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The schedule for Asia Cup 2022 was released by Asian Cricket Council on Tuesday, with Rohit Sharma's team India facing Pakistan in their first game.
Updated : Aug 02, 2022, 05:47 PM IST | Edited by : Amrit Santlani
The schedule for Asia Cup 2022 was released by Asian Cricket Council (ACC) on Tuesday, with Rohit Sharma's Team India facing Pakistan in their first game. The match between India and Pakistan will take place on 28th August, while the final of the Asia Cup will be played on 11th September.
Sri Lanka were the original hosts for this year's Asia Cup, however, due to the ongoing turmoil in the island nation, the Asia Cup was shifted to UAE recently. However Sri Lanka had retained the rights as hosts, and thus they will play in the tournament opener against Afghanistan on August 27, in Dubai.
All the matches of the Asia Cup 2022 will take place at 7:30 PM IST. After the opening game of group B, Team India will open their account in group A against their arch-rivals Pakistan in Dubai.
The wait is finally over as the battle for Asian supremacy commences on 27th August with the all-important final on 11th September.
— Jay Shah (@JayShah) August 2, 2022
The 15th edition of the Asia Cup will serve as ideal preparation ahead of the ICC T20 World Cup. pic.twitter.com/QfTskWX6RD
While India and Pakistan make up group A, their third rival will be decided by a qualifier player between August 20 and 26 wherein Hong Kong, Kuwait, Singapore and UAE will play and fight it out to join the Asian giants.
Elsewhere, group B consists of Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh.
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Schedule for Asia Cup 2022. pic.twitter.com/EA6Na56IjP
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According to the formal of Asia Cup 2022, the top two teams from each group will qualify for the Super 4 stage, and the two teams in the Super 4 stage will play in the final at Dubai International Stadium on September 11.
Moreover, this year's edition of the Asia Cup will be in a T20I format, in order to help the Asian teams prepare for the upcoming ICC T20I World Cup in November.