Asia Cup 2022 Schedule, Teams List, Venue, Overs, Groups, PDF & Qualifiers
With just a few days to go before the tournament, preparations for the Asia Cup 2022 are in full swing. Qualifying for the tournament is now underway in Oman, with four teams battling for the only remaining spot to rank among the top five cricket nations in Asia.
As for the five teams in the main round of the event, this tournament offers the perfect opportunity to bring your squads together and get some crucial training ahead of the T20 World Cup 2022.
This is the 15th edition of the tournament since its inception in 1984. India was the inaugural winner and is the tournament’s most successful team, having won a record seven times. Sri Lanka won the tournament five times while Pakistan won the title twice. Bangladesh and Afghanistan have yet to win the competition.
There were some issues for the teams ahead of the tournament as some of their key players were eliminated from the tournament due to injuries. Pakistan lost their top pacesetter Shaheen Afridi, India is without their top pacesetter Jasprit Bumrah and Sri Lanka also lost their top sprinter Dushmantha Chameera ahead of the tournament.
Nonetheless, the tournament promises to be exciting as arch-rivals Pakistan and India meet for the first time since the 2021 T20 World Cup. Pakistan will look to record another comprehensive win over India as the Men in Blue seek revenge. his record loss in the previous game.
Similarly, countries like Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Sri Lanka will try to put their stamp on the tournament and do everything in their power to claim the title.
Asia Cups History
| Edition | Year | Winners | Runners-up | Venue |
| 1 | 1984 | India | Sri Lanka | UAE |
| 2 | 1986 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
| 3 | 1988 | India | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh |
| 4 | 1990/91 | India | Sri Lanka | India |
| 5 | 1995 | India | Sri Lanka | UAE |
| 6 | 1997 | Sri Lanka | India | Sri Lanka |
| 7 | 2000 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh |
| 8 | 2004 | Sri Lanka | India | Sri Lanka |
| 9 | 2008 | Sri Lanka | India | Pakistan |
| 10 | 2010 | India | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| 11 | 2012 | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Bangladesh |
| 12 | 2014 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | Bangladesh |
| 13 | 2016 | India | Bangladesh | Bangladesh |
| 14 | 2018 | India | Bangladesh | UAE |
Asia Cup 2022 Teams List And Squads
Babar Azam, Rohit Sharma, Mohammad Nabi, Shakib Al Hasan, and Dasun Shanaka will lead their teams in search of glory as they attempt to be crowned the kings of Asia.
Here are all the teams for the Asian Cup 2022:
Pakistan
| Babar Azam (c) | Shadab Khan (VC) | Mohammad Rizwan (wk) | Fakhar Zaman | Haider Ali |
| Asif Ali | Iftikhar Ahmed | Khushdil Shah | Mohammad Nawaz | Mohammad Wasim Jnr. |
| Mohammad Hasnain | Haris Rauf | Naseem Shah | Shahnawaz Dahani | Usman Qadir |
India
| Rohit Sharma (c) | KL Rahul (VC) | Rishabh Pant (wk) | Virat Kohli | Suryakumar Yadav |
| Deepak Hooda | Dinesh Karthik | Hardik Pandya | Ravindra Jadeja | Ravi Ashwin |
| Ravi Bishnoi | Avesh Khan | Arshdeep Singh | Bhuvneshwar Kumar | Yuzvendra Chahal |
Afghanistan
| Mohammad Nabi (c) | Najibullah Zadran (VC) | Rahmanullah Gurbaz (wk) | Hashmatullah Shahidi | Samiullah Shinwari | Hazratullah Zazai |
| Afsar Zazai (wk) | Fareed Ahmed | Noor Ahmed | Rashid Khan | Naveen-ul-Haq | Mujeeb-ur-Rahman |
| Usman Ghani | Karim Janat | Azmatullah Omarzai | Fazalhaq Farooqi | Ibrahim Zadran |
Bangladesh
| Shakib Al Hasan (c) | Mushfiqur Rahim (wk) | Nurul Hasan (wk) | Mahmudullah | Sabbir Rahman | Nasum Ahmed |
| Taskin Ahmed | Parvez Hossain Emon | Anamul Haque | Mahedi Hasan | Mehidy Hasan | Afif Hossain |
| Ebadot Hossain | Mossadek Hossain | Hasan Mahmud | Mustafizur Rahman | Mohammad Saifuddin |
Sri Lanka
| Dasun Shanaka (c) | Danushka Gunathilaka | Pathum Nissanka | Kusal Mendis (wk) | Charith Asalanka | Bhanuka Rajapaksa (wk) |
| 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 (wk) |
| Binura Fernando | Kasun Rajitha |
Asia Cup 2022 Groups
According to the format of the tournament, the teams were divided into two groups of three teams each. Big rivals Pakistan and India are placed in Group A and will be joined by a qualifier, while Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan are placed in Group B.
The top two teams from each pool advance to the Super 4 round, where each team plays the other once.
The two best teams at the end of the Super 4 phase qualify for the tournament finals.
| Group A | Group B |
| Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
| India | Bangladesh |
| Qualifier | Afghanistan |
Asia Cup 2022 Schedule
The main round of the tournament begins on the 27th of August with the opening match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan. The blockbuster clash between Pakistan and India will be played on 28th August at Dubai International Cricket Stadium. The Super 4 round will start on September 3rd and the tournament final will be played on September 11th.
Qualifying for the main round is now underway, with Singapore, Hong Kong, the United Arab Emirates, and Kuwait battling for the remaining spot in the tournament.
This is the main tournament Asia Cup schedule:
NOTE: All games take place at 6:00 p.m. m. Pakistan Standard Time
| Match | Date | Team | Venue | Time |
| 1 | 27-Aug | Sri Lanka Vs Afghanistan | Dubai | 18:00 |
| 2 | 28-Aug | India Vs Pakistan | Dubai | 18:00 |
| 3 | 30-Aug | Bangladesh Vs Afghanistan | Sharjah | 18:00 |
| 4 | 31-Aug | India Vs Qualifier | Dubai | 18:00 |
| 5 | 1-Sep | Sri Lanka Vs Bangladesh | Dubai | 18:00 |
| 6 | 2-Sep | Pakistan Vs Qualifier | Sharjah | 18:00 |
| 7 | 3-Sep | B1 Vs B2 | Sharjah | 18:00 |
| 8 | 4-Sep | A1 Vs A2 | Dubai | 18:00 |
| 9 | 6-Sep | A1 Vs B1 | Dubai | 18:00 |
| 10 | 7-Sep | A2 Vs B2 | Dubai | 18:00 |
| 11 | 8-Sep | A1 Vs B2 | Dubai | 18:00 |
| 12 | 9-Sep | B1 Vs A2 | Dubai | 18:00 |
| 13 | 11-Sep | Final | Dubai | 18:00 |
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