(News 1st); The Asia Cup 2022 will be held in Sri Lanka between August 27th and September 11th 2022.

The tournament will be played in T20 format and the Qualifiers for the same will be played 20th August 2022 onwards.

The Asia Cup tournament is hosted every two years but the 2020 edition was cancelled by the tournament’s governing body the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) owing to Covid-19 and its restrictions.

Asia Cup 2022 will have six teams – India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and a Qualifier.

The Qualifier tournament will be played between UAE and Kuwait, and Singapore and Hong Kong.

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