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| Dates | 27 August – 11 September 2022 |
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| Administrator(s) | Asian Cricket Council |
| Cricket format | Twenty20 International |
| Tournament format(s) | Round-robin andknockout |
| Host(s) | United Arab Emirates |
| Champions |  Sri Lanka (6th title) |
| Runners-up |  Pakistan |
| Participants | 6 |
| Matches | 13 |
| Player of the series | Wanindu Hasaranga |
| Most runs | Mohammad Rizwan (281) |
| Most wickets |  Bhuvneshwar Kumar (11) |
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The2022 Asia Cup (also known asDP World Asia Cup for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 15th edition of theAsia Cupcricket tournament, with the matches played asTwenty20 Internationals (T20Is) during August and September 2022 in theUnited Arab Emirates.[2][3] Originally scheduled to be held in September 2020, the tournament was postponed in July 2020 due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[4] It was then rescheduled to take place in June 2021,[5] before being postponed once again.[6]Pakistan was scheduled to host the tournament after retaining the rights to host the 2022 edition.[7] However, in October 2021, theAsian Cricket Council (ACC) announced that Sri Lanka would host the tournament in 2022,[8] with Pakistan co-hosting the2023 edition with the former.[9]India were the defending champions,[10] and were eliminated inthe Super Four stage in this edition.[11] Sri Lanka beat Pakistan by 23 runs in the final, to win their sixth title and their first in T20I format.[12]
On 21 July 2022,Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) informed the ACC that they would not be in a position to host the tournament due to theeconomic and political crisis in the country.[13][14] On 27 July 2022, the ACC confirmed that the tournament would be played in the United Arab Emirates,[15] with Sri Lanka Cricket serving as the tournament's hosts.[16] The fixtures for the tournament were announced on 2 August 2022.[17]
In December 2018, thePakistan Cricket Board (PCB) were granted the rights to host the tournament by theAsian Cricket Council (ACC).[18] However, it was unclear if the matches will be played in Pakistan or the United Arab Emirates.[19] After the announcement was made, theBoard of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) requested that the PCB change the event's venue due to ongoing security concerns.[20] Pakistan last held a multi-team international tournament in 2008, with the2008 Asia Cup.[21] Since then, only a handful of international matches have taken place in Pakistan following the2009 attack on the Sri Lanka national cricket team.[21]
In May 2019, the ACC confirmed that Pakistan will host the tournament.[22][23] The decision to host the tournament in Pakistan raised doubts over India's participation, with the ongoing political tension between the two countries.[24] In October 2019, the decision to host the tournament in Pakistan was still to be agreed by the ACC, due to doubts raised over India's participation.[25] In January 2020, various news outlets reported that Pakistan would not be hosting the tournament, due to their ongoing political tensions with India.[26]
On 28 February 2020, the BCCI PresidentSourav Ganguly stated that "the Asia Cup will be held in Dubai and both India and Pakistan will play."[27][28] The following day,Ehsan Mani Chairman of the PCB, contradicted Ganguly's statement, saying that the venue has not been finalised.[29][30] Initially, The ACC was scheduled to meet on 3 March 2020 to discuss the location of the tournament,[31][32] but the meeting was moved back until the end of March due to theCOVID-19 pandemic.[33] On 7 March, Mani said that the tournament would be played at a neutral venue.[34] The following month, he admitted that the tournament may not take place at all due to the pandemic.[35]
In June 2020, following a meeting with the ACC, the PCB said they would be willing to let Sri Lanka host the tournament,[36] with India unwilling to travel to Pakistan.[37] The ACC issued a press release following the meeting stating that "in light of the impact and consequences of the COVID-19 pandemic, possible venue options for the Asia Cup 2020 were discussed and it was decided to take the final decision in due course".[38] In July 2020, an official announcement of the postponement was made by the ACC.[39] In March 2021, the tournament was at risk of a further postponement afterIndia qualified for the final of theWorld Test Championship, which clashed with the proposed dates in June.[40]
Thequalifier tournament had been postponed in July 2020.[41] In May 2021, the ACC confirmed that there would be no Asia Cup in 2021, with that edition of the tournament deferred until 2023.[42] In October 2021, following a meeting with the ACC,Ramiz Raja confirmed that Pakistan would host the following tournament in 2023, with Sri Lanka hosting the 2022 edition.[43] A qualification tournament was played in August 2022.[44]
On 17 July 2022, due to theeconomic crisis in Sri Lanka andmass protests across the country, the Secretary of SLC Mohan de Silva stated that the tournament will be hosted in the United Arab Emirates.[45][46]
| Means of qualification | Date | Host | Berths | Qualified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ICC Full Member | — | — | 5 |  Afghanistan Bangladesh India Pakistan Sri Lanka |
| Qualifier | August 2022 |  Oman | 1 |  Hong Kong |
| Total | 6 |
The qualifier tournament was contested in August 2022,[47] by theUAE andKuwait, who progressed from the2020 ACC Western Region T20,[48] as well asSingapore andHong Kong, who came through the2020 ACC Eastern Region T20.[49] Hong Kong qualified for the main event after a first-place finish in the qualifier.[50]
India also namedDeepak Chahar,Shreyas Iyer andAxar Patel as standby players.[57] The ACC extended the deadline for squad announcements from 8 August to 11 August 2022 following a request from the Bangladesh Cricket Board.[58] Bangladesh also namedMrittunjoy Chowdhury,Ripon Mondol andSoumya Sarkar as standby players.[52] Afghanistan also namedQais Ahmad,Sharafuddin Ashraf andNijat Masood as reserve players.[51]Binura Fernando andKasun Rajitha were ruled out due to injury shortly after being named into the squad and were replaced byAsitha Fernando andPramod Madushan respectively.[56] On 20 August 2022, Pakistan bowlerShaheen Afridi was ruled out of the tournament due to a knee injury,[59] and was replaced byMohammad Hasnain.[60] On 22 August 2022,Nurul Hasan andHasan Mahmud were ruled out due to injuries andMohammad Naim was added to the Bangladesh squad.[61] On 26 August 2022,Mohammad Wasim was ruled out due to side strain andHasan Ali was named as his replacement.[62] On 2 September 2022,Ravindra Jadeja was ruled out of the tournament due to a right knee injury,[63] with Axar Patel added to the Indian squad as his replacement.[64]
| United Arab Emirates | ||
|---|---|---|
| Dubai | Sharjah | |
| Dubai International Cricket Stadium | Sharjah Cricket Stadium | |
| Coordinates:25°2′48″N55°13′8″E / 25.04667°N 55.21889°E /25.04667; 55.21889 | Coordinates:25°19′50.96″N55°25′15.44″E / 25.3308222°N 55.4209556°E /25.3308222; 55.4209556 | |
| Capacity: 25,000 | Capacity: 16,000 | |
| Matches: 9 | Matches: 4 | |
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| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | India | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1.096 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3.811 |
| 3 | Hong Kong | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −4.875 |
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India won by 5 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium,Dubai Umpires:Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) andMasudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match:Hardik Pandya (Ind) |
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India won by 40 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium,Dubai Umpires:Ahsan Raza (Pak) andGazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match:Suryakumar Yadav (Ind) |
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Pakistan won by 155 runs Sharjah Cricket Stadium,Sharjah Umpires:Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) andRaveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match:Mohammad Rizwan (Pak) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Afghanistan | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2.467 |
| 2 | Sri Lanka | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | −2.233 |
| 3 | Bangladesh | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | −0.576 |
Advanced tothe Super Four
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Afghanistan won by 8 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium,Dubai Umpires:Anil Chaudhary (Ind) andAhsan Raza (Pak) Player of the match:Fazalhaq Farooqi (Afg) |
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Afghanistan won by 7 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium,Sharjah Umpires:Jayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) andAsif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match:Mujeeb Ur Rahman (Afg) |
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Sri Lanka won by 2 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium,Dubai Umpires:Anil Chaudhary (Ind) andAhmed Shah Pakteen (Afg) Player of the match:Kusal Mendis (SL) |
| Pos | Team | Pld | W | L | NR | Pts | NRR |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sri Lanka | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0.701 |
| 2 | Pakistan | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | −0.279 |
| 3 | India | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1.607 |
| 4 | Afghanistan | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | −2.006 |
Advanced tothe final
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Sri Lanka won by 4 wickets Sharjah Cricket Stadium,Sharjah Umpires:Ahsan Raza (Pak) andGazi Sohel (Ban) Player of the match:Rahmanullah Gurbaz (Afg) |
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Pakistan won by 5 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium,Dubai Umpires:Masudur Rahman (Ban) andRaveendra Wimalasiri (SL) Player of the match:Mohammad Nawaz (Pak) |
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Sri Lanka won by 6 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium,Dubai Umpires:Ahsan Raza (Pak) andBismillah Jan Shinwari (Afg) Player of the match:Dasun Shanaka (SL) |
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Pakistan won by 1 wicket Sharjah Cricket Stadium,Sharjah Umpires:Anil Chaudhary (Ind) andJayaraman Madanagopal (Ind) Player of the match:Shadab Khan (Pak) |
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India won by 101 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium,Dubai Umpires:Ruchira Palliyaguruge (SL) andAsif Yaqoob (Pak) Player of the match:Virat Kohli (Ind) |
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Sri Lanka won by 5 wickets Dubai International Cricket Stadium,Dubai Umpires:Anil Chaudhary (Ind) andAhmed Shah Pakteen (Afg) Player of the match:Wanindu Hasaranga (SL) |
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Sri Lanka won by 23 runs Dubai International Cricket Stadium,Dubai Umpires:Anil Chaudhary (Ind) andMasudur Rahman (Ban) Player of the match:Bhanuka Rajapaksa (SL) |
The top five highest run scorers (total runs) in the tournament are included in this table.[73]
| Player | Innings | NO | Runs | Average | SR | HS | 100 | 50 | 4s | 6s |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Rizwan | 6 | 1 | 281 | 56.20 | 117.57 | 78* | 0 | 3 | 21 | 6 |
| Virat Kohli | 5 | 2 | 276 | 92.00 | 147.59 | 122* | 1 | 2 | 20 | 11 |
| Ibrahim Zadran | 5 | 2 | 196 | 65.33 | 104.25 | 64* | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 |
| Bhanuka Rajapaksa | 6 | 2 | 191 | 47.75 | 149.21 | 71* | 0 | 1 | 15 | 9 |
| Pathum Nissanka | 5 | 1 | 173 | 34.60 | 115.33 | 55* | 0 | 2 | 15 | 5 |
The top five wicket-takers in the tournament are included in this table.[74]
| Player | Innings | Wickets | Runs | Overs | BBI | Econ. | Ave. | 5WI |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bhuvneshwar Kumar | 5 | 11 | 115 | 19.0 | 5/4 | 6.05 | 10.45 | 1 |
| Wanindu Hasaranga | 6 | 9 | 170 | 23.0 | 3/21 | 7.39 | 18.88 | 0 |
| Mohammad Nawaz | 6 | 8 | 110 | 18.4 | 3/5 | 5.89 | 13.75 | 0 |
| Shadab Khan | 5 | 8 | 113 | 18.4 | 4/8 | 6.05 | 14.12 | 0 |
| Haris Rauf | 6 | 8 | 153 | 20.0 | 3/29 | 7.65 | 19.12 | 0 |
