ISLAMABAD
\nHashmatullah Shahidi will lead the side in Asian event Afghanistan team reached Lahore ahead of Asia Cup 2022, which is set to start in Multan on August 30.
\nThe Afghans will start their campaign against Bangladesh on September 3 at Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore.
\nAfghanistan announced 17-member squad for the Asian event. Hashmatullah Shahidi will continue leading the side.
\nUnder his captaincy, Afghanistan lost three-match ODI series against Pakistan in Sri Lanka. After beating Afghanistan, Pakistan once again grabbed the number one position in the ICC ODI rankings.
\nThe hosts will play Nepal in the tournament\u2019s opener on August 30 in Multan.
\nComplete schedule
\nGroup Stage
\nAug 30 – Pakistan vs Nepal in Multan at 2:30 pm (PST)
\nAug 31 – Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka in Kandy at 2:30 pm (PST)
\nSept 2 – Pakistan vs India in Kandy at 2:30 pm (PST)
\nSept 3 – Bangladesh vs Afghanistan in Lahore at 2:30 pm (PST)
\nSept 4 – India vs Nepal in Kandy at 2:30 pm (PST)
\nSept 5 – Afghanistan vs Sri Lanka in Lahore at 2:30 pm (PST)
\nSuper 4s
\nSept 6 – A1 vs B2 in Lahore at 2:30 pm (PST)
\nSept 9 – B1 vs B2 in Colombo at 2:30 pm (PST)
\nSept 10 – A1 vs A2 in Colombo at 2:30 pm (PST)
\nSept 12 – A2 vs B1 in Colombo at 2:30 pm (PST)
\nSept 14 – A1 vs B1 in Colombo at 2:30 pm (PST)
\nSept 15 – A2 vs B2 in Colombo at 2:30 pm (PST)
\nSept 17 – Final in Colombo at 2:30 pm (PST)
\n*Positions irrespective of teams\u2019 positions after first round
\n– Pakistan will remain A1
\n– India will remain A 2
\n– If either of them (India and Pakistan) don\u2019t qualify for Super 4s then Nepal will take their position
\n– Sri Lanka will remain B1
\n– Bangladesh will remain B2
\n– If either of them (Sri Lanka and Bangladesh) don\u2019t qualify for Super 4s then Afghanistan will take their position
\nComplete squads
\nGroup A
\nPakistan: Babar Azam (c), Abdullah Shafique, Fakhar Zaman, Imam-ul-Haq, Salman Ali Agha, Iftikhar Ahmed, Tayyab Tahir, Mohammad Rizwan, Mohammad Haris, Shadab Khan, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Faheem Ashraf, Haris Rauf, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Naseem Shah, Shaheen Afridi.
\nNepal: Rohit Paudel (c), Kushal Bhurtel, Aasif Sheikh, Bhim Sharki, Kushal Malla, Aarif Sheikh, Dipendra Singh Airee, Gulshan Jha, Sompal Kami, Karan KC, Sandeep Lamichhane, Lalit Rajbanshi, Pratish GC, Mousom Dhakal, Sundeep Jora, Kishore Mahato, Arjun Saud
\nIndia: Rohit Sharma (c), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Suryakumar Yadav, Tilak Varma, KL Rahul, Ishan Kishan, Hardik Pandya (vc), Ravindra Jadeja, Shardul Thakur, Axar Patel, Kuldeep Yadav, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohd. Shami, Mohd. Siraj, Prasidh Krishna
\nGroup B
\nBangladesh: Shakib Al Hasan (c), Litton Das, Tanjid Hasan Tamim, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mushfiqur Rahim, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mamhud, Mahedi Hasan, Nasum Ahmed, Shamim Hossain, Afif Hossain, Shoriful Islam, Ebadot Hossain, Mohammad Naim
\nAfghanistan: Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Rashid Khan, Gulbadin Naib, Karim Janat, Abdul Rahman, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Suliman Safi, Fazalhaq Farooqi.
\nSri Lanka: Squad yet to be announced.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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