The 2023 Asia Cup will be the 16th edition of the Asia Cup, with the matches to be played as One Day Internationals (ODIs), and it will be jointly hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka. The tournament will be played by 6 teams. It is scheduled to be held in August and September 2023. Sri Lanka are the defending champions. It will be the first Asia Cup to be co-hosted by multiple countries; four matches will be played in Pakistan, and the remaining nine matches will be played in Sri Lanka.
The five full members of the Asian Cricket Council will take part in the tournament: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. They will be joined by Nepal, who qualified winning the 2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup. Nepal would be making their ACC Asia Cup debut having qualified for the first time. In January 2023, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced the pathway structure and calendar for 2023 and 2024, where they confirmed the dates and format of the tournament. Originally, the tournament was scheduled to take place in 2021, but it was postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fixtures for the tournament were announced on 19 July 2023.
Teams and qualification
Format
The groups and format of the tournament were announced on 9January 2023, with the six teams split into two groups of three. A total of 13 matches will be played, which includes six league matches, six Super 4 matches, and a final. India, Pakistan and Nepal, champions of the qualifier event (2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup), have been placed in Group A, while the defending champions Sri Lanka are grouped with Bangladesh and Afghanistan in Group B. The top two teams from each of the groups will progress to the Super 4. From there, the top two teams will play each other in the final.
Pakistan and India are seeded as A1 & A2 While Bangladesh and Sri Lanka are seeded as B1 & B2. In case Nepal and Afghanistan qualify for the Super Four stage, they will take the slot of the team knocked out (Pakistan or India in Group A and Sri Lanka or Bangladesh in Group B)
Schedule for the Asia Cup 2023
The Asia Cricket Council (ACC) has not yet released the official schedule for the 2023 Asia Cup. However, if things go as intended, an announcement regarding the official schedule should be expected in the near future. Provided below is a preliminary schedule for the Asia Cup 2023 for your information.
Group stage
Group A
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Pakistan (H) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4.760 |
| 2 |  India | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1.028 |
| 3 |  Nepal | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −3.572 |
Advances to Super Four
Fixtures
| Pakistan 342/6 (50 overs) | v | Nepal 104 (23.4 overs) |
| Babar Azam 151 (131) Sompal Kami 2/85 (10 overs) | Sompal Kami 28 (46) Shadab Khan 4/27 (6.4 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- This was the first time Nepal and Pakistan faced each other in ODIs.
- Iftikhar Ahmed (Pak) scored his maiden century in ODIs.
- Babar Azam and Iftikhar Ahmed scored the highest partnership for 5th wicket for Pakistan in ODI.
| India 266 (48.5 overs) | v | Pakistan |
| Hardik Pandya 87 (90) Shaheen Afridi 4/35 (10 overs) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rain prevented any further play.
- As a result of this match, Pakistan qualified for the Super Four.
| Nepal 230 (48.2 overs) | v | India 147/0 (20.1 overs) |
| Aasif Sheikh 58 (97) Ravindra Jadeja 3/40 (10 overs) | Rohit Sharma 74* (59) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
- India were set a revised target of 145 runs from 23 overs due to rain.
- This was the first time India and Nepal faced each other in ODIs.
- As the result of this match, India qualified for the Super Four and Nepal were eliminated.
Group B
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | T | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Sri Lanka (H) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0.594 |
| 2 |  Bangladesh | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0.373 |
| 3 |  Afghanistan | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | −0.910 |
Advances to Super Four
Fixtures
| Bangladesh 164 (42.4 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 165/5 (39 overs) |
| Najmul Hossain Shanto 89 (122) Matheesha Pathirana 4/32 (7.4 overs) | Charith Asalanka 62* (92) Shakib Al Hasan 2/29 (10 overs) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Tanzid Hasan (Ban) made his ODI debut.
| Bangladesh 334/5 (50 overs) | v | Afghanistan 245 (44.3 overs) |
| Mehidy Hasan 112* (119) Gulbadin Naib 1/58 (8 overs) | Ibrahim Zadran 75 (74) Taskin Ahmed 4/44 (8.3 overs) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Shamim Hossain (Ban) made his ODI debut.
- Afghanistan played their first-ever international cricket match in Pakistan.
- Mehidy Hasan (Ban) scored his 1000th runs in ODIs.
- 579 runs were scored in two innings of the match, which is the highest match aggregates involving Bangladesh and Afghanistan in ODIs.
- As a result of this match, Bangladesh qualified for the Super Four.
| Sri Lanka 291/8 (50 overs) | v | Afghanistan 289 (37.4 overs) |
| Kusal Mendis 92 (84) Gulbadin Naib 4/60 (10 overs) | Mohammad Nabi 65 (32) Kasun Rajitha 4/79 (10 overs) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Mohammad Nabi (Afg) scored fastest fifty (24 balls) for Afghanistan in ODIs.
- As the result of this match, Sri Lanka qualified for the Super Four and Afghanistan were eliminated.
Super Four
As tournament organisers, the Pakistan Cricket Board announced that 11 September would be a reserve day for the Super Four clash between India and Pakistan. If the reserve day is triggered, the match will continue on 11 September from the point it was suspended.
India became the first team to qualify for the final after they beat Sri Lanka by 41 runs on 12 September. They made the tournament's final for the tenth time. Two days later, Sri Lanka made their 12th final, 11th in the ODI format of the tournament, after they defeated Pakistan by two wickets in a rain-disrupted match.
Points table
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 1.759 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.134 |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −0.469 |
| 4 | Pakistan | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | −1.283 |
Advanced to the Final
Fixtures
| Bangladesh 193 (38.4 overs) | v | Pakistan 194/3 (39.3 overs) |
| Mushfiqur Rahim 64 (87) Haris Rauf 4/19 (6 overs) | Imam-ul-Haq 78 (84) Shoriful Islam 1/24 (8 overs) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to bat.
- Haris Rauf (Pak) took his 50th wicket in ODIs.[66]
| Sri Lanka 257/9 (50 overs) | v | Bangladesh 236 (48.1 overs) |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama 93 (72) Hasan Mahmud 3/57 (9 overs) | Towhid Hridoy 82 (97) Dasun Shanaka 3/28 (9 overs) |
- Bangladesh won the toss and elected to field.
| India 356/2 (50 overs) | v | Pakistan 128 (32 overs) |
| Virat Kohli 122* (94) Shadab Khan 1/71 (10 overs) | Fakhar Zaman 27 (50) Kuldeep Yadav 5/25 (8 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to field.
- Virat Kohli (Ind) scored his 13,000th run in ODIs.
- K. L. Rahul (Ind) scored his 2,000th run in ODI.
- Virat Kohli scored quickest 13000 runs in terms of innings (267).
- Virat Kohli and K.L. Rahul scored the highest partnership for any wicket against Pakistan in ODI.
- This was India's largest victory in terms of runs in ODI against Pakistan.
| India 213 (49.1 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 172 (41.3 overs) |
| Rohit Sharma 53 (48) Dunith Wellalage 5/40 (10 overs) | Dunith Wellalage 42* (46) Kuldeep Yadav 4/43 (9.3 overs) |
- India won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) scored his 10,000th run in ODIs.
- Dunith Wellalage (SL) took his first five-wicket haul in ODIs.
- As the result of this match, India qualified for the final and Bangladesh were eliminated.
| Pakistan 252/7 (42 overs) | v | Sri Lanka 252/8 (42 overs) |
| Mohammad Rizwan 86* (73) Matheesha Pathirana 3/65 (8 overs) | Kusal Mendis 91 (87) Iftikhar Ahmed 3/50 (8 overs) |
- Pakistan won the toss and elected to bat.
- The match was reduced to 42 overs per side.
- Sri Lanka were set a revised target of 252 runs due to rain.
- Zaman Khan (Pak) made his ODI debut.
- As a result of this match, Sri Lanka qualified for the final and Pakistan were eliminated.
| Bangladesh 265/8 (50 overs) | v | India 259 (49.5 overs) |
| Shakib Al Hasan 80 (85) Shardul Thakur 3/65 (10 overs) | Shubman Gill 121 (133) Mustafizur Rahman 3/50 (8 overs) |
- India won the toss and elected to field.
- Tanzim Hasan Sakib (Ban) and Tilak Varma (Ind) both made their ODI debuts.
- Ravindra Jadeja (Ind) took his 200th wicket in ODIs.
- Mustafizur Rahman (Ban) became the quickest bowler for Bangladesh to reach 150 wickets in ODIs in terms of matches (91), surpassing Abdur Razzak (108).
Final
| Sri Lanka 50 (15.2 overs) | v | India 51/0 (6.1 overs) |
| Kusal Mendis 17 (34) Mohammed Siraj 6/21 (7 overs) | Shubman Gill 27* (19) |
- Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to bat.
- Rohit Sharma (Ind) played his 250th ODI.
- Mohammed Siraj (Ind) became the second quickest bowler to reach 50 ODI wickets in terms of balls bowled (1,002).[77] He picked his first five-wicket haul in ODIs, which was the joint quickest in terms of balls bowled (16). He also claimed four wickets in an over, the first India bowler to do so in ODIs.
- Sri Lanka's 50 was their second lowest total in ODIs, and the lowest by any team in Asia Cup tournaments, below Bangladesh's 87 in 2000. It was also their shortest completed innings in ODIs in terms of balls faced (92), and fifth overall.
- This was India's highest margin of victory in ODIs, in terms of balls remaining (263).
Most runs
The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the tournament are included in this table.
| Player | Runs | Innings | NO | Average | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shubman Gill | 302 | 6 | 2 | 75.50 | 93.49 | 121 | 1 | 2 | 35 | 6 |
| Kusal Mendis | 270 | 6 | 0 | 45.00 | 85.71 | 92 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 5 |
| Sadeera Samarawickrama | 215 | 6 | 0 | 35.83 | 89.21 | 93 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 2 |
| Babar Azam | 207 | 4 | 0 | 51.75 | 97.64 | 151 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 4 |
| Mohammad Rizwan | 195 | 4 | 2 | 97.50 | 94.20 | 86* | 0 | 2 | 19 | 3 |
Most wickets
The top seven wicket-takers in the tournament are included in this table.
| Player | Wickets | Innings | Runs | Overs | BBI | Econ. | Ave. | 5WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Matheesha Pathirana | 11 | 6 | 270 | 40.5 | 4/32 | 6.61 | 24.54 | 0 |
| Mohammed Siraj | 10 | 4 | 122 | 26.2 | 6/21 | 4.63 | 12.20 | 1 |
| Dunith Wellalage | 6 | 179 | 2.0 | 5/40 | 4.26 | 17.90 | 1 | |
| Shaheen Afridi | 5 | 235 | 41.00 | 4/35 | 5.73 | 23.50 | 0 | |
| Kuldeep Yadav | 9 | 4 | 103 | 28.3 | 5/25 | 3.61 | 11.44 | 1 |
| Haris Rauf | 4 | 120 | 25.00 | 4/19 | 4.80 | 13.33 | 0 | |
| Taskin Ahmed | 4 | 172 | 33.3 | 4/44 | 5.13 | 19.11 | 0 |
Broadcasting
This is the list of channels for the Indian subcontinent only.
| Territory | Rights holder(s) |
|---|---|
| Afghanistan | Ariana Television Network |
| Bangladesh | Gazi TV BTV National |
| India | Star Sports |
| Nepal | Star Sports |
| Pakistan | PTV Sports Ten Sports |
| Sri Lanka | TV One |
Past winners, Runner up and Hosting Nation of Asia Cup from 1984 to 2023
| Asia Cup Winners List from 1984 to 2023 | |||
| Year | Winner | Runner Up | Hosting Nation |
| 1984 | India | Sri Lanka | UAE |
| 1986 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | Sri Lanka |
| 1988 | India | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh |
| 1991 | India | Sri Lanka | India |
| 1995 | India | Sri Lanka | UAE |
| 1997 | Sri Lanka | India | Sri Lanka |
| 2000 | Pakistan | Sri Lanka | Bangladesh |
| 2004 | Sri Lanka | India | Sri Lanka |
| 2008 | Sri Lanka | India | Pakistan |
| 2010 | India | Sri Lanka | Sri Lanka |
| 2012 | Pakistan | Bangladesh | Bangladesh |
| 2014 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | Bangladesh |
| 2016 | India | Bangladesh | Bangladesh |
| 2018 | India | Bangladesh | UAE |
| 2022 | Sri Lanka | Pakistan | UAE |