Asia Cup 2022: Sri Lanka Announce Squad For Tournament, the Asia Cup will be held in the UAE from August 27, and is hosted by Sri Lanka itself.
The Squads of All Teams now released:-
Sri Lanka announced its squad for the tournament on Friday, and with this, the squads of all the teams (Asia Cup 2022 Teams) have now been released.
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The Sri Lanka cricket team is the host of Asia Cup 2022. Earlier it was to be organized in Sri Lanka itself, but then after the economic deterioration there, the political situation worsened.
The Asia Cup has been shifted from Sri Lanka to the UEA, while it will be hosted by Sri Lanka. Sri Lanka announced its squad later than other teams. The squads of all the teams including India and Pakistan have been announced.
The Players included in Sri Lanka’s Asia Cup squad:-
- Dasun Shanaka (Captain), 2. Dhanushka Gunatilak, 3. Pathyam Nisanka, 4. Kusal Mendis (Wicket Keeper), 5. Charit Aslanka (Vice-Captain), 6. Banuka Rajapakse (Wicket Keeper), 7. Asheen Bandra, 8. Dhananjay de Silva, 9. Vanindo Hasaranga, 10. Mahesh Teekshana, 11. Geoffrey Vandersay, 12. Praveen Jayavikaran, 13. Dushmanta Chamira, 14. Binura Fernando, 15. Chamika Karunaratne, 16. Dilshan Madushanka, 17. Mathisha Pathirana, 18. Dinesh Chandimal (wicket-keeper), 19. Navindu Fernando, 20. Kasun Rajitha
Asia cup teams
Asia Cup 2022 Teams: A total of 6 teams will play in the Asia Cup. We have five teams in front of us while the sixth team will be the winning team of the qualifiers. The winner of the qualifiers will join Group 1 along with India and Pakistan.
1- India
2- Pakistan
3- Bangladesh
4- Afghanistan
5- Sri Lanka
6- Not decided yet
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The Final will be on September 11:-
Asia Cup 2022 Schedule: The Asia Cup will start on August 27. India will play its first match against Pakistan on August 28, which will be the biggest match of the group stage.
After this, India will play the second match with the winning team of the qualifiers. The winner of the Asia Cup will be known on September 11 when the two finalists will face each other for the title.