Dubai, Aug 2: India will start their campaign against arch-rivals Pakistan in the Asia Cup T20 here on August 28, Asian Cricket Council (ACC) president Jay Shah announced on Tuesday.
The squad that India will choose for the Asia Cup will effectively be the core group that will compete in the T20 World Cup in Australia unless there are injury related pull-outs.
The Asia Cup format is dependant on which format’s global event is around the corner and hence this time, it is a T20 event. The Indo-Pak matches are the main attraction of the tournament
Group A: India, Pakistan, Qualifier (TBD). Group B: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan.
Fixtures
Sat, Aug 27: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan (Dubai) Sun, Aug 28: India vs Pakistan (Dubai)
Tue, Aug 30: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan (Sharjah) Wed, Aug 31: India vs Qualifier (Dubai) Thu, Sep 1 : Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh (Dubai) Fri, Sep 2 : Pakistan vs Qualifier (Sharjah)
Super Fours
Sat, Sep 3: B1 vs B2 (Sharjah)
Sun, Sep 4: A1 vs A2 (Dubai)
Tue, Sep 6 : A1 vs B1 (Dubai)
Wed, Sep 7: A2 vs B2 (Dubai)
Thu, Sep 8: A1 vs B2 (Dubai)
Fri, Sep 9: b1 vs A2 (Dubai)
Sun, Sep 11: Final (Dubai). (PTI)
