The Asia Cup 2018 schedule features 13 matches with 6 teams divided into two groups. Top 2 teams from each group would play the Super 4 round leading to the final.
The Asia Cup Schedule for the Super 4 Round is as under:
21 September | Super 4 | India vs Bangladesh | Dubai |
21 September | Super 4 | Pakistan vs Afghanistan | Abu Dhabi |
23 September | Super 4 | India vs Pakistan | Dubai |
23 September | Super 4 | Afghanistan vs Bangladesh | Abu Dhabi |
25 September | Super 4 | India vs Afghanistan | Dubai |
26 September | Super 4 | Pakistan vs Bangladesh | Abu Dhabi |
28 September | Final | India vs Bangladesh | Dubai |
India and Bangladesh will play the Asia Cup 2018 Final . The other two contenders, Pakistan and Afghanistan have been knocked out in the Super 4 round. The match between India and Bangladesh would take place on Friday 28th September and would decide who lifts the Asia Cup 2018.
15 September | B | Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka : Ban won by 137 runs | Dubai |
16 September | A | Pakistan vs Hong Kong : Pak won by 8 wickets | Dubai |
17 September | B | Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka : Afg won by 91 runs | Abu Dhabi |
18 September | A | India vs Hong Kong : Ind won by 26 runs | Dubai |
19 September | A | India vs Pakistan : Ind won by 8 wickets | Dubai |
20 September | B | Afghanistan vs Bangladesh : Afg won by 136 runs | Abu Dhabi |
21 September | Super 4 | Group A Winner vs Group B Runner-up | Dubai |
21 September | Super 4 | Group B Winner vs Group A Runner-up | Abu Dhabi |
23 September | Super 4 | Group A Winner vs Group A Runner-up | Dubai |
23 September | Super 4 | Group B Winner vs Group B Runner-up | Abu Dhabi |
25 September | Super 4 | Group A Winner vs Group B Winner | Dubai |
26 September | Super 4 | Group A Runner-up vs Group B Runner-up | Abu Dhabi |
28 September | Final | Top two teams from Super 4 | Dubai |
Asia Cup would be played in UAE from 15th September to 28th September. The match timings as per different regions are as under:
India | 5:00 PM |
Pakistan | 4:30 PM |
UAE / Local | 3:30 PM |
GMT | 11:30 AM |
Bangladesh
Afghanistan
Pakistan
India
Captain : Rohit Sharma
Batsmen Shikhar Dhawan, Lokesh Rahul, Ambati Rayudu, Manish Pandey, Kedar Jadhav, MS Dhoni, Dinesh Karthik
Bowlers : Kuldeep Yadav, Yuzvendra Chahal, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Jasprit Bumrah, Shardul Thakur, Khaleel Ahmed
All Rounders : Hardik Pandya, Axar Patel
Note: Virat Kohli has been rested for the tournament.
Captain & Wicket Keeper: Sarfraz Ahmed
Batsmen : Fakhar Zaman, Imam ul Haq, Shan Masood, Babar Azam, Asif Ali, Haris Sohail
Bowlers : Hasan Ali, Usman Khan Shanwari, Mohammad Amir, Junaid Khan, Shaheen Shah Afridi
All Rounders : Fahim Ashraf, Mohammad Nawaz, Shadab Khan, Shoaib Malik
Captain : Mashrafe Mortaza
Batsmen Tamim Iqbal, Mohammad Mithun, Liton Das, Mushfiqur Rahim, Ariful Haque, Nazmul Hossain, Mominul Haque
Bowlers : Nazmul Islam, Rubel Hossain, Mustafizur Rahman
All Rounders : Shakib Al Hasan, Mahmudullah Riyad, Mosaddek Hossain, Mehedi Hasan, Abu Haider
Captain : Asghar Afghan
Batsmen Mohammad Shahzad , Ihsanullah Janat, Hashmatullah Shahidi, Najibullah Zadran, Munir Ahmad Kakar
Bowlers : Rashid Khan, Mujeeb Ur Rahman, Aftab Alam, Sayed Shirzad, Wafadar, Yamin Ahmadzai
All Rounders : Javed Ahmadi, Rahmat Shah, Samiullah Shenwari, Mohammad Nabi, Gulbadin Naib, Sharafuddin Ashraf
Captain : Angelo Mathews
Batsmen Kusal Mendis, Upul Tharanga, Danushka Gunathilaka, Niroshan Dickwella
Bowlers : Suranga Lakmal, Dushmantha Chameera, Lasith Malinga, Akila Dananjaya
All Rounders : Thisara Perera, Dasun Shanaka, Dhananjaya de Silva, Dilruwan Perera, Amila Aponso, Kasun Rajitha
Captain : Anshuman Rath
Batsmen Babar Hayat, Cameron McAulsan, Scott McKechnie, Waqas Khan, Christopher Carter
Bowlers : Ehsan Khan, Ehsan Nawaz, Arshad Mohammad, Nadeem Ahmed, Raag Kapur, Tanveer Ahmed, Aftab Hussain
All Rounders : Aizaz Khan, Kinchit Shah, Tanwir Afzal, Nizakat Khan
Overall six teams would be participating and would be divided into two groups. Two teams from each group would qualify for the Super 4 round.
The groups are as under:
India | Bangladesh |
Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
Hong Kong | Afghanistan |