Asia Cup 2022: India-Pakistan clash on August 28, final to be held on September 11

The highly entertaining 2022 Asia Cup T20 is set to be held between August 27 and September 11. The event will be held in the gulf country of the United Arab Emirates (UAE), with Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) being the host. The tournament was moved out of the island nation due to its ongoing political and economic instability. The opening game will be between Sri Lanka and Afghanistan, followed by a high-profile India vs Pakistan clash the following day (August 28) at the Dubai International Stadium. The edition is being played in the Twenty20 (T20) format as a part of preparations for the 2022 ICC T20 World Cup.

As for the groups, India, Pakistan, and the qualifying team will be placed in Group A, while Sri Lanka, Afghanistan and Bangladesh are in Group B. The matches will start at 6 PM local (7.30 PM IST). Meanwhile, the qualifiers will be held in Oman from August 20, competing with UAE, Kuwait, Singapore and Hong Kong teams.

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Considering the format, each team would play the other team in its group once, while the top two teams from each group will move to the Super 4 round, where a team will face the three sides once, whereas the top two teams in the Super 4 will face off in the final, which would be in Dubai. India happens to be the seven-time defending champion.

"Considering the prevailing situation in Sri Lanka, the ACC unanimously concluded that relocating the tournament from Sri Lanka to the UAE would be appropriate after extensive deliberation. Every effort was made to host the Asia Cup in Sri Lanka, and the decision to shift the venue to the UAE was taken after much deliberation. The UAE will be the new venue while Sri Lanka will continue to retain hosting rights," SLC said in a release.

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Full Schedule
August 27: Sri Lanka vs Afghanistan (Dubai)
August 28: India vs Pakistan (Dubai)
August 30: Bangladesh vs Afghanistan (Sharjah)
August 31: India vs Qualifier (Dubai)
September 1: Sri Lanka vs Bangladesh (Dubai)
September 2: Pakistan vs Qualifier (Sharjah)

Super 4
September 3: B1 vs B2 (Sharjah)
September 4: A1 vs A2 (Dubai)
September 6: A1 vs B1 (Dubai)
September 7: A2 vs B2 (Dubai)
September 8: A1 vs B2 (Dubai)
September 9: B1 vs A2 (Dubai)
September 11: Final (Dubai)