Sri Lanka will play Afghanistan in the opening match of the Men’s Asia Cup 2022 at Dubai on 27 August.

Sri Lanka are drawn in Group B with Afghanistan and Bangladesh. Group A comprises defending champions India, Pakistan and one qualifier.

The top two teams in the group will go through to play in the second round – the Super Four which will be run on a league basis. The two teams finishing on top of the Super Four will play in the final on 11 September at Dubai. All matches commence at 7:30 p.m. SLT.

The fixtures released by Sri Lanka Cricket are as follows.

 27 August: Sri Lanka v Afghanistan at Dubai

 28 August: India v Pakistan at Dubai

 30 August: Bangladesh v Afghanistan at Sharjah

 31 August: India v Qualifier at Dubai

 1 September: Sri Lanka v Bangladesh at Dubai

 2 September: Pakistan v Qualifier at Sharjah

 3 September: Super 4: B1 v B2 at Sharjah

 4 September: Super 4: A1 v A2 at Dubai

 6 September: Super 4: A1 v B1 at Dubai

 7 September: Super 4: A2 v B2 at Dubai

 8 September: Super 4: A1 v B2 at Dubai

 9 September: Super 4: B1 v A2 at Dubai

 11 September: Final: 1st Super 4 v 2nd Super 4 

India and Pakistan to clash on 28 August Asia Cup humdinger