Asia Cup 2022 is all set to kick off from August 27 as six teams are gearing up to clinch the coveted Asian title. India, Pakistan, Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Hong Kong will be battling against each other for the ultimate glory.
Both the arch rivals India and Pakistan are part of Group A in Asia Cup 2022 as of late Hong Kong joined them in the group. Meanwhile, in the other group B, there are Sri Lanka, Afghanistan, and Bangladesh.
In the tournament’s opening game, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan will square off against each other.
India vs Pakistan match of Asia Cup 2022 will take place on August 28 (Sunday). The venue of the encounter is Dubai International Cricket Stadium in UAE. The match will begin at 7:30 PM IST (6 PM local time).
Meanwhile, all the six teams have announced their squads for the Asia Cup 2022. Let's have a look at the complete squads:
Asia Cup 2022 Cricket teams
India's squad:
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.
Standby: Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar.
Pakistan's squad:
Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan (vc) Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Hasnain, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir.
Bangladesh's squad:
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's squad:
Dasun Shanaka (capt), Danushka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Bhanuka Rajapaksa, Ashen Bandara, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanindu Hasaranga, Maheesh Theekshana, Jeffrey Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrama, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Nuwanidu Fernando, Nuwan Thushara, Dinesh Chandimal.
Afghanistan's squad:
Mohammad Nabi (C), Najibullah Zadran (VC), Afsar Zazai (WK), Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Mujib ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Naveen ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Rashid Khan and Samiullah Shinwari.
Hong Kong Squad:
Yasim Murtaza, Nizakat Khan(c), Babar Hayat, Kinchit Shah, Aizaz Khan, Scott McKechnie(w), Zeeshan Ali, Haroon Arshad, Ehsan Khan, Mohammad Ghazanfar, Ayush Shukla, Wajid Shah, Aftab Hussain, Dhananjay Rao, Mohammad Waheed, Ahan Trivedi, Ateeq Iqbal.
Here is the full schedule of matches for Asia Cup 2022
| Match Dates | Teams and groups | Match Location and Time |
|---|---|---|
| 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 Hong Kong, 4th Match, Group A | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, 7:30 PM |
| Sep-01 | Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 5th Match, Group B | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, 7:30 PM |
| Sep-02 | Pakistan vs Hong Kong, 6th Match, Group A | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, 7:30 PM |
| Sep-03 | TBC vs TBC, Super Four, Match 1 (B1 v B2) | Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah, 7:30 PM |
| Sep-04 | TBC vs TBC, Super Four, Match 2 (A1 v A2) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, 7:30 PM |
| Sep-06 | TBC vs TBC, Super Four, Match 3 (A1 v B1) | Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai, 7:30 PM |
Where you are watch Asia Cup 2022 in India?
The Asia Cup 2022 matches will be broadcasted in India via Star Sports Network and it will be live streamed on Hotstar.
Asia Cup 2022: TV Channel details
| Country | Sports Chanel |
|---|---|
| India | Star Sports |
| Bangladesh | Gazi TV |
| Afghanistan | Ariana TV |
| Pakistan | PTV Sports, Ten Sports |
| Canada | Yupp TV |
| Australia | Yupp TV |
| Hong Kong | Star Sports |
| USA | Willow TV and ESPN |
| Sri Lanka | Channel Eye |
