India to face Pakistan at Asia Cup cricket

The UAE will host this year’s T20 Asia Cup tournament in September, organizers said.

The Asia Cup is organized under the auspices of the Asian Cricket Council (ACC), currently headed by Pakistan Cricket Chief Mohsin Naqvi.

“I am delighted to confirm the dates for the ACC Men’s Asia Cup 2025 in UAE,” said Naqvi on X.

“The prestigious tournament will take place from Sept. 9th to 28th.”

Later Naqvi released the group stage fixtures with Afghanistan to take on Hong Kong in the tournament opener on Sept. 9.

The India-Pakistan clash will take place on a Sunday.

India and Pakistan have been grouped with the hosts, UAE, and Oman in Group A.

The group stage will be followed by a Super Four stage and the final on Sept. 28.

The five full members of the ACC — Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka — earned automatic qualification to the tournament.

They are to be joined by Hong Kong, Oman and the UAE — the teams that secured their spots by finishing in the top three of the ACC men’s Premier Cup.

The previous edition of the event was in a 50-over format, but this year’s tournament was scheduled as a shorter-format event in preparation for next year’s T20 World Cup in India.