IND vs PAK Asia Cup 2022: Schedule, rosters, more

On Sunday, August 28, India and Pakistan will resume their rivalry after a nine-month hiatus in the 2022 Asia Cup. Both teams met in the T20 World Cup 2021 last year, with Pakistan winning by ten wickets while chasing a 151-run target.

The tournament will be divided into two groups. Group A will feature India, Pakistan, and a qualifying team, while Group B will feature Afghanistan, Bangladesh, and Sri Lanka. The tournament will begin with a match between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan.

Two teams from Groups A and B will advance to the Super 4. Unless the other qualifying teams outperform everyone, the top two teams in the Super 4 will meet again on September 4.

In the Asia Cup, India and Pakistan have faced off 14 times, with India winning eight times, Pakistan winning five times, and one game ending in a tie.

India holds the record with seven Asia Cup victories. Sri Lanka won five games, while Pakistan won two.

Pakistan is currently third in the ICC T20I rankings, trailing only the top-ranked Team India.

The India-Pakistan match will take place at the Dubai International Cricket Stadium in the United Arab Emirates. The game will begin at 7:30 p.m. IST.

The Asia Cup, which was originally planned to take place in Sri Lanka, was rescheduled to the UAE due to logistical issues caused by the nation's financial and economic crisis.

The tournament will be played in the T20 format as a warm-up for the 2022 T20 World Cup in Australia in October-November.

Indian, Pakistani rosters

Both teams have released their lineups. The Men in Blue comprise captain Rohit Sharma, Virat Kohli, Suryakumar Yadav, Hardik Pandya, Deepak Hooda, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, KL Rahul, Rishabh Pant, Dinesh Karthik, Bhuvneshwar Kumar, Arshdeep Singh, Ravi Bishnoi, Avesh Khan, and Yuzvendra Chahal.

The Pakistani side will be made up of captain Babar Azam, Fakhar Zaman, Haider Ali, Khushdil Shah, Asif Ali, Iftikhar Ahmed, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Mohammad Wasim Jr, Mohammad Rizwan, Haris Rauf, Naseem Shah, Shahnawaz Dahani, Usman Qadir, and Mohammad Hasnain.

India will be without pacer Jasprit Bumrah, while Pakistan will be without pacer Shaheen Afridi.

International broadcasters

The 2022 Asia Cup will be broadcast live. Star Sports will broadcast the India-Pakistan match in India, and Disney+ Hotstar will provide live streaming.

In Pakistan, the match will be broadcast live on PTV and Ten Sports. Gazi TV will broadcast the live telecast in Bangladesh.

Ariana TV will broadcast the match live in Afghanistan. Fox Sports will broadcast the tournament live worldwide.

In New Zealand, Sky Sports will broadcast live coverage of the match. In South Africa, it will be by the SuperSport network. In the United States and the United Kingdom, it will be by Willow TV and Sky Sports, respectively.

The first Asia Cup was held in Sharjah 38 years ago, with India, Pakistan, and Sri Lanka competing. India won the tournament after three round-robin games, led by Sunil Gavaskar.

The tournament has since recorded historical moments, such as Surinder Khanna's lightning-fast knocks in 1984 and Harbhajan Singh's penultimate-ball six off Mohammad Amir in 2010.

In 2012, Virat Kohli scored 183 against Pakistan to help India chase down 330. Pakistan won the title in 2013 after defeating Bangladesh by two runs.