Published: Sep 13, 2018, 02:58 PM (IST)
Edited: Sep 13, 2018, 02:58 PM (IST)
The Asia Cup 2018 begins 15 September in the UAE with Bangladesh taking on Sri Lanka in the opening fixture at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium, Dubai on Saturday.
Six team from Asia will be competing to for the coveted title in the 50-over format. The previous winners were India in 2016 when the tournament took place in the Bangladesh in the 50-over format.
The team are divided in two groups of three with Group A consisting heavyweight India and Pakistan. The third team are associate nation Hong Kong, who beat UAE in the final of the Asia Cup 2018 Qualifiers in Malaysia held earlier this month.
Group B consists of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
The marquee India vs Pakistan clash will be on Wednesday, 19th September in Dubai will the two teams clashing once again in the Super Fours and if things go well, a possible third encounter between the teams could be in the final on Friday.
When and Where to watch:
When: 15 September to 28 September
Where: UAE
Time: All matches start 5:00 pm IST
Star Sports have the broadcasting right for the tournament with Live streaming of all the matches available on Hotstar, Hotstar, Now TV, SuperSport Live, Willow TV online
You can follow all the live scores, live updates, analysis for the full coverage of the 2018 Asia Cup with CricektCountry.com here.
Below is the full schedule of the Asia Cup 2018
Group Stage
15 September – Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka (Dubai)
16 September – Pakistan vs Qualifier (Dubai)
17 September – Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan (Abu Dhabi)
18 September – India vs Qualifier (Dubai)
19 September – India vs Pakistan (Dubai)
20 September – Bangladesh vs Afghanistan (Abu Dhabi)
Super Four
21 September – Group A Winner vs Group B Runner-up (Dubai)
21 September – Group B Winner vs Group A Runner-up (Abu Dhabi)
23 September – Group A Winner vs Group A Runner-up (Dubai)
23 September – Group B Winner vs Group B Runner-up (Abu Dhabi)
25 September – Group A Winner vs Group B Winner (Dubai)
26 September – Group A Runner-up vs Group B Runner-up (Abu Dhabi)
Final
28 September – Asia Cup 2018 Final (Dubai)
Squads
India squad: Rohit Sharma (c), Shikhar Dhawan, KL Rahul, Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik, Hardik Pandya, Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Axar Patel, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Khaleel Ahmed.
Pakistan squad: Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Babar Azam, Shan Masood, Sarfraz Ahmed(c), Shoaib Malik, Haris Sohail, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Faheem Ashraf, Hasan Ali, Junaid Khan, Usman Khan, Shaheen Afridi, Asif Ali, Mohammad Amir
Sri Lanka squad: Angelo Mathews(c), Kusal Perera, Kusal Mendis, Upul Tharanga, Niroshan Dickwella, Danushka Gunathilaka, Thisara Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Akila Dananjaya, Dilruwan Perera, Amila Aponso, Kasun Rajitha, Suranga Lakmal, Dushmantha Chameera, Lasith Malinga
Bangladesh squad: Shakib Al Hasan, Tamim Iqbal, Mashrafe Mortaza(c), Mohammad Mithun, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Ariful Haque, Mahmudullah, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehidy Hasan, Nazmul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman, Abu Hider, Nazmul Hossain Shanto, Mominul Haque
Afghanistan squad: Asghar Afghan (c), Mohammad Shahzad, Ihsanullah, Javed Ahmadi, Rahmat Shah, Hashmat Shahidi, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Rashid Khan, Najibullah Zadran, Mujeeb-ur-Rahman, Aftab Alam, Samiullah Shinwari, Munir Ahmad, Sayed Sherzad, Sharafudin Ashraf, Yamin Ahmadzai
Hong Kong squad: Anshuman Rath(c), Aizaz Khan, Babar Hayat, Cameron McAulsan, Christopher Carter, Ehsan Khan, Ehsan Nawaz, Arshad Mohammad, Kinchit Shah, Nadeem Ahmed, Raag Kapur, Scott McKechnie, Tanveer Ahmed, Tanwir Afzal, Waqas Khan, Aftab Hussain
