Asia Cup Squads 2023 – Teams & Fixtures
The 2023 Asia Cup is scheduled to take place in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. Commencing on August 30th, this premier cricket tournament will mark a significant competition between neighboring teams and establish the atmosphere for the larger event to be held in October and November in India.
Notably, this edition of the Asia Cup stands out as it will be jointly hosted by two distinct nations for the very first time. Running from August 30th to September 17th, the tournament will encompass six teams and adhere to a 50-overs format. The participating teams will be divided into two groups:
Group A:
India
Pakistan
Nepal
Group B:
Sri Lanka
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
Here are all the teams’ squad list –
Nepal Asia Cup squad:
Rohit Paudel (c), Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Bhim Sharki, Kushal Malla, Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi, Pratish GC, Mousom Dhakal, Sundeep Jora, Kishore Mahato, Arjun Saud
Pakistan Asia Cup squad:
Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir (travelling reserve)
India Asia Cup squad:
Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Sanju Samson (travelling reserve)
Afghanistan Asia Cup squad:
Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Rashid Khan, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Abdul Rahman, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Suliman Safi, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Bangladesh Asia Cup squad:
Shakib Al Hasan (c), Anamul Haque Bijoy, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain Dhrubo, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Naim Sheikh, Shamim Hossain, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Tanzim Hasan Sakib
Sri Lanka Asia Cup squad:
Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Matheesha Pathirana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushan Hemantha, Binura Fernando, Pramod Madushan
Asia Cup 2023 Schedule
Group A matches:
Pakistan vs Nepal, Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan – 3 PM on 30th August
Pakistan vs India, Pallekele Cricket Stadium in Kandy – 3 PM on 2nd September
India vs Nepal, Pallekele Cricket Stadium in Kandy – 3 PM on 4th September
Group B matches:
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, Pallekele Cricket Stadium in Kandy – 3 PM on 31st August
Afghanistan vs Bangladesh, Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore – 3 PM on 3rd September
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Gaddafi Stadium in Lahore – 3 PM on 5th September
Super 4 Round
From 6th September to 15th September, First game in Lahore and then rest of the game will played at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo.
Finals: between Top 2 teams in Super 4 round.
17th September at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo
