be divided into two groups. Two teams from each group will then make it to the Super 4. In the Super 4, each team will play against the other three teams once before the top two teams make it to the final.
Group A consists of Pakistan, India and Nepal while Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan have been clubbed together in Group B.
Asia Cup 2023 Points Table And Groups:
Group A:
| Pos | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | No Result | Bonus Point | Points | NRR |
| 1 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | India | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Nepal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Group B:
| Pos | Team | Played | Won | Lost | Tied | No Result | Bonus Point | Points | NRR |
| 1 | Afghanistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 2 | Bangladesh | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
| 3 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — |
Asia Cup 2023 squads:
The squads for the upcoming Asia Cup are yet to be announced. So, here are the predicted squads:
India squad:
Rohit Sharma(c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, KL Rahul(w), Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Jaydev Unadkat, Yuzvendra Chahal, Shardul Thakur, Ishan Kishan, Washington Sundar, Umran Malik
Pakistan squad:
Babar Azam(c), Mohammad Rizwan(w), Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Haris Sohail, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shan Masood, Agha Salman, Usama Mir, Ihsanullah
Sri Lanka squad:
Pathum Nissanka, Nuwanidu Fernando, Kusal Mendis(w), Angelo Mathews, Charith Asalanka, Dasun Shanaka(c), Dhananjaya de Silva, Chamika Karunaratne, Wanindu Hasaranga, Kasun Rajitha, Lahiru Kumara, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Pramod Madushan, Sahan Arachchige, Dunith Wellalage, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Maheesh Theekshana
Bangladesh squad:
Tamim Iqbal(c), Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Shakib Al Hasan, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim(w), Yasir Ali, Taskin Ahmed, Ebadot Hossain, Nasum Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Mustafizur Rahman, Rony Talukdar
Afghanistan squad:
Rahmanullah Gurbaz(w), Ibrahim Zadran, Rahmat Shah, Hashmatullah Shahidi(c), Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Yamin Ahmadzai, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Fareed Ahmad Malik, Shahidullah Kamal, Zia-ur-Rehman, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Riaz Hassan, Noor Ahmad
Nepal Squad:
Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh(w), Bhim Sharki, Rohit Paudel(c), Kushal Malla, Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Sandeep Lamichhane, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Lalit Rajbanshi, Gyanendra Malla, Pratis GC, Gulsan Jha
(The squads will be updated as soon as they are announced)
Asia Cup 2023 Schedule and time table:
Asia Cup schedule or Asia Cup Time Table is yet to be announced by the ACC. However, reliable media reports have suggested that the competition is likely to be played from September 2 to 16. So here is a tentative Asia Cup time table or Asia Cup schedule.
Here is the tentative schedule:
| Date | Match |
| 2 September | India vs Pakistan |
| 3 September | Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan |
| 4 September | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan |
| 5 September | India vs Nepal |
| 7 September | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh |
| 8 September | Pakistan vs Nepal |
| 9 September | B1 vs B2 |
| 10 September | A1 vs A2 |
| 11 September | A1 vs B1 |
| 12 September | A2 vs B2 |
| 13 September | A1 vs B2 |
| 14 September | B1 vs A2 |
| 16 September | Final |
(The schedule will be updated as soon as it is announced. For the time being, we have prepared a tentative schedule)
Asia Cup 2023: FAQs
When Asia Cup will start in 2023?
Asia Cup 2023 is likely to start in September 2023.
Who will host Asia Cup 2023?
Pakistan have the hosting rights for Asia Cup this year. However, reports suggest that Sri Lanka are likely to host the competition due to India’s decision of not visiting Pakistan.
Will India play Asia Cup 2023 in Pakistan?
No India will not play Asia Cup 2023 in Pakistan. BCCI secretary Jay Shah has already announced that the Men in Blue won’t visit the country for the continental championship.
Will Nepal play Asia Cup 2023?
Yes, Nepal will be playing Asia Cup this year first time after winning the inaugural ACC’s Premier League tournament. The champion of the ACC’s Premier League tournament will be the 6th team in Asia Cup 2023.