The lads’s Asia Cup is about to get underway with the hosts Pakistan taking up Nepal within the curtain raiser on the Multan Cricket Stadium in Multan on Wednesday, August 30.
This 12 months’s version will characteristic six groups together with hosts Pakistan, seven-time winners India, defending champions Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan and Nepal who can be making their Asia Cup debut.
Nepal have come a great distance after gaining the ODI standing solely 5 years in the past in 2018. They certified for this 12 months’s occasion by clinching the ten-team ACC Males’s Premier Cup in April-Could and did approach higher than the likes of UAE and Hong Kong who’ve beforehand featured within the continental event.
The Rohit Paudel-led aspect additionally gained 11 out of 12 video games making its presence felt within the ODI World Cup League 2 desk and confirmed a berth within the ODI World Cup Qualifier performed in Zimbabwe.
Because the title suggests, the Asia Cup options top-tier groups from the continent and the upcoming version can be no totally different. The Babar Azam-led aspect has just lately claimed the No.1 place within the ICC ODI rankings and can be itching to consolidate its place atop by profitable the Asia Cup.
India, who can be led by skipper Rohit Sharma are ranked third with a complete of 113 score and 4081 factors to their credit score. Bangladesh are positioned seventh on the desk with a 95 score and 2661 factors of their kitty. They’re present process a serious overhaul as Shakib Al Hasan has been requested to guide the aspect within the ODI format too after Tamim Iqbal determined to step down from the position.
The defending champions and the winners of the ODI World Cup Qualifiers Sri Lanka are eighth on the ladder with a score of 87 and 2794 factors. In the meantime, Afghanistan, who’ve made a reputation for themselves within the white-ball circuit currently are holding onto the ninth place with a score of 84 and 1605 factors.
Debutants Nepal are the lowest-ranked aspect within the event as they’re positioned within the fifteenth place with simply 35 rankings and 1396 factors.
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