CRICKET ASIA CUP 2023 QUALIFIER, TEAMS & GROUPS
ASIA CUP 2023 QUALIFIER, TEAMS & GROUPS:
In every edition of the Asia Cup organized by the Asian Cricket Council, there are 6 teams that take part in every edition of the Asia Cup, those six teams are also divided into two categories, there are 5 teams that are directly qualified for every edition of the Asia Cup, and the rest of the one team is the one which has qualified to play the Asia Cup from the Men’s Premier Asia Cup tournament.
ASIA CUP 2023 GROUPS:
As we know, there are six teams that will play against each other which will play against each other for the trophy and are divided into two different groups, GROUP A and GROUP B respectively, the two groups of the Asia Cup 2023 are as follows;
| GROUP A | GROUP B |
| INDIA | BANGLADESH |
| PAKISTAN | SRI LANKA |
| TBA (QUALIFIER TEAM) | AFGHANISTAN |
ASIA CUP 2023 QUALIFIERS:
The Asia Cup 2023 qualifier is called the Men’s Premier Cup and will be the inaugural edition of this tournament, this tournament is a pathway for the qualification of the 2023 Asia Cup this year.
- THIS TOURNAMENT WILL BE HOSTED BY NEPAL AND THE WINNER OF THIS TOURNAMENT WILL QUALIFY FOR THE ASIA CUP 2023 TOURNAMENT.
- THIS TOURNAMENT WILL BE PLAYED IN NEPAL FROM 18TH APRIL TO 1ST MAY BEFORE THE START OF THE ASIA CUP SO WE CAN GET OUR FINAL TEAM FOR THE ASIA CUP 2023 TOURNAMENT.
The one spot that is up for grab in the Asia Cup 2023, this year that one spot will be for the team which will win the ASIA CUP 2023 QUALIFIER for the main Asia Cup 2023 tournament, there are 10 teams that will take part in this tournament to fight for that one final spot of the Asia Cup 2023 this year, and the winner of the Men’s Premier Asia Cup 2023 will play in the Asia Cup and will be placed in the same group of India and Pakistan.
ASIA CUP 2023 QUALIFIER GROUPS:
Like every tournament, all the available teams are divided into two groups, GROUP A and GROUP B, and those 10 teams that will play the Asia Cup Qualifiers are also divided into the following two groups which are as follows;
| GROUP A | GROUP B |
| SAUDIA ARABIA | UNITED ARAB EMIRATES |
| QATAR | KUWAIT |
| OMAN | SINGAPORE |
| MALAYSIA | BAHRAIN |
| NEPAL | HONG KONG |
ASIA CUP 2023 SCHEDULE (QUALIFER):
The schedule of the Men’s Asia Cup 2023 tournament is announced and will be played in April, the schedule of the matches for the Asia Cup 2023 is as follows;
ASIA CUP 2023 GROUP A:
| MATCH | DATES |
| 18TH APRIL 2023 | NEPALVS MALAYSIA |
| 19TH APRIL 2023 | OMAN VS QATAR |
| 20TH APRIL 2023 | SAUDIA ARABIA VS MALAYSIA |
| 21TH APRIL 2023 | OMAN VS NEPAL |
| 22ND APRIL 2023 | SAUDIA ARABIA VS QATAR |
| 23TH APRIL 2023 | OMAN VS MALAYSIA |
| 24TH APRIL 2023 | SAUDIA ARABIA VS NEPAL |
| 25TH APRIL 2023 | QATAR VS MALAYSIA |
| 26TH APRIL 2023 | SAUDIA ARABIA VS OMAN |
| 27TH APRIL 2023 | QATAR VS NEPAL |
ASIA CUP 2023 GROUP B:
| MATCH | DATES |
| 18TH APRIL 2023 | HONGKONG VS SINGAPORE |
| 19TH APRIL 2023 | UAE VS KUWAIT |
| 20TH APRIL 2023 | BAHRAIN VS SINGAPORE |
| 21TH APRIL 2023 | UAE VS HONGKONG |
| 22ND APRIL 2023 | KUWAIT VS BAHRAIN |
| 23TH APRIL 2023 | UAE VS SINGAPORE |
| 24TH APRIL 2023 | BAHRAIN VS HONGKONG |
| 25TH APRIL 2023 | KUWAIT VS SINGAPORE |
| 26TH APRIL 2023 | UAE VS BAHRAIN |
| 27TH APRIL 2023 | KUWAIT VS HONGKONG |
ASIA CUP 2023 KNOCKOUTS:
| MATCH | DATES |
| 29TH APRIL 2023 | GROUP A WINNER VS GROUP B RUNNER-UP |
| 29TH APRIL 2023 | GROUP A RUNNER-UP VS GROUP B WINNER |
| 30TH APRIL 2023 | LOSER OF SEMI-FINAL 1 VS LOSER OF SEMI-FINAL 2 |
| 1ST MAY 2023 | WINNER OF SEMI-FINAL 1 VS WINNER OF SEMI-FINAL 2 |
- THE TOP TEAMS FROM EACH GROUP WILL ADVANCE TO THE KNOCKOUT STAGE OF THE TOURNAMENT.
- A TOTAL OF FOUR TEAMS WILL PLAY THE KNOCKOUTS OF THE MEN’S PREMIER CUP 2023.
- THE WINNER OF BOTH SEMI-FINALS BETWEEN THESE FOUR TEAMS WILL PLAY IN THE FINALS OF THE TOURNAMENT.
- THE WINNER OF THE MEN’S PREMIER CUP 2023 WILL DIRECTLY QUALIFY FOR THE 2023 ASIA CUP.
