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Asia Cup 2023 promo released, leaves cricket fans in awe

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With this year’s Asia Cup around the corner, Star Sports on Friday dropped an entertaining promo to hype up the continental event, scheduled to commence on August 30.

The 45-second video features intense visuals from the previous editions of the tournament.

It features the remarkable rivalry between Pakistan vs India, Pakistan vs Afghanistan and Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka.

 

The Asia Cup promo, unlike the recently-released World Cup promo, received praise from cricket fans for covering all elements and giving a fair share to each of the participating nations.

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This year’s Asia Cup will kick off with host Pakistan taking on Nepal in the curtain raiser on August 30 in Multan.

Pakistan will host a total of four matches including a Super 4s fixture.

India’s group stage matches including the anticipated clash against Pakistan, scheduled on September 2, will be held in Kandy while the rest of the Super 4s matches, including the final will be played in Colombo.

The arch-rivals Pakistan and India will come face to face again on September 10 in Colombo if both manage to qualify for the Super 4s.

Like the previous edition, the Asia Cup schedule holds a possibility of treating the cricket fans with a maximum of three Pakistan-India matches in a single tournament if both arch-rivals, in a first, simultaneously qualify for the final.

The upcoming edition of the Asia Cup features six teams, divided into two groups, the top two teams from each group will then qualify for the Super 4s. The continental event will run from August 31 to September 17.

Hosts Pakistan are placed in the same group as arch-rivals India and Nepal while the other group includes defending champions and co-hosts Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.

The Asia Cup 2023 will be played in the ODI format and will serve as an opportunity for the Asian teams to bolster their preparations for the upcoming ICC Men’s World Cup.

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