2023 Asia Cup

Not to be confused with 2023 AFC Asian Cup.

2023 Asia Cup
Dates30 August – 17 September 2023
Administrator(s)Asian Cricket Council
Cricket formatOne Day International
Tournament format(s)Group round-robin and playoffs
Host(s) Pakistan
 Sri Lanka
Champions India (8th title)
Runners-up Sri Lanka
Participants6
Matches13
Player of the seriesIndia Kuldeep Yadav
Most runsIndia Shubman Gill (302)
Most wicketsSri Lanka Matheesha Pathirana (11)
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The 2023 Asia Cup (also known as Super 11 Asia Cup for sponsorship reasons)[1] was the 16th edition of the men's Asia Cup cricket tournament. The matches were played as One Day Internationals (ODIs) with Pakistan as the official host.[2][3][4][5] It was held in Pakistan and Sri Lanka, between 30 August to 17 September 2023.[6][7] It was the first Asia Cup to be held in multiple countries, with four matches played in Pakistan and the remaining nine matches played in Sri Lanka.[8][9][3] The tournament was contested by 6 teams.[10] Sri Lanka were the defending champions.[11]

The five full members of the Asian Cricket Council were part of the tournament: Afghanistan, Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. They were joined by Nepal, who qualified by winning the 2023 ACC Men's Premier Cup. For the first time, the tournament was held in a "hybrid format" with the games organised in two countries. All teams played at least a few games in Pakistan, except for India, who refused to travel to Pakistan due to disapproval from the Indian government.[12][13][14] In January 2023, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) announced the pathway structure and calendar for 2023 and 2024,[15][16] where they confirmed the dates and format of the tournament.[17] Originally, the tournament was scheduled to take place in 2021, but was postponed to 2023 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The fixtures for the tournament were announced on 19 July 2023.[18] India defeated Sri Lanka by 10 wickets in the final to win their eighth Asia Cup title; with a record number of balls remaining (263).

  1. ^ KT, Team. "Super 11 sign on as title sponsor for Asia Cup". Khaleej Times. Retrieved 28 August 2023.
  2. ^ "India bat first and slot Ishan Kishan, Virat Kohli at No. 3 and 4". ESPNcricinfo. 2 September 2023. Even though Pakistan are the official hosts of the tournament, the Indian government didn't allow the team to travel to Pakistan, which meant the contest had to take place at a neutral venue: Pallekele in Sri Lanka.
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  14. ^ "'Asia Cup should be staged in Sri Lanka', says R Ashwin while responding to Javed Miandad's comments". The Indian Express. 7 February 2023. Retrieved 4 September 2023.
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