BD to face Thailand in opener on Oct 1

Hosts Bangladesh will kick off the 2022 edition of the Women's Asia Cup on October 01 against Thailand. India also take on Sri Lanka on the same day, while they face rivals Pakistan on October 07, report agencies.
The tournament has seven teams in a round robin format where they play six games each, with the top-four qualifying for the semis. The semifinals will be played on October 13 and the title clash on October 15. The Women's Asia Cup has been played in the T20 format since 2012. Though the 2012 version had eight teams split in two groups and semifinals in it, the last two editions (2016 and 2018) had fewer teams and just the top-two sides fighting it out in the final.
Joining six-time winners India, hosts Bangladesh, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Thailand are Malaysia and UAE, who made it to the tournament through the qualifying event - the ACC Women's T20 Championship. Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Jay Shah announced the full schedule on Twitter on Tuesday.
For the first time since 2018, Bangladesh will host women's matches, with all games set to be played in Sylhet - at the Sylhet International Cricket Stadium and Sylhet Outer Cricket Stadium.
The Women's Asia Cup has been played in the T20 format since 2012. In 2018, perennial underdogs Bangladesh emerged victorious in a final-ball thriller over six-time winners India in Kuala Lumpur, winning a major title for the first time. Due to the Covid-19 pandemic, the 2020 edition, which was slated in Bangladesh and later postponed to 2021, was eventually cancelled.
UAE and Malaysia booked their berths through the qualifying route after entering the final of the 10-team ACC Women's T20 Championship that took place in June. UAE, undefeated and eventual champions in that competition, defeated the hosts Malaysia in the final by five wickets.