LAHORE – The 2023 Asian Cup will take place in Pakistan and Sri Lanka from August 30 to September 17.
Co-hosts Pakistan were the first to announce their squad and Babar Azam’s team made it to Group A alongside India and Nepal. Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka were placed in Group B of the tournament.
Line-ups of Group A
Pakistan:
Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi.
India:
The team has not been announced yet
Nepal:
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
group B
Bangladesh:
Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Das, Tanjid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mamhud, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Shamim Hossain, Afri Shossain Islam, Ebadot Hossain, Mohammad Naim
Afghanistan:
The team has not been announced yet
Sri Lanka:
The team has not been announced yet
Full schedule
Pakistan will face Nepal in the opening match of the 2023 Asian Cup in Multan. The tournament will be played in a fifty-plus format, with six teams divided into two groups of three teams each.
The iconic clash between India and Pakistan will take place on September 2 in Kandy. The six group stage matches will be followed by Super 4, starting September 6. The final will be contested by the teams taking the first two places at the conclusion of Super 4 on September 17 in Colombo. .