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Sri Lanka schooled India so the script has been flipped and the final is now Pakistan vs Sri Lanka
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We’ve got a guide tohow to watch the Asia Cup in the UKand anywhere else in the world. That includes theAsia Cup final 2022, which takes place on Sunday September 11. Speaking of which, here’s how to watchPakistan vs Sri Lanka!
When is the Asia Cup 2022?
The Asia Cup 2022 takes place in August and September of 2022, starting on 28 August and finishing with the final on 11 September – that’s this Sunday and in all probability it will now be Sri Lanka vs Pakistan.
The popular choice of broadcasters, neutrals and the people of India and Pakistan was an IND PAK final. And they would have got away with it too, if it hadn’t been for them pesky kids from Sri Lanka. The formerly unfancied SL have now reeled off 3 textbook T20i run chases on the bounce, culminating in a hugely impressive win over India with one ball to spare. Party poopers. Pakistan are the other finalists, having seen off India at the Super 4 stage and narrowly beaten Afghanistan in another thriller.
What is the format of the Asia Cup?
The exciting thing about the Asia Cup this year was that it really maximised the potential for IND PAK matches. The format is simple: there are two groups of three teams. In each group, the three teams play each other once. The top two teams from each group then enter the ‘Super 4’. Again, all four play each other once, with the top two teams then contesting the Asia Cup final on Sunday September 11 2022.
India and Pakistan were both in the same group, and have now played in the Super 4. As I’ve now mentioned about 7 times, Ind/PAK fans, and most neutrals were hoping they’d then both make the final. Politics means that IND PAK cricket matches are all too rare, so having two in a fortnight was quite a treat for players and spectators alike. But there is now no chance of a third.
Who are favourites to win Asia Cup 2022?
As the ICC’s number one ranked T20 side in the world and winners of the last two Asia Cups, India were favourites to win the Asia Cup 2022. But T20 is an unpredictable game and in the Super 4 stage they have lost to Pakistan and Sri Lanka, with just one ball to spare on both occasions.
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Sri Lanka have no big stars but I doubt they fear anyone at this point. Even so, PAK must now be most punters’ fancied team. They boast the two top-ranked T20I batsmen in the world in Babar Azam and Mohammed Rizwan – the latter is the tournament’s top scorer so far, yet he’s barely gotten out of third gear.
Afghanistan have the talent to beat anyone on a good day, and in the unlikely event they beat Pakistan and India, we’ll have a SL AFG final. Nobody sane will have predicted that, I suspect. SL PAK is a much more likely final.
The great news for neutrals is this imbalance means the team batting first is all but obliged to try to score at nine or 10 per over, if they are to have any chance, and to bowl either ferociously or very cannily in the second innings.
What teams are in the Asia Cup 2022?
India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Hong Kong are the six nations taking part in the Asia Cup 2022. Hong Kong qualified for the Asia Cup 2022 after beating Singapore, Kuwait and the United Arab Emirates in a qualifying tournament.
Where is the Asia Cup 2022 taking place?
The Asia Cup 2022 is taking place in the United Arab Emirates. This tournament was originally scheduled to take place in September 2020, but was postponed for two years in a row because of the Covid-19 pandemic. The ACC announced that Sri Lanka would host the tournament in 2022 (as it was scheduled to host in 2021), however, Sri Lanka decided it could not host the tournament because of the ongoing political and economic crisis in the country. As a result, the Asia Cup 2022 was relocated to the UAE. But as the Village People once observed, it’s fun to stay at the UAE. You can get yourself clean, you can have a good meal, you can do whatever you feel.
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