Asia Cup 2018 Groups, Asia Cup 2018 Venue, Schedule And Tentative squads
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‘Asia Cup 2018 Groups Venue Schedule And Tentative squads’ – United Arabia Emirates will host the 14th edition of the Asia Cup. This will be the third time, the United Arabia Emirates will host the tournament, having previously hosted it in 1984 and 1995.
The opening game of the competition will see Bangladesh and Sri Lanka fighting it out on September 15. Defending champions India, on the other hand, would start their campaign three days later against the winner of the Asia Cup qualifiers. On the very next day, they will take on arch-rivals Pakistan in a mouth watering clash.
So before the tournament gets underway, we take a look at all the details
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Asia Cup 2018 – Groups, Venue, Schedule And Tentative squads:
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Tentative Squads
Asia Cup 2018 – Groups, Venue, Schedule And Tentative squads:
Six teams will fight it out to gain the Asian supremacy in this competition. The teams have been divided in two groups of three each. The two teams that finish at the bottom of their respective groups will be eliminated. The other four teams will play against each other once in the Super 4 stage. The two teams that finish at the top of the table after the conclusion of the Super 4 stage will meet in the final.
Unlike the last edition, this year’s competition will be played in the ODI format. The decision has been taken keeping in mind the next year’s World Cup.
Asia Cup 2018 Groups:
There are two groups – Group A and Group B – containing three teams each. India, Pakistan and a qualifying team make Group A. On the other hand, Afghanistan, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh are in Group B.
Asia Cup 2018 Group A:
| India |
| Pakistan |
| Qualifier |
| Afghanistan |
| Bangladesh |
| Sri Lanka |
Asia Cup 2018 Venue:
Dubai and Abu Dhabi will host all the games.
Schedule:
Asia Cup 2018 Group stage:
The group stage of the tournament would start on September 15. The top two teams from each group would make it to the next round.
| Date | Match | Venue |
| September 15 | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka | Dubai |
| September 16 | Pakistan vs Qualifier | Dubai |
| September 17 | Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan | Abu Dhabi |
| September 18 | India vs Qualifier | Dubai |
| September 19 | India vs Pakistan | Dubai |
| September 20 | Bangladesh vs Afghanistan | Abu Dhabi |
Asia Cup 2018 Super four:
Top two teams from each group would make it to this round.
| Date | Match | Venue |
| September 21 | Group A Winner vs Group B Runner-up | Dubai |
| September 22 | Group B Winner vs Group A Runner-up | Abu Dhabi |
| September 23 | Group A Winner vs Group A Runner-up | Dubai |
| September 24 | Group B Winner vs Group B Runner-up | Abu Dhabi |
| September 25 | Group A Winner vs Group B Winner | Dubai |
| September 26 | Group A Runner-up vs Group B Runner-up | Abu Dhabi |
Final: September 28 in Dubai
Asia Cup 2018 Squads:
The teams are yet to announce their squads. However, with just a couple of months left before the competition gets underway, the teams will be pretty much sure of who to pick. So here is a look at tentative squads of all the five teams which have already made it to the competition.
Asia Cup 2018 Squads for India:
One of the most in-form teams in the world at the moment, India look red-hot to win the title again. Until and unless there is a big setback, it is tough to look beyond India. The subcontinental conditions will make the Men in Blue even more dangerous.
| Virat Kohli(c) |
| Shikhar Dhawan |
| Rohit Sharma |
| Lokesh Rahul |
| Ambati Rayudu |
| Shreyas Iyer |
| MS Dhoni |
| Dinesh Karthik |
| Yuzvendra Chahal |
| Kuldeep Yadav |
| Shardul Thakur |
| Hardik Pandya |
| Siddarth Kaul |
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar |
| Umesh Yadav |
| Jasprit Bumrah |
Asia Cup 2018 Squads for Pakistan:
Pakistan is another team that will be fancying its chances of winning the competition. Having won last year’s Champions Trophy against all the odds, they do know what it takes to win a tournament. Having played their home games in UAE in the last one decade or so, they are well aware of the conditions and would be looking to make the most of them.
| Fakhar Zaman |
| Imam-ul-Haq |
| Mohammad Hafeez |
| Shoaib Malik |
| Babar Azam |
| Asif Ali |
| Sarfraz Ahmed(c) |
| Mohammad Nawaz |
| Shadab Khan |
| Faheem Ashraf |
| Mohammad Amir |
| Junaid Khan |
| Usman Khan |
| Yasir Shah |
| Hasan Ali |
Asia Cup 2018 Squads for Afghanistan:
This tournament will be another chance for Afghanistan to enhance their reputation as one of the most improved teams in the world. Earlier this year, they had won the ICC World Cup qualifiers and they would be looking to impress again.
| Asghar Stanikzai (c) |
| Mohammad Shahzad |
| Javed Ahmadi |
| Ihsanullah |
| Rahmat Shah |
| Samiullah Shinwari |
| Hashmatullah Shahidi |
| Najibullah Zadran |
| Mohammad Nabi |
| Gulbadin Naib |
| Rashid Khan |
| Mujeeb Ur Rahman |
| Aftab Alam |
| Sayed Shirzad |
| Dawlat Zadran |
| Wafadar Moman |
Sri Lanka:
After a disastrous 2017, Sri Lanka are slowly getting back to their usual form under new coach Chandika Hathurusingha. They recently thrashed South Africa in Tests to show what they are capable of. One cannot rule out the Islanders from doing well in this competition too.
| Angelo Mathews (C) |
| Dasun Shanaka |
| Kusal Janith Perera |
| Dhananjaya De Silva |
| Upul Tharanga |
| Kusal Mendis |
| Thisara Perera |
| Niroshan Dickwella |
| Suranga Lakmal |
| Lahiru Kumara |
| Kasun Rajitha |
| Akila Dananjaya |
| Prabath Jayasuriya |
| Lakshan Sandakan |
| Shehan Jayasuriya |
Asia Cup 2018 Squads for Bangladesh:
Not much is going right for Bangladesh cricket at the moment. A good performance in this competition might help them gain some much-needed confidence.
| Mashrafe Mortaza(c) |
| Shakib Al Hasan |
| Tamim Iqbal |
| Anamul Haque |
| Liton Das |
| Mushfiqur Rahim |
| Sabbir Rahman |
| Mahmudullah |
| Mosaddek Hossain |
| Nazmul Hossain Shanto |
| Mehidy Hasan |
| Nazmul Islam |
| Rubel Hossain |
| Mustafizur Rahman |
| Abu Hider Rony |
| Abu Jayed |
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