Asia Cup winners to be awarded $200,000

The Asian Cricket Council (ACC) has increased the prize money of the Cricket Asia Cup almost three times to increase the attraction. The winner of the Asia Cup 2022 will get prize money of US$200000, report agencies.
In the last Asia Cup in 2018, India, led by the famous MS Dhoni, won the 2018 Cricket Asia Cup and was given US$ 60,000 in prize money, while the runners-up Bangladesh received US$ 30,000.
The Asia Cup will start on August 27. It will end on September 11. The Asia Cup will be played in T20 format for the second time this year.
Sri Lanka was slated to host the Asia Cup 2022, however, owing to severe political and economic difficulties in the nation, the Sri Lanka Cricket Board was obliged to move the tournament to the United Arab Emirates (UAE), although the calendar has not changed.
India won the last edition of the Asia Cup. Bangladesh was the runners-up.
India, with seven titles (six ODI and one T20I), is the most successful team in the tournament. Sri Lanka is the second most successful team, with five. Sri Lanka has played the most Asia Cups (14) followed by India, Pakistan and Bangladesh who have played 13 each.