Asia Cup 2023 / Asia Cup will start from today, know special things related to the match before the tournament

Asia Cup 2023: The 16th edition of Asia Cup is going to start from today. This is the 14th edition of the ODI format. This time this tournament is being hosted by Pakistan. While 4 matches will be played in Pakistan, 9 matches will be held in Sri Lanka which includes all the matches of India. The opening match of the tournament will be played between Pakistan and Nepal. This match will be held at Multan Cricket Stadium. For this match, Pakistan had announced its playing 11 a day before. At the same time, Nepal's team will play its first match in the history of this tournament.

What is the complete format of Asia Cup 2023?

The Asia Cup is being played on the hybrid model this time. After a long dispute, the venue was decided. The Indian team will not play any match in Pakistan. The high voltage match of this tournament between India and Pakistan will be played on 2 September. India, Pakistan and Nepal are in the same group for this tournament. Whereas Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Sri Lanka teams are in Group B. Each team will play 2-2 matches in the group stage. After this, the top 2 teams of both the groups will go to the Super 4. In Super 4 each team will play one match each. After this, the final match of the tournament will be played on 17 September.

When, where and how will you be able to watch the live broadcast?

Let us tell you that the media rights of Asia Cup in India are with Star Sports. On TV, viewers can enjoy the same on various Star Sports channels in different languages. Whereas on OTT, fans will be able to watch all the Asia Cup matches on Hotstar. Along with this, you will get to see free live streaming of India matches on Jio Cinema. All the matches of the Asia Cup will start at 3:00 pm Indian time. Toss time is 2.30 pm.

Pakistan's playing 11

Babar Azam (Captain), Imam-ul-Haq, Fakhar Zaman, Mohammad Rizwan (Wicket-keeper), Agha Salman, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Shah Afridi, Haris Rauf.

Nepal squad

Rohit Paudel (Captain), Kushal Bhurtel, Asif Sheikh, Bhim Sharkey, Kushal Malla, Arif Sheikh, Deepender Singh Airey, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi, Pratish GC, Mausam Dhakal, Sandeep Jora, Kishor Mahto, Arjun Saud.