The Asia Cup to be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) will go up on Saturday. Bangladesh will face Sri Lanka in the opening match. Six countries will be divided into two groups this year.
Keeping in mind the T20 World Cup in 2016, the Asia Sera tournament was held in the T20 format. The host was Bangladesh. This season, the highest of Asian cricket, is returning to the ODI format. This tournament will see all the great battles of bat-ball. The names of India and Pakistan are at the top of the list of favourites. However, as Bangladesh has improved in cricket in the last few years, many people say that the Tigers are also deserving of the title.
The six teams of this year's tournament, which will be held after two years, have been divided into two groups. India and Pakistan are in the same group. Hong Kong is in 'A' group with two arch-rivals. On the other hand, Bangladesh, Sri Lanka and Afghanistan are in Group 'B'.
The matches will be held in UAE's two centers Abu Dhabi and Dubai. Four teams from each of the two groups will advance to the Super Four, two teams will be eliminated. Four teams will play each other in Super Four.
Asia Cup Schedule
group phase
September 15 – Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka (Dubai)
September 16 – Pakistan vs Hong Kong (Dubai)
September 17 – Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan (Abu Dhabi)
18 September – India vs Hong Kong (Dubai)
September 19 – 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)
the final
28 September – Final (Dubai)
(All matches start from 5:30 pm Bangladesh time).
