Asia Cup 2023 Pakistan’s Squad And All Matches In Cricket Asia Cup 2023
Asia Cup 2023 Pakistan’s Squad:
The 2023 edition of the Asia Cup tournament is scheduled to be played in SEPTEMBER and the Pakistan cricket team has announced the squad for the Asia Cup 2023 matches this year.
The upcoming season of the Asia Cup 2023 will be played as per the Hybrid Model, the tournament will be played in two different portions: Pakistan and Srilanka will co-host the tournament this year.
Inzamam Ul Haq, who is recently appointed as the Chief Selector of the Pakistan team has announced the squad for the Pakistan team which will play in the Asia Cup 2023.
PAKISTAN’S ASIA CUP 2023 SQUAD:
The squad of the Pakistan cricket team for the Asia Cup 2023 has been announced and it’s almost the same squad that is playing for a long time now but there are a few changes in the team.
INCLUSION OF FAHEEM ASHRAF & TAYYAB TAHIR:
The new Chief Selector has picked Tayyab Tahir, and Faheem Ashraf has made a comeback after two years in the ODI squad of Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2023.
Faheem Ashraf is a fast-bowling all-rounder in Pakistan, and this is the only reason, that he is picked for the Pakistan Asia Cup 2023 team. Tayyab Tahir as we all know is rewarded for his consistent domestic performances as well as for his century against India A team in Emerging Asia Cup Final 2023.
The new Chief Selector of the Pakistan team, under the management of the new PCB, has now announced the first squad and the squad for the Asia Cup 2023 is as follows;
| BABAR AZAM © | FAKHAR ZAMAN |
| IMAM UL HAQ | MUHAMMAD RIZWAN (WK) |
| SHADAB KHAN (VC) | MUHAMMAD NAWAZ |
| SALMAN ALI AGHA | IFTIKHAR AHMED |
| MUHAMMAD HARIS (WK) | FAHEEM ASHRAF |
| NASEEM SHAH | HARIS RAUF |
| SHAHEEN SHAH AFRIDI | MUHAMMAD WASIM JNR |
| USAMA MIR | TAYYAB TAHIR |
| ABDULLAH SHAFIQUE | SAUD SHAKEEL (AS A RESERVE PLAYER) |
PAKISTAN ASIA CUP 2023 GROUP STAGE MATCHES:
Pakistan is placed in GROUP A, along with Nepal and India. That’s why Pakistan will play the group stage matches against Nepal and India in this Asia Cup 2023. The schedule of the group-stage matches of the Pakistan team is as follows;
| DATE | MATCH | TIME | COUNTRY |
| 30 AUGUST, 2023 | PAKISTAN VS NEPAL | 3:00 PM | PAKISTAN |
| 2 SEPTEMBER, 2023 | PAKISTAN VS INDIA | 3:00 PM | SRILANKA |
PAKISTAN VS INDIA 2023 MATCHES:
If Pakistan and India both thrash Nepal, they both will qualify for the PLAYOFFS round of the tournament, leaving Nepal behind after the group matches, they are scheduled to play against India once again in the tournament which will be in the second round of the Asia Cup 2023, and the details are as follows;
| DATE | MATCH | TIME | COUNTRY |
| 10 SEPTEMBER, 2023 | PAKISTAN VS INDIA | 3:00 PM | SRILANKA |
QUALIFICATION SCENARIO:
Pakistan will play three more matches in the SUPER 4 PLAYOFFS of the Asia Cup 2023 after qualification in the second round. Pakistan’s matches in the next round will be based on the position they will end after their group-stage matches against Nepal and India. The winner of the match between Pakistan and India will most likely be the #1 team in the group stage because it is almost certain that both teams will be able to beat Nepal as it is the relatively lower-ranked team.
