Charith Senanayake appointed National Team Manager until Asia Cup in UAE

Sri Lanka Cricket wishes to announce the appointment of Charith Senanayake as the Manager of the National Team.

His appointment will be in effect from 25th July to 30th September, 2018.

Senanayake will function as the Team Manager of the National Team, up until the conclusion of the Asia Cup, which will be played in September, 2018. 

Meanwhile the schedule for 2018 Asia Cup has been released with India set to play two ODIs on consecutive days.

The biennial tournament, set to take place in the UAE from 15 September, sees Bangladesh and Sri Lanka face each other in the opening game in Dubai.

India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are all confirmed participants, with the remaining spot still up for grabs amongst UAE, Singapore, Oman, Nepal, Malaysia and Hong Kong.

The ACC Asia Cup Qualifiers will be held in Sep 2018 in India where 6 countries will be competing for 1 qualification spot in the main draw of Asia Cup 2018.

The winner of the qualifiers will join India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Bangladesh & Afghanistanto compete for 2018 Asia Cup title. The winner of the qualifiers will also qualify to play in the ACC Emerging Nations Asia Cup, likely to be played in Dec 2018 and to be jointly hosted by Pakistan and Sri Lanka.

The schedule or the dates for the Qualifiers haven’t been announced yet. However, India and Pakistan will be playing in an ODI match via the 2018 Asia Cup in the UAE after a gap of over 12 years.

Group A consists of India, Pakistan and the qualifier while Group B comprises Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan. The top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super 4 and two teams will then play the final on 28 September in Dubai.

Defending champions India will face rivals Pakistan on 19 September the day after their opening game against the as-yet unconfirmed qualifiers.

Asia Cup 2018 full schedule

Group Stage
15 September – Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka (Dubai)
16 September – Pakistan vs Qualifier (Dubai)
17 September – Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan (Abu Dhabi)
18 September – India vs Qualifier (Dubai)
19 September – India vs Pakistan (Dubai)
20 September – Bangladesh vs Afghanistan (Abu Dhabi)

Super Four
21 September – Group A Winner vs Group B Runner-up (Dubai)
21 September – Group B Winner vs Group A Runner-up (Abu Dhabi)
23 September – Group A Winner vs Group A Runner-up (Dubai)
23 September – Group B Winner vs Group B Runner-up (Abu Dhabi)
25 September – Group A Winner vs Group B Winner (Dubai)
26 September – Group A Runner-up vs Group B Runner-up (Abu Dhabi)

Final
28 September – Asia Cup 2018 Final (Dubai)

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