Asia Cup 2023: Complete schedule, full squads, matches, date, time, live streaming & more

Ahead of the upcoming ODI World Cup 2023, big Asian teams such as India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka will battle it out against each other in a six-nation Asian tournament starting from August 30, 2023. The Asia Cup 2023 will be co-hosted by both Sri Lanka and Pakistan under the 'hybrid' model. The Indian team, under the leadership of Rohit Sharma, will begin its Asia Cup campaign against the Babar Azam-led 'Men in Green' on September 2, 2023. 

3 things you need to know 

• Sri Lanka are the defending champions of the Asia Cup 
• Team India was knocked out of the Super 4 stage of the Asia Cup 2022 
• Sri Lanka is yet to announce the squad for the Asia Cup 2023

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Asia Cup 2023: Schedule 

• August 30, 2023: Pakistan vs Nepal, Multan Cricket Stadium (03:30 PM IST)
• August 31, 2023: Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka, Pallekelle International Stadium (03:00 PM IST)
• September 2, 2023: India vs Pakistan, Pallekelle International Stadium (03:00 PM IST)
• September 3, 2023: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (03:30 PM IST)
• September 4, 2023: India vs Nepal, Pallekelle International Stadium (03:00 PM IST)
• September 5, 2023: Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (03:30 PM IST)
• September 6, 2023: A1 vs B2, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore (03:30 PM IST) 
• September 9, 2023: B1 vs B2, R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (03:00 PM IST) 
• September 10, 2023: A1 vs A2, R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (03:00 PM IST) 
• September 12, 2023: A2 vs B1, R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (03:00 PM IST) 
• September 14, 2023: A1 vs B1, R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (03:00 PM IST) 
• September 15, 2023: A2 vs B2, R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (03:00 PM IST) 
• September 17, 2023: Final, R Premadasa Stadium, Colombo (03:00 PM IST) 

Asia Cup 2023: Sqauds

1. 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.

2. 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

3. 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

Travelling reserve: Tayyab Tahir

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4. 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

Travelling reserve: Sanju Samson

5. 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

6. Sri Lanka: TBA

Asia Cup 2023: Live Streaming 

Cricket fans in India can watch and livestream the Asia Cup 2023 on the Star Sports Network and Disney+ Hotstar. The matches scheduled to take in Pakistan will start from 03:30 PM IST, whereas, the rest of the matches will begin from 03:00 PM IST.