Asia Cup
Dubai/UNI: The schedule for the Asia Cup 2022 has been announced with the tournament set to begin on Aug 27, with the hosts Sri Lanka taking on Afghanistan in the tournament opener.
India and Pakistan will renew their rivalry a day later in Dubai.
The final is set to be played on Sept 11.
The Asia Cup, which was last played in 2018, will be played in the T20 format, with nine teams participating in it.
UAE, Kuwait, Singapore and Hong Kong will play a qualifying round with the winner joining India, Pakistan, Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh in the main tournament.
The main tournament will feature six teams divided into two groups. India, Pakistan and the qualifier are in Group A while Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan form Group B. Each team plays within the group once.
The top two teams qualify for the Super 4 round, which begins on Sept 3, where the teams play against each other in league format again before the final where the top two would feature.
The tournament was moved out of Sri Lanka to UAE as confirmed last week.
Schedule:
Group A:
India v Pakistan: Aug 28, Dubai
India v Qualifier: Aug 31, Dubai
Pakistan v Qualifier: Sept 2, Sharjah
Group B:
Sri Lanka v Afghanistan: Aug 27, Dubai
Bangladesh v Afghanistan: Aug 30, Sharjah
Sri Lanka v Bangladesh: Sept 1, Dubai
Final: Sept 11, Dubai
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