Cricket Asia Cup 2023 Schedule Dates And Venues
Asia Cup 2023 Schedule:
Asian Cricket Council finally accepted the Hybrid Model of Asia Cup 2023 and now they have officially announced the schedule of the 2023 Asia Cup as well, which will be the 16TH edition of this tournament which will be co-hosted by Pakistan and Srilanka.
After all the speculations and dirty games by the Indian Cricket Board related to the Asia Cup 2023, finally, sense has prevailed and the tournament is officially announced before the start of the World Cup in OCTOBER, 2023.
ASIA CUP 2023 DATES:
The upcoming edition of the Asia Cup tournament will be the 16TH edition of this prestigious Asian tournament, this tournament is scheduled to be played from 31ST AUGUST, 2023 to 17TH SEPTEMBER, 2023 later this year, before the start of the ICC ODI Cricket World Cup 2023 in India.
ASIA CUP 2023 VENUES:
The 2023 Asia Cup which was initially scheduled to be played in Pakistan will be now played in Pakistan as well as in Srilanka. A total of five venues are decided for the 2023 Asia Cup to take place this year. Asia Cup 2023 will be played in two venues in Pakistan and three venues in Srilanka.
As the schedule for the upcoming Asia Cup 2023 is announced, here is the list of the five venues that are decided to host the games of the Asia Cup 2023, which are as follows;
| STADIUM NAME | COUNTRY |
| GADAFFI CRICKET STADIUM, LAHORE | PAKISTAN |
| MULTAN CRICKET STADIUM, MULTAN | PAKISTAN |
| DAMBULLA CRICKET STADIUM, DAMBULLA | SRILANKA |
| PALLEKELE CRICKET STADIUM, KANDY | SRILANKA |
| PREMADASA CRICKET STADIUM, COLOMBO | SRILANKA |
Out of three matches scheduled to be played in Pakistan, one group stage match will be played in Multan, and three matches in Lahore.
ASIA CUP 2023 GROUP STAGE SCHEDULE:
There will be a total of 6 group-stage matches in the Asia Cup 2023 season, those nine matches will be divided into two parts, which are as follows;
- THREE MATCHES IN THE GROUP STAGE OF THE ASIA CUP 2023 WILL BE PLAYED IN PAKISTAN, AND ONE MATCH FROM THE SUPER 4S WILL BE PLAYED IN PAKISTAN.
- THE REST OF THE 5 GROUP STAGE MATCHES IN THE ASIA CUP 2023 ARE SCHEDULED TO BE PLAYED IN SRILANKA.
| MATCHES | DATE | VENUES | COUNTRY |
| PAK VS NEPAL | 30 AUGUST, 2023 | MULTAN | PAKISTAN |
| BAN VS SL | 31 AUGUST, 2023 | KANDY | SRILANKA |
| PAK VS IND | 2 SEPTEMBER, 2023 | KANDY | SRILANKA |
| BAN VS AFG | 3 SEPTEMBER, 2023 | LAHORE | PAKISTAN |
| IND VS NEP | 4 SEPTEMBER, 2023 | KANDY | SRILANKA |
| SL VS AFG | 5 SEPTEMBER, 2023 | LAHORE | PAKISTAN |
ASIA CUP 2023 SUPER 4S SCHEDULE:
The second round of the Asia Cup 2023 will be completely played in three venues in Srilanka, except for one match that will be played in Lahore, Pakistan. Here is the complete schedule of the SUPER 4s of the Asia Cup 2023, which is as follows;
| MATCHES | DATE | VENUES | COUNTRY |
| A1 VS B2 | 6 SEPTEMBER, 2023 | LAHORE | PAKISTAN |
| B1 VS B2 | 9 SEPTEMBER, 2023 | KANDY | SRILANKA |
| A1 VS A2 | 10 SEPTEMBER, 2023 | KANDY | SRILANKA |
| A2 VS B1 | 12 SEPTEMBER, 2023 | DAMBULLA | SRILANKA |
| A1 VS B1 | 14 SEPTEMBER, 2023 | DAMBULLA | SRILANKA |
| A2 VS B2 | 15 SEPTEMBER, 2023 | DAMBULLA | SRILANKA |
| FINAL – TOP 1 VS TOP 2 | 17 SEPTEMBER, 2023 | COLOMBO | SRILANKA |
- THE FINAL OF THE ASIA CUP 2023 WILL ALSO BE PLAYED IN SRILANKA, THE FINAL IS SCHEDULED TO BE PLAYED IN PREMADASA STADIUM, COLOMBO.
SUPER 4 STAGE REQUIREMENTS IRRESPECTIVE OF THEIR POSITION IN THE FIRST ROUND:
PAKISTAN WILL REMAIN A1
INDIA WILL REMAIN A2
- IF EITHER OF THEM WON’T QUALIFY, NEPAL WILL TAKE THAT SPOT
SRILANKA WILL REMAIN B1
BANGLADESH WILL REMAIN B2
- IF EITHER OF THEM WON’T QUALIFY, AFGHANISTAN WILL TAKE THAT SPOT
ASIA CUP 2023 GROUPS:
A total of six teams will feature in the ACC Asia Cup 2023, these teams are divided into two groups, and these two groups for the Asia Cup 2023 are as follows;
| GROUP A |
| PAKISTAN |
| INDIA |
| NEPAL |
| GROUP B |
| AFGHANISTAN |
| SRILANKA |
| BANGLADESH |
PAKISTAN VS INDIA MATCHES IN ASIA CUP 2023:
All the matches of Pakistan vs India will be played in Srilanka, as Indian Cricket Team will not tour Pakistan for the Asia Cup 2023. The group stage match between India and Pakistan will be played on 2ND SEPTEMBER, 2023.
The second group stage match is expected to be played on 10TH SEPTEMBER, 2023. It is anticipated that both teams will qualify from their group and the top two teams of the GROUP will play against each other in Srilanka.
