After a long hiatus of four years, Asia Cup is back with a bang as the marquee tournament will be played from August 27 to September 11 in United Arab Emirates.
A total of six teams, India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan, will be taking part in the all important tournament. The sixth spot will be clinched by one of the teams amongst Hong Kong, Kuwait, Singapore, and UAE which will be decided after the qualifiers.
A high-octane clash between the arch-nemesis Indian and Pakistan will be at display on August 28 as they will be looking to renew their cricket rivalry. A total of 13 matches will take place during the tournament. Meanwhie, India are the defending champions of the tournament, which won the title back in 2018 by defeating Bangladesh in the final. India have also won the most 7 Asia Cup titles so far. Sri Lanka comes next with 5 titles while Pakistan has won 2 titles.
There are two groups in Asia Cup 2022. In group 1, there is India, Pakistan, and the qualifier team. In group B, there is Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan.
During the group stage, each team will play one match against the teams in their group. The top 2 teams from both groups will qualify for the super four round. During the super 4 round, each team will play one match against each other. The top two teams will qualify for the final.
India vs Pakistan's head to head in Asia Cup
Since the inception of the tournament in 1984, India and Pakistan have played against each other on 14 occasions in the Asia Cup.
India have won eight while arch-rivals Pakistan have secured five victories. India have registered seven victories out of the 13 matches against Pakistan in the ODI format in the Asia Cup.
MS Dhoni led India to a five-wicket victory against Pakistan in the teams’ only T20I meeting in the Asia Cup at the Sher-E-Bangla National Cricket Stadium in Bangladesh in 2016.
India vs Pakistan overall performance in Asia Cup
Seven-time champions India have won 36 of the 54 matches in their Asia Cup history. They lost 16 games, while one match was tied and another ended with no result.
India have a win percentage of 66.67 in the Asia Cup.
On the other hand, Pakistan have won 28 of the 49 matches that they have played in the marquee Asian cricket tournament. They have lost 20 matches while one match ended with no result. They currently have a win percentage of 57.14 in the Asia Cup.
India's Asia Cup 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 Asia Cup squad: 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.
