Bangladesh will be led by Shakib Al Hasan while former India cricketer Sridharan Sriram will be the coach for the side.
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The Asia Cup 2022 will get underway on August 27 with hosts Sri Lanka taking on Afghanistan in the inaugural fixture to be held in Dubai. The Asia Cup 2022 fixtures were announced on Tuesday with the event set to be played in T20 format which will allow the continental teams a dress rehearsal for the 2022 T20 World Cup in October.
Defending champions India will begin their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan on August 28. The last edition of the Asia Cup was played in 2018 where India defeated Bangladesh in a nail-biting finish of the ODI format-continental event to be crowned champions.
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Bangladesh have never won the Asia Cup. They have participated in the continental event 13 times. Bangladesh will be led by Shakib Al Hasan while former India cricketer Sridharan Sriram will be the coach for the side. Their veteran Litton Das will miss out from the tournament due to an injury while Mushfiqur Rahim, Sabbir Rahman, Ebadat Hossain and Mohammad Saifuddin will be the key players in the side.
| Player | Mat | Inns | Overs | Mdns | Runs | Wkts | BBI | Ave | Econ | SR | 4 | 5 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Al-Amin Hossain | 5 | 5 | 16.5 | 0 | 134 | 11 | 3/25 | 12.18 | 7.96 | 9.1 | 0 | 0 |
| Shakib Al Hasan | 5 | 5 | 16.4 | 0 | 108 | 5 | 2/20 | 21.60 | 6.48 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mashrafe Mortaza | 5 | 5 | 16.0 | 0 | 114 | 5 | 2/12 | 22.80 | 7.12 | 19.2 | 0 | 0 |
| Mahmudullah | 5 | 3 | 6.0 | 0 | 28 | 4 | 2/5 | 7.00 | 4.66 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Mustafizur Rahman | 3 | 3 | 12.0 | 0 | 72 | 3 | 2/13 | 24.00 | 6.00 | 24.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Taskin Ahmed | 5 | 5 | 16.0 | 1 | 92 | 3 | 1/14 | 30.66 | 5.75 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Arafat Sunny | 1 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | 35 | 2 | 2/35 | 17.50 | 8.75 | 12.0 | 0 | 0 |
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