ACC finalises Asia Cup fixtures

LAHORE: The Asian Cricket Council and the Pakistan Cricket Board yesterday announced the schedule of the Men’s ODI Asia Cup 2023. The 50-over format tournament will be held from 30 August to 17 September with Event Host Pakistan staging four matches and Sri Lanka holding nine matches. Four venues will be used for the 13-match competition.  In Pakistan, Multan will host the tournament opener between Pakistan and Nepal on 30 August before the action shifts to Lahore for the remaining three matches. 

Sri Lanka will use Kandy for the three first round matches and Colombo for the five Super-4 stage fixtures and the 17 September final. Sri Lanka will open their campaign against Bangladesh in Kandy on 31 August, while India’s first match in the tournament will be against Pakistan in Kandy on 2 September. If both Pakistan and India progress to the Super-4 stage, they will meet again in Colombo on 10 September.

FIXTURES

Group A – Pakistan (A1), India (A2) and Nepal

Group B – Sri Lanka (B1), Bangladesh (B2) and Afghanistan

•  30 Aug – Pakistan v Nepal, Multan Cricket Stadium, Multan, Pakistan
• 31 Aug – Bangladesh v Sri Lanka, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium, Kandy, Sri Lanka
• 2 Sep – Pakistan v India, Pallekele International Cricket Stadium Kandy, Sri Lanka
• 3 Sep – Bangladesh v Afghanistan, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
• 4 Sep – India v Nepal, Pallekele International Cricket stadium Kandy, Sri Lanka
• 5 Sep – Afghanistan v Sri Lanka, Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
• 6 Sep – A1 v B2 (Super-4), Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, Pakistan
• 9 Sep – B1 v B2 (Super-4), R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (RPICS), Colombo, Sri Lanka
• 10 Sep – A1 v A2 (Super-4), R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (RPICS), Colombo, Sri Lanka
• 12 Sep – A2 v B1 (Super-4), R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (RPICS), Colombo, Sri Lanka
• 14 Sep – A1 v B1 (Super-4), R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (RPICS), Colombo, Sri Lanka
• 15 Sep – A2 v B2, (Super-4), R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (RPICS), Colombo, Sri Lanka
• 17 Sep – Final - 1 v 2 (Super-4), R. Premadasa International Cricket Stadium (RPICS), Colombo, Sri Lanka
• 18 Sep – Reserve day for the final