The 2023 Asia Cup starts on August 30: here are all the details regarding Pakistan’s schedule in the tournament, including Pakistan’s full fixtures list, match timings, and venues.
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There had been a lot of back and forth between Pakistan and India regarding the venue of the tournament with India refusing to play in Pakistan and Pakistan threatening to pull out of the ODI World Cup in India. After undergoing several revisions, the official schedule for the 2023 Asia Cup was finally released on July 19.
Last year the Asia Cup was played in the T20 format, preceding the 2022 T20 World Cup, and was won by Sri Lanka. With the 50-over World Cup coming up later this year, the Asia Cup will be played in the ODI format to act as a precursor to the marquee event later in the year.
Asia Cup 2023: Teams, Venues, and Format
The 2023 Asia Cup will feature a total of six teams and 13 games. The first round will see the six teams divided into two groups of three each, followed by the top two teams from both groups qualifying for the Super Fours. The top two teams from the Super Fours will then play the Final. Here’s how the groups are divided for the first round.
Group A: Pakistan, India, Nepal
Group B: Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka
The 13-match tournament will be played across Pakistan and Sri Lanka with the former hosting four games and the latter nine, including the Final.
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Asia Cup 2023 Pakistan schedule: Full fixtures list, Venues, Match timings
Pakistan will kick off the tournament against Nepal in Multan. They will play two games in Pakistan, across Multan and Lahore, and four in Sri Lanka, across Kandy and Colombo, assuming they qualify for the Super Fours and the Final.
Here’s Pakistan’s full fixtures list for Asia Cup 2023, if they qualify for the Super Fours:
August 30: Pakistan vs Nepal, Multan, Pakistan
September 2: Pakistan vs India, Kandy, Sri Lanka
September 6: A1 vs B2, Lahore, Pakistan
September 10: A1 vs A2, Colombo, Sri Lanka
September 14: A1 vs B1, Colombo, Sri Lanka
September 17: Final (Super Fours 1 vs Super Fours 2), Colombo, Sri Lanka
The match timings will be updated once available.
Pakistan will qualify as A1, while India will qualify as A2 from their group irrespective of their position in the table after Round 1 (if they end up in the top two).
Similarly, Sri Lanka will qualify as B1 and Bangladesh as B2 from Group B. If Nepal or Afghanistan qualify from either group, they will replace the respective eliminated team from their group as either A1 or A2 and B1 or B2.
The schedule will potentially allow Pakistan to play a maximum of six games, with as many as three of them being against India.
