Asia Cup T20 2022: Full squads, Fixtures & Preview: All you need to know

Six teams will take part in the Asia Cup 2022 which will be played between 27th August and 11th September in the UAE.

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The Asia Cup was set to be held in Sri Lanka but has been shifted to the UAE due to the economic crisis and security threat in the island nation. Sri Lanka will continue to be in the official capacity of hosts.

The Asia Cup will be played from August 27 to September 11 in the T20 format. It will present a great opportunity for all the six participating teams to fine-tune their skills right before the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia.

India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan are the top five teams taking part in the competition. They will be joined by one of UAE, Kuwait, Singapore, and Hong Kong which will be decided through a Qualifier.

The teams have been divided into two groups of three each. India and Pakistan will be joined by the Qualifying team in Group A. Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka comprise Group B.

The much-anticipated India vs Pakistan clash will take place on Sunday, August 28 at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium.

Squads

Group A

India: Rohit Sharma (c), KL Rahul, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Rishabh Pant, Deepak Hooda, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Ravindra Jadeja, R Ashwin, Yuzvendra Chahal, Ravi Bishnoi, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Avesh Khan. Standby: Shreyas Iyer, Axar Patel, Deepak Chahar.

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Shadab Khan, Asif Ali, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Haris Rauf, Iftikhar Ahmed, Khushdil Shah, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir.

Qualifier: Final team in Group A yet to be determined

Group B

Afghanistan: Mohammad Nabi (C), Najibullah Zadran (VC), Afsar Zazai (WK), Azmatullah Omarzai, Farid Ahmad Malik, Fazal Haq Farooqi, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Hazratullah Zazai, Ibrahim Zadran, Karim Janat, Mujib ur Rahman, Najibullah Zadran, Naveen ul Haq, Noor Ahmad, Rahmanullah Gurbaz (WK), Rashid Khan and Samiullah Shinwari. Nijat Masoud, Qais Ahmad, and Sharafuddin Ashraf are the three players, who are part of the team as reserves.

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Anamul Haque, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain, Mosaddek Hossain, Mahmudullah, Mahedi Hasan, Mohammad Saifuddin, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Nasum Ahmed, Sabbir Rahman, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Ebadot Hossain, Parvez Hossain Emon, Nurul Hasan Sohan, Taskin Ahmed

Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (captain), Dhanushaka Gunathilaka, Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Banuka Rajapaksha, Ashen Bandara, Dhananjaya de Silva, Wanidu Hasaranga, Mahesh Theekshana, Jeffery Vandersay, Praveen Jayawickrema, Dushmantha Chameera, Binura Fernando, Chamika Karunaratne, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana, Dinesh Chandimal, Nuwanindu Fernando and Kasun Rajitha.

Fixtures

Aug 27, Sat
Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan, 1st Match, Group B
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Aug 28, Sun
India vs Pakistan, 2nd Match, Group A
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Aug 30, Tue
Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, 3rd Match, Group B
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Aug 31, Wed
India vs TBC, 4th Match, Group A
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Sep 01, Thu
Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, 5th Match, Group B
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Sep 02, Fri
Pakistan vs TBC, 6th Match, Group A
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Sep 03, Sat
TBC vs TBC, Super Four, Match 1 (B1 v B2)
Sharjah Cricket Stadium, Sharjah

Sep 04, Sun
TBC vs TBC, Super Four, Match 2 (A1 v A2)
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Sep 06, Tue
TBC vs TBC, Super Four, Match 3 (A1 v B1)
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Sep 07, Wed
TBC vs TBC, Super Four, Match 4 (A2 v B2)
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Sep 08, Thu
TBC vs TBC, Super Four, Match 5 (A1 v B2)
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Sep 09, Fri
TBC vs TBC, Super Four, Match 6 (B1 v A2)
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

Sep 11, Sun
TBC vs TBC, Final
Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai

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