Asia Cup is likely to start from August 24 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) as Sri Lanka remain the host nation. Sri Lankan cricket board is keen to start the Asia Cup T20 Cricket on the changed dates of August 24 to September 7, 2022 and sought participating countries’ consent on the fresh decision.
The 18th Asia Cup that was postponed twice earlier is now expected to get underway on August 24 in Sri Lanka and will be competed amongst the six teams of the continent.
The decision to host the tournament in a different nation has been conveyed to the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Wednesday.
The Lanka Premier League (LPL) season three was also postponed by the Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) due to the same reason.
However, now reports emerged that the qualifying round will begin on August 24, which might very likely be the event’s opening date. The tournament, which is going to be played in the T20 format due to the upcoming T20 World Cup in Australia, will run until September 10 or 11, as per the Cricket Addictor.
The official announcement will be made soon in this regard as SLC and ACC are finalizing the deal with the UAE for the tournament.
The Asia Cup to be participated by Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, host city Sri Lanka and one of the qualifiers could start on the new dates of August 24. The tournament’s final is set to be held on September 7.
