India, Pak will be face to face on 19 September
Dubai … News Time
The International Cricket Council announced the Asia Cup Cricket Tournament 2018 schedule. In the event-based event, traditional rival Pakistan and India are present in the same group. According to details, a total of 6 teams are participating in the UAE starting from September 15 this year those divided into two groups, event group A include defense champions India, Pakistan and one qualifier team while Group B consists of Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and Afghanistan.
The first match of the event will be played between Sri Lanka and Bangladesh on September 15, while the first match in the Pakistan event will play against the September 16 qualifier. However, Pak India Taka will be held on September 19. The third match of the event will be played between Abu Dhabi and Afghanistan and Sri Lanka in September 17, while the first match in the India event will play against the September 18 qualifier. While the final match of the Rounds phase will be between Bangladesh and Afghanistan. The Super Phase stage has been introduced for the first time in the event, with the first 2 best teams of both groups to be competing each other. And in this phase every team will play 3 matches, but SuperFore’s 2 best teams will collapse in Dubai on September 28. It is clear that Asia Cup will be 2018, the final tournament of Asia Cup.
Asia Cup 2018 full schedule
Group Stage
15 September – Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka (Dubai)
16 September – Pakistan vs Qualifier (Dubai)
17 September – Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan (Abu Dhabi)
18 September – India vs Qualifier (Dubai)
19 September – India vs Pakistan (Dubai)
20 September – Bangladesh vs Afghanistan (Abu Dhabi)
Super Four
21 September – Group A Winner vs Group B Runner-up (Dubai)
21 September – Group B Winner vs Group A Runner-up (Abu Dhabi)
23 September – Group A Winner vs Group A Runner-up (Dubai)
23 September – Group B Winner vs Group B Runner-up (Abu Dhabi)
25 September – Group A Winner vs Group B Winner (Dubai)
26 September – Group A Runner-up vs Group B Runner-up (Abu Dhabi)
Final: 28 September – Asia Cup 2018 Final (Dubai)
