Asia Cup 2024 to be held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka
After much delay, the schedule for the 2023 Asia Cup was finally revealed on Thursday. The Asian Cricket Council has announced that the tournament will be held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka. It will begin on August 31st and go on till September 17th.
There will be 13 one-day internationals in which India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Nepal will face off.
Asia Cup 2023 to be held in hybrid mode
The Asia Cup is scheduled to take place in Pakistan in 2023, but India’s unwillingness to visit the nation casts doubt on the hosting of the tournament. Najam Sethi, the head of the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB), later offered a “hybrid model” in which four matches would be played in Pakistan and the other matches in Sri Lanka.
Dates and venues have been finalised for the Asia Cup 2023! The tournament will be held from 31st August to 17th September in a hybrid model – with 4 matches being held in Pakistan and the rest in Sri Lanka! https://t.co/bvkfSSAp9w#AsiaCup #ACC
— AsianCricketCouncil (@ACCMedia1) June 15, 2023
Sri Lanka will host nine matches in the tournament
Meanwhile, Sri Lanka also proposed hosting the entire tournament in the island nation.
Finally, on Thursday, the ACC accepted the hybrid model, with four matches being held in Pakistan, and the remaining nine matches being played in Sri Lanka.
The 2023 edition will feature two groups, with two teams from each group qualifying for the Super Four stage. The top two teams from the Super Four stage will then face off in the final.
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Lahore, Kandy, and Pallekele to host matches in Pakistan and Sri Lanka
India had ruled out traveling to Pakistan for the tournament because of the soured political relations between the neighbors.
In reply, Pakistan had threatened to boycott the ODI World Cup in India if they were made to stage the entire Asia Cup in another country.
The city of Lahore will host matches in Pakistan. On the other hand, Sri Lanka will be holding matches in Kandy and Pallekele.
