The ACC Asia cup - an International tournament held by the Asian Cricket Council, is a biennial tournament and alternates every two years between ODI and T20I. The winner of this tournament is crowned the Asian Champion. The 2022 Asia Cup is being played in a Twenty20 International format. This is the second time the tournament will be played as a T20I after the 2016 Asia Cup in Bangladesh. Team Bangladesh Asia Cup 2022 Squad and Match List: Get BAN Cricket Team Schedule in IST and Player Names for Continental T20 Tournament.

Bangladesh has hosted the biennial event a total of five times but has never been able to triumph in the competition. They have finished the competition as runner-ups on three occasions, in 2012, 2016, and 2018, being their highest finishes at the competition. They qualified for the 2022 Asia Cup as an ICC full member nation.

Bangladesh made their debut in the 1986 Asia Cup which was held in Sri Lanka as a replacement for India after they pulled out of the competition due to strained cricketing relations with Sri Lanka. They have participated in every Asian cup since and this will be their 14th staging at the competition. They are eager to pass the threshold and win the finals, as they failed to do so in the last two editions of the competition after losing to India in both of them. Asia Cup 2022: Here's A Quick Recap of Last Edition of Continental Cricket Tournament Ahead of the Upcoming Edition in UAE.

​​​​Bangladesh At Asia Cup History

Team  Appearances Best Result Played Won Loss Tie NR
Bangladesh 13 Runners-up (2012, 2016, 2018) 48 10 38 0 0

They will be playing their first match against Afghanistan on August 30, in Sharjah. The Bangladesh squad will be led by one of the best all-rounders in the world, Shakib Al Hasan. With his amazing performances on the field and clever decision-making as the captain, Bangladesh will try to win their first ever Asia Cup title after just coming short in the last two bouts.

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