The 2023 Asia Cup will be held jointly in Sri Lanka and Pakistan: here’s the schedule for the 2023 edition, including the venues and fixtures list.
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For the first time, the Asia Cup will be held in a hybrid manner. It will be the 16th edition of the tournament and will be held in the ODI format.
Asia Cup 2023: Teams
Six teams will be participating in the tournament: Sri Lanka, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Nepal.
Asia Cup 2023: Format
The tournament will feature two groups. From each group, two teams will qualify for the Super Four stage. The top two teams from the Super Fours will then progress into the final. A total of 13 ODIs will be played.
Asia Cup 2023: Dates
The tournament will be held from August 30 to September 17.
Asia Cup 2023: Venues
There has been considerable discussion and debate over Asia Cup’s venues, especially due to BCCI and PCB’s stances with respect to hosting the tournament in Pakistan. In 2020, Pakistan Cricket Board decided to let Sri Lanka host that year’s Asia Cup, but the Covid-19 pandemic meant that the event kept getting postponed. Sri Lanka eventually hosted the 2022 edition, with Pakistan being the hosts for 2023.
However, BCCI remained firm in its stance of not sending Indian players to feature in Pakistan, and it has been a lot of back-and-forth since.
The tournament will now be played in a hybrid model. Nine matches will be played in Sri Lanka, while four will be held in Pakistan.
Asia Cup 2023 schedule: Full fixtures list
*All timings local*
August 30: Pakistan vs Nepal, Multan, Pakistan, 2:30 pm
August 31: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 3 pm
September 2: Pakistan vs India, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 3 pm
September 3: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Lahore, Pakistan, 2:30 pm
September 4: India vs Nepal, Kandy, Sri Lanka, 3 pm
September 5: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, Lahore, Pakistan, 2:30 pm
September 6: A1 vs B2, Lahore, Pakistan, 2:30 pm
September 9: B1 vs B2, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 pm
September 10: A1 vs A2, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 pm
September 12: A2 vs B1, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 pm
September 14: A1 vs B1, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 pm
September 15: A2 vs B2, Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 pm
September 17: Final (Super Fours 1 vs Super Fours 2), Colombo, Sri Lanka, 3 pm
Pakistan and India will be A1 and A2 respectively if they qualify. If Nepal makes it to the Super Fours above either of them, they will take either A1 or A2.
Similarly, in Group B, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh will be B1 and B2 respectively, with Afghanistan taking either spot if they make it through the first round.
