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Asia Cup 2023 is set to take place and it will serve as a perfect preparatory tournament for the upcoming ICC Cricket World Cup 2023. The 16th edition of the Asia Cup will be co-hosted by Sri Lanka and Pakistan, who were the finalists of the Asia Cup 2022, which happened in UAE.
Nepal will be playing its first ever Asia Cup and it will join India and Pakistan in Group A. This year’s Asia Cup will follow the 50-over ODI format, keeping the World Cup in mind. In the last edition, the tournament followed the T20 format and Sri Lanka emerged victorious.
Once again the arch-rivals India and Pakistan are grouped together and the much-anticipated India vs Pakistan clash will take place on 2nd September in Pallekele, Sri Lanka.
After analysing the team squads and current forms, we are backing India to win this 50-over Asia Cup 2023. Sri Lanka are the current champions but even with the home advantage and good form, they are not the favourites this year.
India and Pakistan are expected to play the final of the Asia Cup 2023. Pakistan is currently the No.1 ODI team in ICC rankings after claiming the spot recently after the ODI series against Afghanistan.
India won the last 50-over Asia Cup in 2018 which took place in UAE which was their 6th Asia Cup title in this format. Pakistan, on the other hand, have won 2 titles so far.
India will go into the Asia Cup 2023 as the favourite team with 2.05 odds and Pakistan is the next in line with 3.00 at Betway.
The Indian squad will be beefed up with the return of Jasprit Bumrah, KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer. Bumrah looked in confident form in the recently held T20I series against Ireland while Shreyas Iyer is also looking fit in the domestic practice matches. India is in dire need for a stronger middle-order and the inclusion of KL Rahul and Iyer can provide a solution to that problem.
In the bowling department, a strong pace attack of Shami, Siraj, Bumrah and Hardik Pandya will be supported by the experienced spinners Ravindra Jadeja, Kuldeep Yadav and Axar Patel.
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2022 Result: Super 4
Captain: Rohit Sharma
Key players: Ravindra Jadeja, Virat Kohli, Jasprit Bumrah, Kuldeep Yadav
India is a strong side and they will go into this edition of Asia Cup as the favourites one more time. India could not advance to the Finals of the Asia Cup 2022 as they were defeated by Sri Lanka in a must-win match in Super 4.
India has roped in batters KL Rahul and Shreyas Iyer, who have recovered from injuries. KL Rahul is still having a little niggle, as reported by the selectors and he might miss a few games. Iyer, on the other hand, is fully fit and he will strengthen the middle-order. India will go with Rohit, Shubman and Kohli at the top 3 set-up and this can provide a strong start to the innings.
Power-hitter Suryakumar Yadav is also included in the squad and Tilak Varma, who displayed his talent in the West Indies, has earned his maiden ODI call up.
Coming to the bowling department, Kuldeep Yadav has been picked to lead the spin attack along with all-rounders Ravindra Jadeja and Axar Patel while the pace attack will be handled by Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Siraj, Mohammed Shami and Shardul Thakur. Hardik Pandya and Jadeja would be the key all-rounders for this team.
Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya (VC), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Kuldeep Yadav, Mohammed Siraj, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammed Shami, Prasidh Krishna, Sanju Samson (backup)
2022 Result: Runner-up
Captain: Babar Azam
Key Players: Babar Azam, Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Fakhar Zaman
Pakistan will be one of the co-hosts this year and they finished the last edition as runner-up.
Pakistan has been in terrific form in the ODI format. Since the last ICC World Cup in 2019, Pakistan has played 9 ODI series and won 7 out of them.
The squad looks stronger than ever with the inclusion of quality white-ball players like batters Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan, Iftikhar Ahmed and bowlers Shaheen Afridi, Naseem Shah, Haris Rauf.
For the pitches in Sri Lanka and Pakistan, the spin duo of all-rounders Shadab Khan and Mohammad Nawaz will be an effective choice for the Pakistan team.
Babar Azam (C), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Tayyab Tahir, Iftikhar Ahmed, Agha Salman, Shadab Khan, Faheem Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Haris, Mohammad Rizwan, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Usama Mir.
2022 Result: Winner
Captain: Dasun Shanaka
Key Players: Pathum Nissanka, Dasun Shanaka, Kusal Mendis, Maheesh Theekshana
Sri Lanka are the current champions of the Asia Cup. They defeated Pakistan in the Asia Cup 2022 final and that season followed a T20 format. Dasun Shanaka led the Sri Lankan team to win their 6th Asia Cup title.
Things look difficult for the Sri Lankan squad this year as the injury plague has hit them hard with 4 key players out of the plans. Important all-rounder Wanindu Hasaranga is among the injured players and his exclusion will be a big price to pay.
It is the bowling department which is taking the most toll as Lahiru Kumara, Madushanka and Dushmantha Chameera will be absent from the Asia Cup squad.
Coming to the announced squad, the batting line-up looks decent with Pathum Nissanka, Charith Asalanka, Karunaratne and Kusal Mendis and skipper Dasun Shanaka will be the strength in the middle-order.
In the bowlers list, the pace attack responsibility falls on the shoulders of Pathirana, Kasun Rajitha, Binura Fernando, Pramod Madushan. In the spin options, Sri Lanka is left with Maheesh Theekshana and Dunith Wellalage.
Dasun Shanaka (c), Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Janith Perera, Kusal Mendis (vc), Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Maheesh Theekshana, Dunith Wellalage, Matheesha Pathirana, Kasun Rajitha, Dushan Hemantha, Binura Fernando, Pramod Madushan.
2022 Result: Group Stage
Captain: Shakib Al Hasan
Key Players: Shakib Al Hasan, Litton Das, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman
Bangladesh had a poor outing in the last edition of the Asia Cup as they were knocked out in the group stage by Afghanistan and Sri Lanka. This year, they have been grouped with these two sides again.
Bangladesh is performing decently in the ODI format. They have won 3 out of the last 5 ODI series.
The star all-rounder Shakib Al Hasan has been appointed as the captain of the side. He has a vast experience of 235 One-Day International matches and has been an effective batter in the middle and a versatile spin bowler. Bangladesh has a decent batting line-up with Hasan along with Litton Das, Mehidy Hasan and Najmul Shanto.
The bowling unit is where the strength of Bangladesh lies. They have a strong pace attack in the likes of Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Ebadot Hossain and Shoriful Islam. The spin attack will have Shakib and Nasum Ahmed.
Tanzid Hasan, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mohammad Naim, Shakib Al Hasan (C), Mahedi Hasan, Shamim Hossain, Afif Hossain, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Litton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Nasum Ahmed, Shoriful Islam, Ebadot Hossain
2022 Result: Super 4
Captain: Hashmatullah Shahidi
Key Players: Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Rashid Khan, Fazalhaq Farooqi
Afghanistan impressed everyone in the last edition of the Asia Cup. They defeated both Sri Lanka and Bangladesh in the group stage and advanced to the Super 4. They almost defeated Pakistan in the Super 4 match but lost the match by 1 wicket.
In the latest ODI series against Pakistan, Afghanistan almost pulled off a victory in the 2nd match but lost by 1 wicket. They performed well overall in the series.
All-rounder Karim Janat is back in the ODI squad after 6 years. Rahmanullah Gurbaz will be the key batter after his brilliant knock of 151 runs in the 2nd ODI against Pakistan followed by Ibrahim Zadran and Najibullah Zadran who will strengthen the batting line-up.
Afghanistan has a strong bowling attack with some of the best spinners and now an effective pace attack as well. Mujeeb Ur Rahman was the leading wicket taker in the Pakistan ODI series while Noor Ahmad has been quite impressive in the IPL 2023. Rashid Khan is currently the best leg spinner in the world and has been active this year playing for various leagues and Mohammad Nabi has picked more than 150 ODI wickets in his career.
In the pace attack, they have Fazalhaq Farooqi and Gulbudin Naib who have been impressive lately. Farooqi picked 5 wickets in 3 ODIs against Pakistan.
Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Najibullah Zadran, Suliman Safi, Rahmat Shah, Mohammad Nabi, Rashid Khan, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ikram Alikhil, Abdul Rahman, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi
2022 Result: Not qualified
Captain: Rohit Paudel
Key Players: Rohit Paudel, Kushal Malla, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC
Nepal will be playing its first ever Asia Cup. They qualified by winning the 2023 ACC Men’s Premier Cup, defeating UAE in the final match. Nepal will be joining the 5 full-time members of Asian Cricket Council for the Asia Cup 2023 edition.
Nepal performed pretty well in the Premier Cup with 4 wins in 5 matches as one of the fixtures ended in no-result. Rohit Paudel will lead the side in the Asia Cup after the Premier Cup win.
Paudel was the 2nd leading run scorer of the tournament with 187 runs while the highest run scorer was Kushal Malla, who smashed 238 runs in 4 innings at a strike rate of 155.55.
In the Nepal’s bowling department, Sandeep Lamichhane is a popular player and he has been part of IPL and various other T20 leagues as well. At the Premier Cup 2023, Lamichhane picked 13 wickets in 5 matches with an impressive economy of 3.79. Karan KC played 3 matches and picked 10 wickets at an average of 9.80.
Kushal Bhurtel, Bhim Sharki, Sundeep Jora, Rohit Paudel (C), Dipendra Singh Airee, Lalit Rajbanshi, Kushal Malla, Aarif Sheikh, Pratis GC, Arjun Saud, Sandeep Lamichhane, Karan KC, Gulsan Jha, Sompal Kami, Kishore Mahato, Mousom Dhakal
2 teams from both the groups will qualify for the Super 4 round. We are backing India and Pakistan to qualify from Group A and Sri Lanka Afghanistan to qualify from Group B.
After a thrilling Super 4 round, we are backing India and Pakistan to proceed to the Asia Cup 2023 finals.
Asia Cup is a continental cricket tournament which features top teams from the Asian continent. The tournament alternates between both ODI and T20 format. This year’s edition of Asia Cup will be held in ODI format as the ICC Cricket World Cup 2023 is also around the corner.
Now the Asia Cup is back for the 16th edition which is set to take place this year. 6 Asian cricket teams will fight each other one more time to lift the prestigious trophy. Sri Lanka are the current champions after lifting the trophy in 2022. This was their 6th Asia Cup title.
Asia Cup 2023 is scheduled to kick-off on 30th August and this year it will be co-hosted by Sri Lanka and Pakistan, who are the finalists of the last season.
Year of Start | 1984 |
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No. of Seasons Played | 15 |
Continent | Asia |
Administrator | Asian Cricket Council |
Current champion | Sri Lanka (6th title) |
Runners-up | Pakistan |
Tournament format | Group stage & Final |
Next Season | 2023 |
2023 Season Dates | 30 August, 2023 - 17 September, 2023 |
No. of teams participating | 6 |
No. of total matches in 2023 season | 13 |
The Asia Cup follows a group stage format in which 6 teams will be divided into 2 groups of 3 teams each.
Group A | Group B |
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Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
India | Bangladesh |
Nepal | Afghanistan |
The group stage will have 6 matches followed by 6 matches in the Super 4 round.
In the group stage, each team will face the other 2 teams from the same group. At the end of group stage, the top 2 teams from both the groups will advance to the Super 4 round.
The top 2 teams after the Super 4 round will play the final match of the Asia Cup 2023 which is scheduled to take place on 17th September, 2023 at R. Premadasa Stadium in Colombo, Sri Lanka.
For the first time, the Asia Cup will be co-hosted by 2 nations - Sri Lanka and Pakistan. 2 venues from Sri Lanka and as many from Pakistan have been finalised to host a total of 13 matches. Pakistan will host 4 matches and the rest of the 9 matches will take place in Sri Lanka.
Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan | Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan | Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Pallekele, Sri Lanka | R. Premadasa Stadium, Colombo, Sri Lanka | |
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Established | 2001 | 1959 | 2009 | 1986 |
Capacity | 35,000 | 27,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 |
Avg. Score | 254 | 251 | 250 | 235 |
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