Sri Lanka cricket is likely to lose an approx revenue of 45 Crores if Asia Cup 2022 moves out of Sri Lanka. The Asia Cup 2022 is scheduled to be slated from August 27 to September 11 in Sri Lanka.

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According to a report, it has been learned that Lanka can lose the hosting rights for the Asia Cup due to the current political tensions. The report suggested that there is a possibility that hosting rights will be transferred to another country.

The schedule of the forthcoming tournament will reportedly be discussed at the quarterly meeting of the International Cricket Council (ICC). The high-profile meeting will take place in April in Dubai.

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The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) had earlier announced that Asia Cup 2022 will be held in Sri Lanka from 27 August to 11 September 2022. For the second time since the tournament's inception, the Asia Cup will be played in the T20 format this year. The previous edition of the Asia Cup was won by India. Team India has been the most successful side in the history of the Asia Cup.

Bangladesh captain Shakib Al Hasan is out of the ODI World Cup 2023 due to fracture in his left index finger. He suffered the injury while batting against Sri Lanka in New Delhi on Monday.

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According to reports, Shakib Al Hasan has been out of the team and will not be able to play further matches. Shakib's finger is injured and after X-ray it is found that he has a fracture in his thumb. Now the Bangladeshi skipper will not be able to play Bangladesh's last ODI World Cup 2023 match against Australia on 11 November.

Bangladesh team physio Bayjedul Islam Kha has given information about his injury, he said, "Shakib was struck on his left index finger early in his innings but continued to bat with supportive taping and painkillers. He underwent an emergency X-ray in Delhi after the game which confirmed the fracture on the left PIP joint. Recovery is estimated at three to four weeks. He will leave for Bangladesh today to begin his rehab."

Earlier, Shakib As Hasan batted brilliantly in the ODI World Cup 2023 match against Sri Lanka. He scored 82 runs facing 65 balls and led Bangladesh to victory. At the same time, Shakib also took 2 wickets while bowling.

Captain Shakib Al Hasan had appealed to give time out to Sri Lankan team all-rounder Angelo Matthews. After that, his match-winning performance was overshadowed. Matthews took 1 minute to reach the crease, after which the umpires called him time out.

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After that, Mathews became the first batsman to be timed out in international cricket. Something happened that when Angelo was coming to the crease as the new batsman after Sadeera's dismissal, while putting on the helmet, his strap broke and he politely signaled to bring another helmet, but it took more than two minutes. Meanwhile, Shakib took advantage and appealed for time out and the umpire declared him out.

Matthews did get his sweep revenge after he dismissed Shakib in the second innings. However, by then the Bangladesh skipper had gone on to hit a 65-ball 82, put up a 169-run fourth-wicket partnership with Najmal Hossain Shanto, and taken the match away from the Lankans.

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Sri Lanka have been fined 10 percent of their match fee for maintaining a slow over-rate against South Africa in the Match 4 of the ICC Men's Cricket World Cup on Saturday, 7 October 2023. Javagal Srinath of the Emirates ICC Elite Panel of Match Referees imposed the sanction after Dasun Shanaka's side was ruled to be 2 over(s) short of the target after time allowances were considered.

In accordance with Article 2.22 of the ICC Code of Conduct for Players and Player Support Personnel, which relates to minimum over-rate offences, players are fined 5 percent of their match fees for every over their side fails to bowl in the allotted time.

Dasun Shanaka pleaded guilty to the offense and accepted the proposed sanction, so there was no need for a formal hearing. On-field umpires Richard Illingworth and Shahid Saikat, third umpire Michael Gough and fourth umpire Alex Wharf leveled the charge.

The biggest extravaganza of Cricket will start on the 5th of October at the Narendra Modi Stadium with defending champions England taking on New Zealand. Ten teams have announced their best squads to go for the glory at the biggest stage of One-Day cricket. 28th September was the last day to announce the squad for the ICC World Cup 2023 as teams made last-minute changes to their primarily announced squads. Ravi Ashwin replaced injured Axar Patel for India while Marnus Labuschange replaced injured Aston Agar for Australia.

ICC World Cup 2023: Squads of every team

India:

Rohit Sharma (C), Shubman Gill, Virat Kohli, Shreyas Iyer, Ishan Kishan (wk), KL Rahul (wk), Hardik Pandya (vc), Suryakumar Yadav, Ravindra Jadeja, Ravichandran Ashwin, Shardul Thakur, Jasprit Bumrah, Mohammad Shami, Mohammed Siraj, Kuldeep Yadav.

England:

Jos Buttler (c), Moeen Ali, Gus Atkinson, Jonny Bairstow, Sam Curran, Liam Livingstone, Dawid Malan, Adil Rashid, Joe Root, Jason Roy, Ben Stokes, Reece Topley, David Willey, Mark Wood, Chris Woakes.

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Afghanistan:

Hashmatullah Shahidi (c), Rahmanullah Gurbaz, Ibrahim Zadran, Riaz Hassan, Rahmat Shah, Najibullah Zadran, Mohammad Nabi, Ikram Alikhil, Azmatullah Omarzai, Rashid Khan, Mujeeb ur Rahman, Noor Ahmad, Fazalhaq Farooqi, Abdul Rahman, Naveen-ul-Haq.

Bangladesh: 

Shakib Al Hasan (C), Mushfiqur Rahim, Litton Das, Najmul Hossain Shanto, Towhid Hridoy, Mehidy Hasan Miraz, Taskin Ahmed, Mustafizur Rahman, Hasan Mahmud, Shoriful Islam, Nasum Ahmed, Mahedi Hasan, Tanzid Hasan, Tanzim Hasan, Mahmudullah.

Netherlands: 

Scott Edwards (c), Max O'Dowd, Bas de Leede, Vikram Singh, Teja Nidamanuru, Paul van Meekeren, Colin Ackermann, Roelof van der Merwe, Logan van Beek, Aryan Dutt, Ryan Klein, Wesley Barresi, Saqib Zulfiqar, Shariz Ahmad, Sybrand Engelbrecht.

New Zealand: 

Kane Williamson (c), Trent Boult, Mark Chapman, Devon Conway, Lockie Ferguson, Matt Henry, Tom Latham, Daryl Mitchell, Jimmy Neesham, Glenn Phillips, Rachin Ravindra, Mitch Santner, Ish Sodhi, Tim Southee, Will Young

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Pakistan: 

Babar Azam (C), Shadab Khan (VC), Fakhar Zaman, Imam ul Haq, Abdullah Shafique, Mohammad Rizwan (wk), Agha Salman, Saud Shakeel, Iftikhar Ahmed, Mohammad Nawaz, Usama Mir, Shaheen Afridi, Haris Rauf, Hassan Ali, Mohammad Wasim Jr.

South Africa: 

Temba Bavuma (c), Gerald Coetzee, Quinton de Kock, Reeza Hendricks, Marco Jansen, Heinrich Klaasen, Sisanda Magala, Keshav Maharaj, Aiden Markram, David Miller, Lungi Ngidi, Anrich Nortje, Kagiso Rabada, Tabraiz Shamsi, Rassie van der Dussen.

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Sri Lanka: 

Dasun Shanaka (c), Kusal Mendis (vc), Pathum Nissanka, Kusal Perera, Dimuth Karunaratne, Charith Asalanka, Dhananjaya De Silva, Dushan Hemantha, Sadeera Samarawickrama, Dunith Wellalage, Kasun Rajitha, Maheesh Theekshana, Matheesha Pathirana, Lahiru Kumara and Dilshan Madushanka.

Australia:

Pat Cummins (c), Sean Abbott, Alex Carey, Cameron Green, Josh Hazlewood, Travis Head, Josh Inglis, Marnus Labuschagne, Mitchell Marsh, Glenn Maxwell, Steve Smith, Mitchell Starc, Marcus Stoinis, David Warner, Adam Zampa

Lankan spinner Maheesh Theekshana is not sure to start in the Asia Cup final against India because of a hamstring strain. The mystery spinner strained his right hamstring while fielding during Sri Lanka's two-wicket win over Pakistan on Thursday. Theekshana went off the field multiple times while Sri Lanka was bowling. Although he completed his nine-over spell in the 42-over-per-side contest before being helped off the field by some Sri Lanka dugout members in the 39th over.

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"Maheesh Theekshana has strained his right hamstring. The player will undergo a scan tomorrow to fully assess his condition," Sri Lanka Cricket posted on X on Thursday.

Theekshana's injury adds to Sri Lanka more problems. They are already without the likes of Wanindu Hasaranga, Dushmantha Chameera, Lahiru Madushanka and Lahiru Kumara. They will face India in the Asia Cup 2023 final on Sunday in Colombo.

Asia Cup is the only tournament in the world that is based on competitions among the countries of one continent. India is the top performer as they have won 7 times. Apart from this, India has also been in 10 finals out of 15 total Finals (India has participated in 14 editions though, skipping once). Sri Lanka is the second most successful team in the after India. The Sri Lankan team won the competition 6 times and Pakistan took the title home two times. Initially, it was a competition among three countries but later on, Asia Cup expanded to become a six-team tournament. They are India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Hong Kong, and Afghanistan.

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Asia Cup is one of the most popular cricket tournaments in Asia. It is conducted over a gap of two years by the International Cricket Council (ICC). The 15th edition was played in UAE from 27th August to 11th September 2022. Sri Lanka won the 2022 title. The first Asia Cup was played in 1984 in UAE. India was the winner of this tournament and Sri Lanka was the runner-up. In this article, we'll list out the teams to appear in the Final for the most number of times.

Most Finals played by any team in Asia Cup History (ODI+T20I)

The 2023 edition will be the 13th appearance for Sri Lanka in the Final while India will appear for the 11th time. Sri Lanka also have the opportunity to match India's title tally by winning the title for the second consecutive time.

Winners List:

Team India won the Cup 7 times in 15 editions. Sri Lanka won the title 6 times and Pakistan 2 times. The three remaining countries Bangladesh, Afghanistan, and Hong Kong have yet to open their account in the winners list. The winners list is in front of us.