The Asia Cup 2023 will kick off in Multan on August 30, a day earlier than originally planned, with Pakistan clashing against Nepal in the six-nation tournament’s opening match.
The match in Multan will also mark the return of the Asia Cup to Pakistan after 15 years as it prepares to co-host the tournament with Sri Lanka on the basis of a hybrid model.
The model was approved for the tournament by the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) last month after the Board of Control for Cricket in India refused to send its team to the neighbouring country for the tournament.
The ACC and the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) announced the schedule for the tournament today, according to which the 50-over event will be held from August 30 to September 17 with Pakistan staging four matches and Sri Lanka nine.
Four venues would be used for the 13-match tournament, a PCB press release said, adding that after the opening match in Multan, the remaining three matches in Pakistan would be held in Lahore.
Sri Lanka would use Kandy for the three first-round matches and Colombo for the five Super-4 stage fixtures and the September 17 final, it said.
The first Pakistan-India clash is scheduled on September 2 in Kandy and if both teams advance to the Super-4 stage, their second faceoff will take place in Colombo on September 10.
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