India vs Pakan to be played in Dubai on..; Check full match fixture, dates
After a cloud of uncertainty hanging over the tournament, the Asian Cricket Council (ACC) finally cleared the decks for the 2025 Asia Cup 2025 as the official schedule for the event was unveiled on Saturday.
After the recent geopolitical tensions between Pakan and India, the Board of Control for Cricket in India (BCCI) had threatened to pull out of the ACC general body meeting that was slated to be held in Dhaka on Wednesday, chaired ACC president and Pakan Cricket Board (PCB) chief Mohsin Naqvi. However, with the BCCI and Sri Lanka Cricket chiefs attending the meeting through video conferencing, the schedule for the September event was finalised.
With only seven months left until the next T20 World Cup iteration to be played in India and Sri Lanka, the continental tournament will return to the T20 format. The previous edition of the Asia Cup was played in the ODI format on the road to the 2023 Cricket World Cup, where India demolished hosts Sri Lanka to lift the title.
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The ACC Men’s T20I Asia Cup kicks off from 9th to 28th September in the UAE! 🤩
Get ready for thrilling matchups as the top 8 teams in Asia face off for continental glory! 👊#ACCMensAsiaCup2025 #ACC pic.twitter.com/JzvV4wuxna
— AsianCricketCouncil (@ACCMedia1) July 26, 2025
While the BCCI are the designated host, the tournament will be played in a neutral setting in the United Arab Emirates with eight teams in contention. Besides India, Sri Lanka, Pakan, Afghanan and Bangladesh the competition will comprise Hong Kong, UAE and Oman.
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India and Pakan are slated to clash on September 14. The teams last met in an ODI during the Champions Trophy at the same venue, with India beating Pakan six wickets on the back of Virat Kohli’s century. Their last T20 meeting came during the 2024 T20 World Cup in New York with a Rohit Sharma-led Indian side edging their rivals six runs.
Asia Cup 2025 schedule
Sep 9: AFG vs HKSep 10: IND vs UAESep 11: BAN vs HKSep 12: PAK vs OMANSep 13: BAN vs SLSep 14: IND vs PAKSep 15: UAE vs OMANSep 16: SL vs HKSep 17: BAN vs AFGSep 17: PAK vs UAESep 18: SL vs AFGSep 19: IND vs OMAN
Super 4:
September 20: B1 vs B2September 21: A1 vs A2September 23: A2 vs B1September 24: A1 vs B2September 25: A2 vs B2September 26: A1 vs B1September 28: Final
