Asia Cup 2022 Schedule Date and Cricket Teams List

Starting its journey in 1983 the Asia Cup 2022 schedule is out and the best teams of the continent are ready to overpower the others for the title of Asian Champions this year on the island of Sir Lanka. If you are a cricket fan you must know the date, the team list, and the full cricket schedule, if not, no worries.

This Cup is an alternative ODI and T20 Format battle between the Cricket playing nations of entire Asia. This battle of cricket was established in 1983 with the founding of the Asian Cricket Council. Though it was originally planned to be held every two years but various reasons meant some missing years and delays.

Here we are with all the details that are important about this Cricket battle among the nations that have national teams to compete in the championship for the title. So here is all that you need to know.

Asia Cup 2022 Schedule

The tournament calendar has been announced by the Asian Cricket Council and the Asia Cup 2022 date is between Saturday 27 August 2022 and Sunday, 11 September the very next month. The venue is Sri Lanka and all the excitement will continue for a forte night and a day culminating in a final.

Though all the matches are important but the most excitement is around the encounters between the archrivals India and Pakistan in the Island nation close to them. This time, as per schedule, it is a T20 format tournament.

It is the only championship to be played at the continental level and the winner takes the title of Asian Champion home. Now, it alternates every two years between T20s and ODIs as per the decision made by International Cricket Council after downsizing the Asian Cricket council in 2015.

Asia Cup 2022 Cricket Team List

This season is going to be the 15th edition of the tournament featuring the top teams of Asia. The last edition was hosted by the United Arab Emirates and India won the title by three wickets after beating Bangladesh in this one-day international final.

There are going to be a total of six teams this season, five are already in the tournament while the six team’s selection is still pending. The lucky five include India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, and Afghanistan.

The sixth team will enter the list via qualifying round before the 20th of August and could be one among Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, or Singapore.

Asia Cup 2022 Cricket Schedule

The teams come from countries making over a one and a half billion human population. Coupled with hyped rivalries, the atmosphere will be intense throughout the tournament. After getting delayed due to pandemic and other issues, it is now set to begin this August.

Once it was a tournament between a handful of countries namely India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka with other teams not able to put up a show. But it is now safe to say that Bangladesh and Afghanistan have improved their game especially in T20 format.

As this season is all short format this means there will be games worth watching from start to end and Indian will be defending the title this time.

Here are all the details including Asia Cup 2022 date and more.

Board Name	Asian Cricket Council
Tournament Name	Asia Cup 2022
Asia Cup 2022 Date	27 August 2022 to 11 September 2022
Asia Cup 2022 Cricket team List	India, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan
Game Format	T20
Venue	Sri Lanka
Asia Cup 2022 Start Date	27 August, 2022
Asia Cup 2022 Final	11 September, 2022
India Vs Pakistan Match	September 2022

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Conclusion

This is all about the Asia Cup 2022 Schedule. Since the announcement of the dates and almost final teams list all the Cricket fans are ready to witness some great action. Stay tuned and we will update all the details as they come in.

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