From July 13 to July 23, Sri Lanka will be hosting the fifth edition of the Men’s Emerging Asia Cup. This tournament will witness the participation of eight Asian teams, with seven of them representing the ‘A’ teams of their respective countries.
Along with Nepal, the UAE A, and Pakistan A, India A has been assigned to Group B. Group A, on the other hand, consists of Oman A, Afghanistan A, Bangladesh A, and Sri Lanka A. Each group’s top two teams will be guaranteed a spot in the semi-finals.
India A’s campaign will commence on July 13 against UAE A, followed by a high-stakes encounter against Pakistan A on July 15. They will conclude their group-stage matches with a face-off against Nepal A on July 18.
The first semi-final, scheduled for July 21, will feature the group winner from Group A against the second-placed team from Group B. The second semi-final will see the group winner from Group B face off against the second-placed team from Group A.
The much-anticipated semi-final clashes will determine the finalists, who will compete for the final title on July 23. Check complete details on ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023 Schedule, Squads and other details.
ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023: Format & Group
There are two groups of four teams each made up of the eight teams. The division of the groups is as follows:
Group A: India A, Pakistan A, UAE A, Nepal
Group B: Sri Lanka A, Bangladesh A, Afghanistan A, Oman A
ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023: Full Squads
Afghanistan A Squad: Shahidullah Kamal (c), Ikram Alikhil (wk), Ishaq Rahimi (wk), Riaz Hassan, Ihsanullah Janat, Noor Ali Zadran, Zubaid Akbari, Bahir Shah, Allah Noor, Sharafuddin Ashraf, Izharulhaq Naveed, Wafadar Momand, Mohammad Ibrahim, Mohammad Saleem, Zia-ur-Rehman, Bilal Sami.
Bangladesh A Squad: Saif Hassan (c), Zakir Hasan (vc, wk), Parvez Hossain Emon (wk), Soumya Sarkar, Mahedi Hasan, Rakibul Hasan, Mrittunjoy Chowdhury, Tanzim Hasan Sakib, Ripon Mondol, Musfik Hasan, Akbar Ali (wk), Naim Sheikh, Mahmudul Hasan Joy, Shahadat Hossain, Tanzid Hasan Tamim.
Pakistan A Squad: Mohammad Haris (c, wk), Omair Yousuf (vc), Amad Butt, Arshad Iqbal, Haseebullah Khan, Kamran Ghulam, Mehran Mumtaz, Mubasir Khan, Mohammad Wasim Jnr, Qasim Akram, Sahibzada Farhan, Saim Ayub, Shahnawaz Dahani, Sufiyan Muqeem, Tayyab Tahir.
India A Squad: Yash Dhull (C), Abhishek Sharma (VC), Riyan Parag, Sai Sudharsan, Nikin Jose, Pradosh Ranjan Paul, Nishant Sindhu, Prabhsimran Singh, Dhruv Jurel, Manav Suthar, Yuvrajsinh Dodiya, Harshit Rana, Akash Singh, Nitish Kumar Reddy, Hangargekar.
Sri Lanka A Squad: Yet to be announced.
Oman Squad: Yet to be announced.
Nepal Squad: Yet to be announced.
UAE Squad: Yet to be announced.
ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023: Complete Schedule
| Match | Date | Time | Group |
| Sri Lanka A vs Bangladesh A | 13 July | 10:00 AM | Group A |
| Afghanistan A vs Oman A | 13 July | 10:00 AM | Group A |
| India A vs UAE A | 14 July | 10:00 AM | Group B |
| Pakistan A vs Nepal | 14 July | 10:00 AM | Group B |
| Bangladesh A vs Oman A | 15 July | 10:00 AM | Group A |
| Sri Lanka A vs Afghanistan A | 15 July | 10:00 AM | Group A |
| Pakistan A vs UAE A | 17 July | 10:00 AM | Group B |
| India A vs Nepal | 17 July | 2:00 PM | Group B |
| Bangladesh A vs Afghanistan A | 18 July | 10:00 AM | Group A |
| Sri Lanka A vs Oman A | 18 July | 2:00 PM | Group A |
| Nepal vs UAE A | 18 July | 10:00 AM | Group B |
| India A vs Pakistan A | 19 July | 2:00 PM | Group B |
| Semi-final 1 | 21 July | 10:00 AM | – |
| Semi-final 2 | 21 July | 2:00 PM | – |
| Final | 23 July | 2:00 PM | – |
ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup 2023: How To Watch?
On the FanCode app and website, live streaming of the ACC Men’s Emerging Teams Asia Cup matches will be available. There won’t be any TV broadcaster in India.
