Asia Cup 2025 full schedule: India vs Pakistan on September 14, closing on 28
India and Pakistan are set to conflict within the Asia Cup 2025 on 14 September, in response to the proposed schedule accessed by India As we speak. The continental match, which can be performed within the T20 format, is scheduled to happen from 9 to twenty-eight September.
On Saturday, Asian Cricket Council (ACC) chief Mohsin Naqvi formally confirmed the match dates.
A complete of 19 matches can be contested on this version of the Asia Cup, that includes six groups. India and Pakistan have been drawn in the identical group, whereas Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, and Afghanistan have been positioned within the different group.
The competitors can be hosted throughout two venues — Abu Dhabi and Dubai — within the United Arab Emirates (UAE). Though the Board of Management for Cricket in India (BCCI) holds the internet hosting rights, the match can be staged at a impartial venue because of ongoing cross-border tensions involving India, Pakistan, and Bangladesh.
The particular venues for particular person matches are but to be finalised. Notably, the earlier version of the Asia Cup was held in a hybrid mannequin after India refused to journey to Pakistan, the hosts of the 2023 match. Sri Lanka hosted 9 matches, together with the ultimate, whereas Pakistan hosted 4.
Earlier this 12 months, the Champions Trophy was additionally held in a hybrid mannequin after India refused to journey to Pakistan. Inida’s matches had been performed ni the UAE after the Worldwide Cricket Council introduced that tournaments hosted by India or Pakistan can be held in a hybrid mannequin till 2028.
Asia Cup 2025 Teams
- Group A: India, Pakistan, UAE, Oman
- Group B: Sri Lanka, Bangladesh, Afghanistan, Hong Kong
Asia Cup 2025 Format
Two groups from every group will qualify for the Tremendous 4 stage. Within the Tremendous Fours, every crew will face the opposite three as soon as. Two groups from the Tremendous 4 stage will play the ultimate.
India and Pakistan can meet as many as 3 times within the Asia Cup. Whereas their group stage assembly is scheduled for 14 September, they’ll meet as soon as once more on 22 September in the event that they qualify collectively for the Tremendous 4 stage. The broadcasters can be hoping for an India vs Pakistan closing, which has by no means occurred earlier than within the historical past of the match.
Asia Cup 2025 Full Schedule
Group Stage
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9 September (Tuesday): Afghanistan vs Hong Kong
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10 September (Wednesday): India vs UAE
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11 September (Thursday): Bangladesh vs Hong Kong
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12 September (Friday): Pakistan vs Oman
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13 September (Saturday): Bangladesh vs Sri Lanka
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14 September (Sunday): India vs Pakistan
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15 September (Monday): Sri Lanka vs Hong Kong
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16 September (Tuesday): Bangladesh vs Afghanistan
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17 September (Wednesday): Pakistan vs UAE
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18 September (Thursday): Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan
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19 September (Friday): India vs Oman
Tremendous 4
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20 September (Saturday): Group B Qualifier 1 vs Group B Qualifier 2
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21 September (Sunday): Group A Qualifier 1 vs Group A Qualifier 2
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22 September (Monday): Relaxation Day
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23 September (Tuesday): Group A Qualifier 1 vs Group B Qualifier 2
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24 September (Wednesday): Group B Qualifier 1 vs Group A Qualifier 2
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25 September (Thursday): Group A Qualifier 2 vs Group B Qualifier 2
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26 September (Friday): Group A Qualifier 1 vs Group B Qualifier 1
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27 September (Saturday): Break Day
Last
Groups are scheduled to reach within the UAE on September 7, and it stays to be seen if warm-up matches can be scheduled.
India are the defending champions of Asia Cup 2023. A crew, led by Rohit Sharma, received the match, beating Sri Lanka within the closing within the lead-up to the 2023 ODI World Cup. The earlier version of the Asia Cup was held in a 50-over format.
The BCCI has the internet hosting rights for the eight-team Asia Cup. Sources had advised this publication in Could that India will not take part in or host the Asia Cup within the aftermath of the terrorist assault that killed vacationers in Jammu and Kashmir’s Pahalgam. Nevertheless, the BCCI’s stance modified and the match has been moved to a impartial venue.
Had India pulled out of the Asia Cup, the match’s future would have been unsure.
A big chunk of the match’s monetary backing comes from Indian sponsors and broadcasters. Sony Photos Networks India (SPNI) acquired the media rights to Asia Cup occasions in 2024 for a reported USD 170 million over eight years.
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