Asia Cup 2023: Squads, full schedule and where to watch

The 2023 Asia Cup is the 16th installment of the prestigious cricket competition contested by cricket-playing countries in Asia. The matches in this edition will be conducted in the One Day International (ODI) format. Pakistan and Sri Lanka have come together to jointly host this tournament, with a total of six teams participating.  The event is scheduled to begin on August 30 and end on September 16. 

Notably, this edition of the Asia Cup will mark the first instance of co-hosting by multiple countries. Four matches are to be hosted in Pakistan, while the remaining nine matches will be played in Sri Lanka.

The competition will commence with the group stage, which will be followed by the Super 4 round to determine the champion. There are six teams, divided into two groups, each consisting of three teams. During the group stage, teams will compete within their respective groups, and the top two teams from each group will advance to the Super 4 round.

Full Schedule

August 30: Pakistan vs Nepal, 1st Match, Group A in Multan at 3 PM IST

August 31: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, 2nd Match, Group B in Pallekele at 3 PM IST

September 2: India vs Pakistan, 3rd Match, Group A in Pallekele at 3 PM IST

September 3: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, 4th Match, Group B in Lahore at 3 PM IST

September 4: India vs Nepal, 5th Match, Group A in Pallekele at 3 PM IST

September 5: Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, 6th Match, Group B in Lahore at 3 PM IST

Super 4 schedule: Asia Cup 2023

September 6: Pakistan vs Bangladesh, Super Fours, 1st Match in Lahore at 3 PM IST

September 9: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh, Super Fours, 2nd Match in Colombo at 3 PM IST

September 10: Pakistan vs India, Super Fours, 3rd Match in Colombo at 3 PM IST

September 12: India vs Sri Lanka, Super Fours, 4th Match in Colombo at 3 PM IST

September 14: Pakistan vs Sri Lanka, Super Fours, 5th Match in Colombo at 3 PM IST

September 15: India vs Bangladesh, Super Fours, 6th Match in Colombo at 3 PM IST

September 16: TBC vs TBC, Final in Colombo at 3 PM IST

India’s schedule

September 2: India vs Pakistan, 3rd Match, Group A in Pallekele at 3 PM IST

September 4: India vs Nepal, 5th Match, Group A in Pallekele at 3 PM IST

September 10: Pakistan vs India, Super Fours, 3rd Match in Colombo at 3 PM IST

September 12: India vs Sri Lanka, Super Fours, 4th Match in Colombo at 3 PM IST

September 15: India vs Bangladesh, Super Fours, 6th Match in Colombo at 3 PM IST

Where to watch 

The live telecast of the matches will be available on Star Sports Network. The matches will also be live streamed on Disney Plus Hotstar app. 

Squads

India: Rohit Sharma (c), Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, KL Rahul, Shubman Gill, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Axar Patel, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumraj, Mohammed Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav, Prasidh Krishna, Sanju Samson (travelling reserve).

Pakistan: Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi, Saud Shakeel, Tayyab Tahir (travelling reserve)

Nepal: Rohit Paudel (c), Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Bhim Sharki, Kushal Malla, Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi, Pratish GC, Mousom Dhakal, Sundeep Jora, Kishore Mahato, Arjun Saud

Bangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Kumer Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Afif Hossain Dhrubo, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Hasan Mahmud, Mustafizur Rahman, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Shak Mahedi Hasan, Naim Sheikh, Shamim Hossain, Tanzid Hasan Tamim, Tanzim Hasan Sakib

Afghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Rashid Khan, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Abdul Rahman, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Suliman Safi, Fazalhaq Farooqi.

Sri Lanka: Dasun Shanaka (C), Pathum Nissanka, Dimuth Karunaratne, Kusal Janith Perera, Kusal Mendis, Charith Asalanka, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dushan Hemantha, Dunith Wellalage, Maheesh Theekshana, Pramod Madushan, Kasun Rajitha, Dilshan Madushanka, Matheesha Pathirana